Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Initial revenue estimates for 2026/27
The committee recommended that all members be told in good time if the risks outlined in paragraph 8 of the report become more evident before its January 2026 meeting. It also recommended that all members be told if significant budget pressures emerge in children's social care placements.
Cabinet. The Cabinet makes most of the council's decisions.
Initial revenue budget estimates for 2026/27
Cabinet noted the updated financial forecast for 2025/26. It also noted the initial estimates and the proposed approaches to closing the budget gap, and the timetable for the rest of the 2026/27 budget process.
Items are linked when their titles share most of their words and they fall within 18 months of each other. Councils don't number reports across meetings, so a few links may be wrong, and a step may be missing if its title changed a lot. Each step links to the meeting, where the council's own papers are.