At its meeting on 22 January 2025, Cabinet considered the following reports from Scrutiny and made responses to the recommendations:

·       Governance changes to address the increase in Urgent Key Decisions

·       Council of Sanctuary Framework

·       HRA Rent Setting

·       Flood Management

The Committee is asked to:

1.     Note Cabinet’s responses to its recommendations.

2.     Note any updates from Panel meetings.

The reports will be published as part of a supplement to the agenda.

The Chair informed the Committee that Cabinet had responded to recommendations made at the last Scrutiny meeting on 14 January 2025.  In total 11 recommendations were made, of which 7 were agreed in full, 2 were agreed in part, and 2 were rejected.  

The Chair also informed the Committee that the formats of reports sent to Cabinet will be updated soon. The Scrutiny and Governance Adviser confirmed that the Committee will see new reporting formats and welcomed their questions.  

The Scrutiny and Governance Adviser also informed that the Finance and Performance Panel met on 21 January 2025 and considered the Council Tax Reduction Scheme but made no recommendations. The Budget Review Group Report was also approved.