Agenda and decisions

A copy of the record of the previous decisions taken at Cabinet on 16 March 2018 is attached. (Please note that the Leader/Deputy Leader of the Opposition will be invited to attend the meeting to assist with verifying these as a correct record.)

RECOMMENDED that the record of decisions of the Cabinet meeting held on 16 March be agreed as a correct record, to be signed by the Chair of that meeting.

This Notice of Motion was referred to Cabinet from the Council Meeting held on 13 February 2018.  Cabinet is asked to consider the Notice of Motion and decide its recommendation to the Council meeting to be held on 10 July 2018.

The Cabinet:

1)    Accepted the Notice of Motion and the views contained in it;

2)    Regretted that the previous Administration had not allowed cross-party debate at Council;

3)    Referred this back to Council in July

It was therefore RECOMMENDED to Council that the Notice of Motion and the views contained in it be accepted.

(As this is being referred to Council it is not subject to call-in)

The report by the Director of Finance and Information Technology (Section 151 Officer) is to inform members and the wider community of the Council's treasury management activities in 2017/18 and of the Council's treasury management position as at 31 March 2018.

This will also be considered at Council on 10 July 2018.

RECOMMENDED to Council that the actual prudential and treasury management indicators based on the unaudited accounts, as shown in Appendix D, be noted.

The Cabinet RECOMMENDED to Council that the actual prudential and treasury management indicators based on the unaudited accounts, as shown in Appendix D, be noted.

The purpose of the report is to propose a model for the future delivery of some adoption related services through a Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) comprising Hampshire County Council, Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council.  The model seeks to build on the current good practice within each authority to improve performance further and deliver a more cohesive, efficient and effective service for some of our most vulnerable children and their families. The new RAA, to be known as Adopt South, will work with voluntary adoption agency partners and other key stakeholders to help shape the new service.

RECOMMENDED that Cabinet

a.         Approve the proposed model for delivery of adoption services through a Regional Adoption Agency, including the structural model set out at Appendix 1.

b.        Approve the financial contribution to the Regional Adoption Agency of £764,000, to be fixed for two years (2019/20 and 2020/21) and reviewed for 2021/22.

c.         Delegate authority to enter into the final interagency agreement to the Director of Children, Families and Education in consultation with the Lead Member for Children and Families.

The Cabinet:

(1)       Approved the proposed model for delivery of adoption services through a Regional Adoption Agency, including the structural model set out at Appendix 1.

(2)       Approved the financial contribution to the Regional Adoption Agency of £764,000, to be fixed for two years (2019/20 and 2020/21) and reviewed for 2021/22.

(3)       Delegated authority to enter into the final interagency agreement to the Director of Children, Families and Education in consultation with the Lead Member for Children and Families.

A schedule of nominations has been compiled by Democratic Services (all groups have been asked to put forward nominations).  At the Cabinet decision meeting members of the Cabinet will be asked to agree appointments. 

Please note that some appointments may have more nominations than there are places available.  The Labour Group nominations will be added to the published schedule.

The agreed appointments will be published on a separate schedule.

Members of the Cabinet are asked

(1)  To agree the establishment of a 5 member councillor working group, comprising 2 Conservatives, 2 Liberal Democrats and I Labour councillor, for the purpose of advising the Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Safety on the Southsea sea defence project.  

(2)  To note it is also proposed to hold an all Councillor briefing/presentation on the project prior to consultation - details to be notified to Councillors separately.

The Cabinet:

(1)  Agreed the establishment of a 5 member councillor working group, comprising 2 Conservatives (to be nominated), 2 Liberal Democrats (Cllrs Hugh Mason and Steve Pitt) and I Labour councillor (Judith Smyth), for the purpose of advising the Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Safety on the Southsea sea defence project.  

(2)  Noted that it is also proposed to hold an all Councillor briefing/presentation on the project prior to consultation

To set the date of the July Cabinet meeting.

The next Cabinet meeting was scheduled for Friday 6^th July at 4pm.