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Cabinet met on 13 January 2026. It approved a new Disposal Policy, which sets out how the council sells surplus land and buildings, and a new Asset Management Framework for 2026 to 2031. It also agreed to recommend that Council adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2026/27 without changes.
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RESOLVED- That the minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 25 November 2025 and 9 December 2025 be approved and signed as a correct record.
The minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 25 November 2025 and 9 December 2025 were submitted for approval. RESOLVED- That the minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 25 November 2025 and 9 December 2025 be approved and signed as a correct record.
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RESOLVED- That the Cabinet Forward Work Programme be approved.
Members were presented with the Forward Work Programme for the Cabinet. RESOLVED- That the Cabinet Forward Work Programme be approved.
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RESOLVED- (a) That information on asset disposal be included in the Members Brief. (b) That the new Disposal Policy be approved.
The Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Economy and Communications requested the approval of the new Disposal Policy The Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on 5 January 2026 and supported the recommendation, together with a request that the information on asset disposal be included within the Members Brief. RESOLVED- (a) That information on asset disposal be included in the Members Brief. (b) That the new Disposal Policy be approved.
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RESOLVED- That the new Asset Management Framework (2026-2031) be approved.
The Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Economy and Communications requested the approval of the new Asset Management Framework. The Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on 5 January 2026 and supported the recommendation. The Chair of the Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee stated that the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Health Check report and recommendations of the 2024 report had not been made available for the Committee, which would have provided additional information to debate the report fully. RESOLVED- That the new Asset Management Framework (2026-2031) be approved.
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RESOLVED- To recommend that Council adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) Regulations for 2026/2027 with no changes to the existing discretionary elements which have been adopted annually by the Council since April 2013.
The Cabinet Member for Finance and Strategic Planning requested that Cabinet recommend to Council the adoption of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2026/2027. RESOLVED- To recommend that Council adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) Regulations for 2026/2027 with no changes to the existing discretionary elements which have been adopted annually by the Council since April 2013.
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RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following items as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following items as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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