Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

To invite Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item.

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive questions from members of the public who wish to ask a general question in respect of matters within the Council’s area of responsibility or influence.

Subject to the Chair’s discretion, members of the public may ask one question and one supplementary question, which should relate to the original  ...  view the full agenda text for item 127.

There were nine questions:

1.    Councillor Yasseen stated that 17 March was the last day of the Selective Licensing consultation. Over the last decade, Selective Licensing had failed to sustain improvements in private housing standards, as stated on the Council’s website. Councillor Yasseen stated that Sheffield, Leeds and Doncaster had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 127.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 February 2025.

Resolved: That the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 February 2025 be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings and signed by the Chair. 

There are no exempt items on the agenda.

The Chair advised that there were no items of business on the agenda that would require the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:-

1. Note the delivery of commitments for 2024/2025 and the impacts of those services for Rotherham.

2. Note the allocations and changes to the supplementary Public Health Grants for 2025/2026.

3. Approve the delegation to Director of Public  ...  view the full agenda text for item 130.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on how the Supplementary Public Health Grant funding for substance misuse treatment and recovery and stop smoking and support had been spent during 2024/25. It also outlined the confirmation of allocations and changes to the supplementary grants for 2025/26. Approval  ...  view the full minutes text for item 130.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1. Approves spending of the Sport England Place Expansion grant in line with Sport England grant conditions and the development bid proposal outlined in this report.
   
   
2. Notes the ambitions of the Moving Rotherham Partnership beyond the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 131.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an overview of the proposed Sport England investment for Rotherham as part of the Place Expansion programme. It also outlined key activities to be undertaken to expand opportunities for physical activity and develop the existing Moving Rotherham Partnership priorities.

Inactivity in Rotherham  ...  view the full minutes text for item 131.

Report from the Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Notes the progress made in year one of the Early Help Strategy: Family Help in Rotherham 2024 – 2029 Delivery Plan.

2.    Notes the minimum expectations detailed in The Families First Partnership Programme: Initial guidance  ...  view the full agenda text for item 132.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on the progress made in year 1 of the Early Help Strategy: Family Help in Rotherham 2024-2029. The Strategy was developed in response to legislative change. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 (Working Together) gave every

practitioner working in a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 132.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendation:

That Cabinet approve the response to the recommendations, as detailed in Appendix 1, and note the report.

Consideration was given to the report which provided Cabinet’s response to the findings and recommendations of the Scrutiny Review – OSMB Children’s Commissioner’s Takeover Challenge – Health and Wellbeing. The Takeover Challenge took place on 17 October 2024 and the recommendations were formed by a review group consisting of members  ...  view the full minutes text for item 133.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1. Note the progress made to date.

2. Approve the Modern Slavery Transparency Statement 2025/26 and its publication on the Council’s website.

Consideration was given to the report which provided the annual update in relation to activities of the Council and its partners in seeking to both address and prevent modern slavery. The refreshed draft Modern Slavery Transparency Statement 2025/26, attached at Appendix 1 to the report, was also presented for consideration  ...  view the full minutes text for item 134.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1. Approves the four-year outline Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme 2025-26 to 2028-29 with total planned investment of £291m broken down into the following areas of investment:
   
   

·       Improving homes and estates £154.1m

·       Aids and adaptations to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 135.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme for 2025-29. Key areas of focus included improving council homes, providing aids and adaptations, and acquiring and building new council homes. The report summarised the investment that had taken place or was planned  ...  view the full minutes text for item 135.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Endorse the projects for submission to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority for award of UKSPF for 2025/26 as follows:

a.    Local Business Support

                                               i.         £945,256 for sub-regional business support supporting three strands of Launchpad (start-up support), Productivity and Low Carbon.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 136.

Consideration was given to the report which set out proposals and recommendations for the use of Rotherham’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) £3.28 million allocation in 2025/26. A transitional year allocation, this built upon the £7.2m of UKSPF that the borough received over three years from April 2022 to March  ...  view the full minutes text for item 136.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the schemes and allocations of funding outlined in Section 2 of this report.

2.    Delegates authority to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy,  ...  view the full agenda text for item 137.

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the Transport Programme for the upcoming 2025-26 financial year for both revenue and capital, including its funding sources and programme areas, and explained how projects would be managed within them. In July 2022, the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed a new round  ...  view the full minutes text for item 137.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendation:

That Cabinet approve the draft Licensing Act Statement of Licensing Policy attached to this report as Appendix 1 for consultation in accordance with the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003.

This item was deferred to the next meeting of Cabinet which would take place on Monday 14 April 2025.

To receive a report detailing the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board in respect of the above items that were subject to pre-decision scrutiny on 12 March 2025.  

Consideration was given to the circulated report, the contents of which were included as part of the relevant items and the details included accordingly.

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday 14 April 2025 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved:-

That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on Monday 14 April commencing at 10.00am