Decisions

Resolved:

That Cabinet approves the report, updated self-evaluation and SEND & Inclusion strategy delivery plan in response to the Special Education Needs and Disability) (SEND) Peer Review.

Resolved:

That Cabinet agrees to:

1)      Provide clear direction through the Council Plan 2020-2025 to work alongside our partners to reduce the Council’s carbon impact and that appropriate resources are dedicated to this work.

2)      Make climate change considerations a requirement for all council decisions, including capital investments, projects and commissioning exercises.

3)      Develop improved baseline data and metrics so that we can make decisions and prioritise based on a continually improving understanding of our own carbon emissions and the wider impacts of Warwickshire.

4)      Establish a cross party group chaired by the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Heritage & Culture, to steer work on both climate change mitigation and adaptation.

5)      Work with all partners including Parish and Town Councils, District and Borough Councils, Government, other authorities and the resident and business communities of Warwickshire to achieve real progress on climate change.

6)      In principle, adopt the targets and actions set out in the report and in particular Appendix 5, and develop detailed and costed action plans for these, to be agreed and managed as part of the Council’s business management processes.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

1)    Endorses the direction for Warwickshire Museum Service (WMS) and,

2)     approves the draft WMS Collection Development Policy.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

1)    endorses the direction for Warwickshire County Record Office (WCRO),

2)    approves the draft WCRO Collection Development Policy and

3)    notes officers’ plans to investigate options for future records storage.

Resolved:

That Cabinet agree to commence paying Adult Direct Payments as a Gross payment and invoice all customers for their Social Care financialcontribution.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

1)              Note the results of the consultation and the resulting modifications made to the draft Passenger Rail Strategy.

2)              Recommend that the Council endorse the Warwickshire Rail Strategy 2019-2034 and that the document is addended to the Warwickshire Local Transport Plan 2011-2026.

Resolved:

That Cabinet approves the continuation of the Digital and Technology Strategy for the period 2018 to 2021 following its annual review.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

1)              Supports the allocation of the Schools Block DSG, as outlined in Section 3, in line with the National Funding Formula for Schools.

2)              Supports the continuation of the current Early Years formula of a universal rate of £4.09 per hour and a deprivation rate of £0.07 per hour for eligible children for 2020/21 budget allocations for all early year providers.

3)              Approves the proposed allocation of the High Needs DSG budget for 2020/21, as set out in Section 5.

4)              Requests that a further report is brought to Cabinet in April 2020 on the pressures on the High Needs DSG budget and the detail of the plans for bringing the budget back into balance.

5)              Agrees the proposals for allocating the Central School Services DSG budget, as set out in Section 6, for 2020/21 that will go forward for approval by the Schools Forum on 19 March 2020.

Resolved:

That Cabinet approve the Council Plan 2025 for onward consideration by Council on 18 February 2020.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

1)              Notes the latest resource and spending information and the impact on the emerging budget proposals.

2)              Notes the Strategic Director for Resources’ risk assessment on the level of general reserves, as detailed in Appendix A.

3)              Agrees to publish its 2020/21 budget resolutions for recommendation to Council on 18 February 2020.

4)              Authorises the Strategic Director for Resources to incorporate the outstanding resource information into the budget resolutions to be considered by Council on 18 February 2020.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

a)              Notes the forecast underspend of £9.118m for the 2019/20 financial year on the Council’s revenue budget.

b)              Notes the forecast underspend on the 2019/20 capital programme of £14.580m.

c)              Approves the carry forward of the underspend on the capital programme of (£14.685m) in 2020/21 and future years and the changes totalling £0.105m to the cost and funding of schemes detailed in the report and Annexes A to M.

Resolved:

That Cabinet notes the progress of the delivery of the One Organisational Plan 2020 for the period as contained in the report.