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 99.

There were no members of the public present at the meeting and no questions submitted in writing.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 December 2025.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 December 2025 be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

Agenda Item 9 has exempt appendices. Therefore, if necessary when considering those items, the Chair will move the following resolution:-

That under Section 100(A) 4 of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve  ...  view the full agenda text for item 101.

The Chair advised that item 9 had exempt appendices however the meeting remained open to the press and public throughout.

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

Recommendation:

That Cabinet note the outcome of the inspection regarding the effectiveness of children’s services in Rotherham and endorse the priorities identified for continued focus.

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the outcome of the Inspection of Children’s Services (ILACS) by Ofsted in November 2025. This was a judgement Short Inspection, and the Local Authority received an Overall Effectiveness grade of Outstanding. All sub-categories also received a grade of Outstanding with the exception  ...  view the full minutes text for item 102.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the current General Fund Revenue Budget forecast overspend of £3.4m.

2.    Note the projected overspend and that whilst the Council aims to manage this pressure, should that not be possible use of reserves will be required to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 103.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the financial position as at the end of November 2025 and forecast for the remainder of the financial year, based on actual costs and income for the first eight months of 2025/26. Financial performance was a key element within the assessment  ...  view the full minutes text for item 103.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendation:

That Cabinet approve the application for Discretionary Business Rates Relief for Rotherham Families First in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 of this report for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years.

Consideration was given to the report which asked Cabinet to consider the application for the award of Discretionary Business Rates Relief for Rotherham Families First. This was in accordance with the Council’s Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy (approved by Officer Delegated Decision in July 2025).

Rotherham Families First was a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 104.

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

Recommendations

That Cabinet:

1.    Notes the continued progress made in delivering the Council’s Housing Delivery Programme, including the delivery of 55 new homes in the period covered by this report, and the ongoing work to deliver 1,000 new  ...  view the full agenda text for item 105.

Consideration was given to the report which provided the six-monthly update to Cabinet on the latest developments and plans for the Council’s Housing Delivery Programme. The report also sought Cabinet approval to ensure the continued delivery of the programme which, in mid-December 2025, reached the major milestone of 750 new  ...  view the full minutes text for item 105.

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

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Notes the content of the report.

2.    Agrees to receive a further update in six months’ time.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the 2025/26 mid-year Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM). The survey results showed that overall tenant satisfaction stood at 77.6%, representing a slight decrease of 0.6 percentage points from 2024/25, but an improvement of 0.7 percentage points compared to 2023/24. A positive  ...  view the full minutes text for item 106.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the overall position in relation to the Year Ahead Delivery Plan activities.

2.    Note the Quarter 2 data for the Council Plan performance measures.
 

3.    Note that a progress report covering the remainder of the year will  ...  view the full agenda text for item 107.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the first progress report on the Council Plan and Year Ahead Delivery Plan for 2025-26. Appendix 1 to the report set out the Council Plan Progress Report – Mid-Year Report for 2025/26 and Appendix 2 was a summary of this report.

The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 107.

Report from the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendation:

That Cabinet approves the allocation of Strategic CIL funds to the Whiston Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme (£3,000,000).

Consideration was given to the report which summarised the application process for Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (Strategic CIL) funding that had taken place for the 2025 bidding round. It provided the outcome of the Strategic CIL officer panel assessment of the submitted projects against relevant criteria, to determine the infrastructure  ...  view the full minutes text for item 108.

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 13 January 2026.

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 9 February 2026 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved:-

That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on 9 February 2026, commencing at 10.00am.