Finance Panel

There is no summary of this meeting yet. One is written once the council publishes the minutes. The agenda and papers are below.

1. 1

   Apologies

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

3. 3

   Disclosure of Party Whips

4. 4

   Minutes

   Papers: Minutes Public Pack, 19/12/2025 Finance Panel
5. 5

   Cabinet Responses to Panel Recommendations

   Part of an issue followed across 4 meetings

   Papers: 2025-12-19 Confidential Panel Recs to Cabinet template
6. 6

   Draft Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026 - 2031, Draft 2026/27 Budget and Capital Programme for 2026 - 2031

   Part of an issue followed across 7 meetings

7. 6.a

   Reports

   Papers: Budget Report Cabinet 20th January 2026, Appendix A Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-2031, Appendix B FRM, Appendix C Cost reductions RAG, Appendix D Fees and Charges Report 2026, Appendix E Fees and Charges Register, Appendix F Cost Pressures, Appendix G Reserves Policy, Appendix H Capital and Treasury Management Strategy 2026-31, Appendix I Impact Assessment, Appendix J Budget Survey Key Findings Report, Scrutiny Report Pro Forma Budget Pack 2026-27, ERC 27-1-26, Health and Care Scrutiny 28-1-26, Learning and Skills Scrutiny 29-1-26
8. 7

   Forward Work Programme

9. Panel Reflection

   Part of an issue followed across 3 meetings

Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.

Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• Davies, Aled, ChairConservativePresent
• Lewington, Pete, Vice-ChairConservativePresent
• Bebb, Danny, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Charlton, Jackie, Cabinet MemberLiberal DemocratIn attendance
• Church, Richard, Cabinet MemberLiberal DemocratIn attendance
• Devlin, Raiff, Cabinet MemberLiberal DemocratRecorded
• Dorrance, Matthew, Cabinet MemberLabourIn attendance
• Gibson-Watt, James, Cabinet MemberLiberal DemocratRecorded