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 record.

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 2.

A number of members of the public attended the meeting and asked the following questions:-

(1)  Mr. Stubbs, a member of the Boston Castle Moorgate Residents Association, expressed his disappointment following the questions at the Council Meeting on the 22^nd May, 2024 where it was suggested a meeting be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 18 March, 2024.

Resolved:-  That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 18^th March, 2024 be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings and signed by the Chair.

There are no exempt items on the agenda.

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 for Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the update on the establishment of the FPS for Housing Related Support Services as agreed by Cabinet in October 2022.

2.    Note the success of the work undertaken to date with the establishment  ...  view the full agenda text for item 5.

Consideration was given to the submitted report which provided an update on the Housing Related Support Pathway and the implementation of the Flexible Purchasing System to support one pathway for Housing Related Support in Rotherham.

Housing Related Support Services were non-statutory services that supported people experiencing homelessness, (or are at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

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

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve consultation on the refreshed Rotherham SEND Strategy that has been co-produced with partners across the Borough.

2.    Agree to the refreshed SEND Strategy being presented back to Cabinet in late 2024 for formal approval  ...  view the full agenda text for item 6.

Consideration was given to the submitted report which detailed how in order to support the future delivery of SEND services in Rotherham it was proposed to refresh the Rotherham SEND Strategy, vision and future priorities.

The report described in detail the changing regulatory expectations and current service position since the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

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

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet approve the Rotherham SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy (2024 – 2027).

Consideration was given to the report submitted which sought approval of the Rotherham SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy (2024 – 2027)

This Strategy underpinned the shared vision and principles for joint commissioning to achieve commitment to improving the outcomes and life chances of the children and young people with Special Educational  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Report from the Strategic Director for Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

1.    That the update on the revenue budget financial outturn 2023/24 be noted.

2.    That the Council’s progress on the delivery of the Local Council Tax Support Top Up payment 2024/25 be noted.

3.    That the Council’s delivery of  ...  view the full agenda text for item 8.

Consideration was given to the submitted report which provided an update on a number of financial matters and provided as an interim update following the approval of the Budget and Council Tax 2024/25 report by Council on 28 February 2024 and in advance of the Financial Outturn 2023/24 report and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Report from the Strategic Director for Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.             Approve the application for Discretionary Business Rate Relief for Rotherham Crossroads – Caring for Carers.

2.             Reject the application for Discretionary Business Rate Relief for The Fun Hub Nursery.

3.             Reject the application for Discretionary Business  ...  view the full agenda text for item 9.

Consideration was given to the submitted report which detailed a number of applications for the award of Discretionary Business Rate Relief for Rotherham Crossroads – Caring for Carers, The Fun Hub Nursery and RNN Group.

Details on each application were provided.

These requests were in accordance with the Council’s Discretionary  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

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

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the proposal to commence a full review of the Council’s Housing Allocation Policy.

2.    Notes the proposed approach to undertaking the review.

3.    Notes that a new Policy will be presented to Cabinet  ...  view the full agenda text for item 10.

Consideration was given to the submitted report which sought approval to commence a full review of the Council’s Housing Allocation Policy with a view to the Council adopting a brand-new Policy during 2025 which reflected changed circumstances. The overarching aim of the review was to ensure the Council’s Policy responded  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet receives the report and considers the following recommendations:

1)         Consider what resources are required to enable RMBC to lead on the Nature Emergency and co-ordinate its response to the Environment Act 2021, including the Local Nature Recovery  ...  view the full agenda text for item 11.

Consideration was given to the submitted report which outlined the outcomes and recommendations of the spotlight review into nature recovery undertaken by members of the Improving Places Select Commission.  The report had already been submitted to and considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board at its meeting on 13  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

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 5 June 2024.

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