Agenda

PART A: PROCEDURAL AND INFORMATION ITEMS

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 24^th June 2026

PART B: PORTFOLIO ITEMS

To receive verbal reports from each of the Portfolio Holders, as appropriate.

Deputy Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Regeneration (Councillor Melissa Fisher)

In accordance with Regulation 10(1)(a) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the proper officer has informed Councillor Stewart Eaves, Chair of the Communities and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee, that it is intended that the following key decision will be made by Cabinet on 5^th August 2026, under the General Exception provisions, on the grounds that the decision is urgent and cannot reasonably be deferred.

Report attached.

Portfolio Holder for Transformation and Town Centres (Councillor Clare Pritchard)

Report attached.

Recommended                     That, in accordance with Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items, when it is likely, in view of the nature of the proceedings that there will otherwise be disclosure of exempt information within the Paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 specified at the items.

Details of any representations received by the Executive about why the following report should be considered in public – none received.

Statement in response to any representations – not required.

PART C: EXEMPT ITEMS

Leader of the Council (Councillor Munsif Dad BEM JP)

In accordance with Regulation 5(6)(a) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, approval is being sought from Councillor Steven Button, Chair of the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee, to the following decision being made by Cabinet on 5^th August 2026, in private, on the grounds that the decision is urgent and cannot reasonably be deferred.

Exempt information by virtue of Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

Report attached

In accordance with Regulation 5(6)(a) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, approval is being sought from Councillor Steven Button, Chair of the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee, to the following decision being made by Cabinet on 5^th August 2026, in private, on the grounds that the decision is urgent and cannot reasonably be deferred.

Exempt information by virtue of Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

Report attached.

PART B: PORTFOLIO ITEMS

The following matters to be taken in Part B, immediately after Item 6.

Deputy Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holder for Resources and Council Operations (Councillor Vanessa Allexander)

Report attached.

Report attached.

Report attached.

Deputy Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Regeneration (Councillor Melissa Fisher)

Report attached.

Leader of the Council (Councillor Munsif Dad BEM JP)

In accordance with Regulation 11(1) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, approval is being sought from Councillor Steven Button, Chair of the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee, to the following key decision is being made by Cabinet on 5^th August 2026r, under the Special Urgency provisions, on the grounds that the decision is urgent and cannot reasonably be deferred.

Report attached.