Decisions

That Cabinet notes progress made in relation to the delivery of the Council Plan 2020 - 2025 for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

That Cabinet notes the Treasury Management outturn for 2021/22.

That Cabinet approves the change of age range at both Arley and St John’s Primary Schools from 3-11 to 4-11 with effect from September 2022.

That Cabinet:

1.     Notes the LGA Peer Challenge report attached to the report at Appendix 1.

2.     Authorises the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, to develop an action plan to address the themes identified by the Peer Challenge as set out at Appendix 2 to the report.

That Cabinet:

1.     Approves proceeding with an appropriate procurement process for the provision of Coventry and Warwickshire’s All-Age Community Autism Support Services by the Council on behalf of Coventry City Council and Coventry and Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

2.     Approves and authorises the Strategic Director for People in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health and the Portfolio Holder for Children and Families to enter into all relevant contracts for the provision of Coventry and Warwickshire’s All-Age Community Autism Support Services on terms and conditions acceptable to the Strategic Director for Resources.

The minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 12 May 2022 were agreed as an accurate record.

That Cabinet:

1.     Supports Coventry and Warwickshire’s Living Well with Dementia Strategy (2022-2027) and authorises the Strategic Director for People, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health, to finalise the strategy taking into account feedback from partners.

2.     Approves the approach to the development of the associated annual strategic Delivery Plans and authorises the Strategic Director for People in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health, to work with partners to develop and implement the Delivery Plans.

That Cabinet:

1.     Notes the net spend in 2021/22 and the consequent revenue underspend for the organisation at the end of the year;

2.     Notes the explanations and mitigating actions for variations to budgets, and the implications on the Medium-Term Financial Strategy, as set out in Appendix A to the report;

3.     Notes the capital spend in 2021/22 and its financing and the explanations for variations on individual projects set out in the report at paragraph 5.6 and Appendix B;

4.     Approves the £3.473m carry forward of specific services’ revenue funding originally expected to be spent in 2021/22, to support the delivery of the Council Plan in 2022/23, as outlined in the report at paragraph 4.4 and Appendix D;

5.     Approves the £6.958m carry forward of funding originally approved to be resourced from the Revenue Investment Funds in 2021/22 to support the delivery of the Council Plan in 2022/23, as outlined in the report at paragraph 4.8 and Appendix E;

6.     Approves the reprofiling of the capital programme as set out in Annexes A to M to the report and require Corporate Board to give an enhanced focus to the accurate phasing of capital spend in 2022/23 and over the medium term; and

7.     Notes the current reserves position for the organisation as set out in the report at Section 4 and Appendix N.