Agenda

To receive the apologies of any Member who is unable to attend the meeting.

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board held on 4 June 2025 and to approve them as a true and correct record of the proceedings and to be signed by the Chair.

To receive declarations of interest from Members in respect of items listed on the agenda.

To receive questions relating to items of business on the agenda from members of the public or press who are present at the meeting.

To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any part of the agenda.

In accordance with the outcome of the Governance Review in 2016, the following items are submitted for pre-scrutiny ahead of the Cabinet meeting on 7 July 2025. Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board are invited to comment and make recommendations on the proposals contained within the report.

Report from the Assistant Chief Executive.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

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

2. Note the Quarter 4 data for the Council Plan performance measures.
    
3. Note that the Council has been using a new Council Plan from June 2025 with this being the final report for the 2022-25 Council Plan. 

Report by the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1. Formalise the support of the UK Steel Charter as the successor to the Sustainable British Steel Charter.

2. Approve the updated Ethical Procurement Policy for 2025.

Report by the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations

That Cabinet:

1. Note the revenue outturn position for 2024/25.

2. Note the budgeted transfer to HRA reserves increased by £4.4m following the revenue and capital outturn positions.

3. Note the carry forward of the combined surplus schools balance of £2.3m in accordance with the Department for Education regulations.

4. Note the reserves position set out in paragraphs 2.52 to 2.57.

5. Note the capital outturn, funding position and programme variations as set out in paragraphs 2.58 to 2.91.

6. Approve the capital budget variations as detailed in section 2.79 to 2.82 of the report.

7. Note the position on CRSTS Revenue Grant as set out in paragraphs 2.92 to 2.94 and delegate the decision to allocate and spend the remaining grant to the Assistant Director Planning Regeneration and Transport in consultation with the Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member.

Report by the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet note the Treasury Management Prudential Indicators outturn position as set out in Section 2 and Appendix 1.

Report by the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet

1. Note the current General Fund Revenue Budget forecast underspend of £0.1m.

2. Note the updated position of the Capital Programme.

To consider the Board’s Work Programme.

To receive updates from the Chairs of the Select Commission on work undertaken and planned for the future.

To review and identify items for pre-decision scrutiny from the Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

Link to: Browse plans - Forward Plan of Key Decisions, 2025 - Rotherham Council

To consider any issues referred for call-in from recent Cabinet meetings.

To determine any item which the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.