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Cabinet
Broadcasted on: Wednesday, 25th of January 2023 at
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Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for
absence from Members.
02
Disclosure of Interests
Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that,
in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the
statutory provisions of the Localism Act, they are required to
consider in advance of each meeting whether they
have a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), an other registrable
interest (ORI) or a non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to
any matter on the agenda. If advice is needed, Members should
contact the Monitoring Officer in good time before the
meeting.
If
any Member or co-opted Member of the Council identifies a DPI or
ORI which they have not already registered on the Council’s
register of interests or which requires updating, they should
complete the disclosure form which can be obtained from Democratic
Services at any time, copies of which will be available at the
meeting for return to the Monitoring Officer.
Members and co-opted Members are required to disclose any DPIs
and ORIs at the meeting.
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Where
the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any
discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the meeting
unless granted a dispensation.
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Where the matter relates to an ORI they may not vote on the matter
unless granted a dispensation.
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Where a Member or co-opted Member has an
NRI which directly relates to their financial interest or
wellbeing, or that of a relative or close associate, they must
disclose the interest at the meeting, may not take part in any
discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the meeting
unless granted a dispensation. Where a matter affects the NRI of a
Member or co-opted Member, section 9 of Appendix B of the Code of
Conduct sets out the test which must be applied by the Member to
decide whether disclosure is required.
The
Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the
commencement of Agenda item 2, to be recorded in the
minutes.
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Minutes of the Previous Meetings
To
approve as a correct record, the Part A minutes of the previous
meetings as follows:
To receive notice of any
business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by
reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of
urgency.
05
Appointments
To note any executive functions
appointments by the Executive Mayor.
06
Scrutiny Stages 1 and 2
Stage 1
The attached report
lists recommendations that have been developed from the Scrutiny
and Overview Committee and its Sub-Committees since the last
Cabinet meeting, and are provided in Appendix A.
The constitution
requires that an interim or full response is provided within two
months of this Cabinet meeting.
Stage 2
This report invites the Cabinet to
approve the full response reports arising from the Stage 1 reports
presented to the Cabinet meeting held on 16 November 2022,
including:
- Action plans for the
implementation of agreed recommendations, or
- Reasons for partially
accepting or rejecting the recommendations
and that these be reported to the
Scrutiny and Overview Committee or relevant
Sub-Committees.
Cabinet to consider the attached report, whichprovides the Council’s forecast outturn as at
Month 7 (October 2022) for the General Fund (GF), Housing Revenue
Account (HRA) and the Capital Programme (CP). The report forms part
of the Council’s financial management process for publicly
reporting financial performance monthly.
The attached report seeks approval to make changes to
Croydon’s Council Tax Reduction (Support) Scheme (CTS), which
will take effect from 1 April 2023.
Investment In Resonance Property Fund - Real Lettings Property Fund 1
The attached report considers three key options,
which have been modelled with the help of Local Partnerships
including re-investment into a new fund, exiting the fund and paying down the Council debt and exiting
the fund and directly purchasing properties to house homeless
clients. This report examines the financial and non-financial risks
and benefits, with equal weight, of each option to come to a
considered decision.
People and Cultural Transformation Strategy 2022-26
The
paper appended to the attached report sets out the Council’s
People Strategy for the next four years, seeking to improve
culture, diversity and inclusion, and people management across the
workforce, enabling better services to residents.
Local Implementation Plan Healthy Streets Funding 2022-23 to 2024-25
The attached report explains that:
•the Covid19 Pandemic resulted in erratic stop-start
funding from Transport for London (TfL); and
•TfL has been looking to return London local
authorities to a longer term ‘Healthy Streets’
investment funding programme, similar to
the former LIP (Local Implementation Plan) Funding
programme.
Executive Mayor's Business Plan 2022-2026 - Transitional Performance Report
The attached report presents performance against the
five outcomes (listed below), within the Executive Mayor’s
Business Plan 2022-26, which was approved at Cabinet in November
2022.
1.The council balances its books, listens to
residents and delivers good sustainable
services.
2.Croydon is a place of opportunity for business,
earning and learning.
3.Children and young people in Croydon have the chance
to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential.
4.Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re
proud to call home.
5.People can lead healthier and independent lives for
longer
Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Schools Funding 2023-2024 Formula Factors
The attached report
provides the basis for the final funding allocation across Croydon
individual school budgets approved by Schools Forum on 7 November
2022.
It informs Cabinet
about how the budget was set and seeks approval prior to updating
the DfE Authority Proforma Tool (APT) which is a model used in
setting the schools budget before submission to ESFA by the set
January 2023 deadline.
This report sets out the draft education
estates strategy for the three-year period 2022-2025. The strategy
aims to minimise Council borrowing to an absolute minimum whilst
fulfilling the council’s statutory duty for sufficiency of
school places.
The attached report summarises the education
performance and outcomes of children and young people in Croydon
schools for the academic year 2021/22, across all phases from Early
Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to Key Stage 5 (KS5).
Secure Children's Home for London and Pan-London Commissioning Vehicle
The
attached report seeks permission, in principle, for Croydon Council
to join Pan-London Vehicle (PLV) (a non-profit company set up and
contributed to by London Local Authorities,, the remit of which
will be pan-London commissioning arrangements that will improve the
lives of London’s children and young people) at the
developmental stage, acknowledging limited liability to the Council
for any debts incurred by the PLV to a maximum of £1 and to
delegate a decision about the financial aspect to the interim
Corporate Director for Children, Young People and
Education.
There is also a Part B (exempt-not for publication) report,
which contains the confidential legal advice and options appraisal
referred to in Part A – provided by Anthony Collins
solicitors on behalf of London Councils.
The following motion is to be moved and
seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from
the remainder of a meeting:
“That, under Section 100A(4) of the
Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from
the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that
it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling
within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the
Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”
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Part B Minutes of Meeting of 30 November 2022
To
approve as a correct record, the Part B (exempt) minutes of the
meeting held on 30 November 2022.
Secure Children's Home for London and Pan-London Commissioning Vehicle
This
report contains exempt (not for publication) information additional
to that contained in the Part A (public) report as it contains
exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 3 and 5 of Schedule
12a to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended):
"Information relating to the financial or business affairs of
any particular person (including the authority holding that
information)”; and “Information in respect of which a
claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal
proceedings. In all the circumstances, the public interest in
maintaining the exemptions outweigh the public interest in
disclosing the information.
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