Here is a summary of the upcoming Redbridge Council meeting. The Cabinet is scheduled to discuss a range of topics, including the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, the SEND and Alternative Provision Priority Action Plan, and the Adults Emergency Duty Team Section 75 Agreement. The meeting will also cover forward planning, budget strategy, contract extensions, performance reports, and various policy amendments.

SEND and Alternative Provision Priority Action Plan

The Cabinet will be asked to agree the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Priority Action Plan. This plan follows an inspection by Ofsted¹ and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which found widespread and/or systematic failures in the Redbridge Local Area Special Educational Needs and /or Disabilities (SEND) Partnership. The report pack states that over 300 people, including parents, staff and partners contributed to the plan through consultation and engagement. The report pack also states that the plan identifies key actions, such as:

• Developing a co-production approach with communities
• Embedding co-production into new Education, Health and Care Plans²
• Need Assessments
• Annual Reviews The plan was submitted to the Department for Education and NHS England for approval in September 2025, and the council is now required to publish the plan on its website, as well as the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board website. The local area partnership will be subject to a monitoring inspection within 18 months, followed by a full inspection within 3 years.

The report pack also contains a summary of progress against the delivery of the Priority Action Plan as of October 2025, including:

• Development of a co-produced Communications Plan
• Establishment of an independently-chaired SEND and Implementation Board
• Confirmation of thematic leads across the local authority, NELFT, and ICB
• Individual scoping sessions with each lead to define key activities, success measures and resource needs.

Adults Emergency Duty Team Section 75 Agreement

The Cabinet will be asked to approve entering into a new Section 75 Agreement³ with North East London Foundation NHS Trust (NELFT) for an Adults Emergency Duty Team. The North-East London Adult Emergency Duty Team (EDT) provides an emergency social care service outside of normal office hours, covering Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Waltham Forest. The service is designed to deal only with emergency situations that cannot wait until the next working day. The report pack states that members of the public and health and social care professionals can contact the team if a carer or a vulnerable adult is in urgent need or requires protection from harm. The proposed Section 75 agreement has a maximum value of £4,460,319.20, which will be split equally between the four partner boroughs. Each borough will pay for the service directly to NELFT, with the maximum value for Redbridge being £1,115,079.75 over the five-year life of the agreement.

Council Tax Reduction Scheme

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2026/27. Councils are required to review their Local Council Tax Reduction Schemes each year and consult on any proposed changes. The scheme must be agreed by full Council by 11 March 2026, prior to the start of the financial year. The report pack states that the council remains committed to providing financial support to residents in need, but that low levels of government funding and increased demands on council services means that the scheme must be reviewed to ensure it is affordable and sustainable. The recommendations include:

• Retaining the 2025/26 scheme for 2026/27
• Applying an increase of 3.8% to the current non-dependant deductions, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from September 2025
• Approving the continuation of £1m to be made available as a Discretionary Hardship Fund to provide additional support for those in severe financial hardship in accordance with Section 13A(1)(c) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Forward Plan

The Cabinet will be asked to agree the items shown in the Cabinet Forward Plan/Work Programme, noting any items that will be the subject of executive decisions that are now covered by the prior publicity requirements under the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012. The Cabinet will also be asked to agree any advisory work to be commissioned.

Budget Strategy

The Cabinet will be asked to set out the budget proposals for consultation that have been identified as part of the budget process and to approve new savings for 2026/27.

Healthy Child Programme Contract Extension

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the extension of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-19 contract. The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) delivers integrated Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership, and School Nursing services for children and young people aged 0-19 and their families. Local authorities are legally required to commission both universal and targeted HCP 0-19 services under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The Strategic Commissioning Board approved the extension of the current contract for a further 24 months in accordance with the contract terms.

Commissioned Via Grants Programme Extension

The Cabinet will be asked to extend the Council's Commissioned via Grants Programme by a further 12 months to allow a new programme to be designed to support the vision, aims and priorities of the new Corporate plan, which is due to launch in 2026/27.

Quarterly Corporate Performance Report

The Cabinet will be asked to note the progress made towards delivery of the Corporate Performance objectives as set out in the Redbridge Plan 2022 - 2026.

Allocations Policy Amendments

The Cabinet will be asked to consider Allocations Policy Amendments to comply with current legislation and case law, maximise opportunities to prevent homelessness and reduce use of temporary accommodation, reduce confusion to residents, enable greater access to the housing register to working families on lower incomes and enable a local lettings plan for gypsy and traveller sites.

London Councils Grants Scheme - Budget Proposals

The Cabinet will be asked to confirm and approve the Redbridge contribution to the London Boroughs Grants scheme for the financial year 2026-27.

New Rush Hall Modular Build Expansion

The Cabinet will be asked to agree to expand the number of places at New Rush Hall Special School, Barkingside by constructing a modular build expansion on site.

Leisure and Culture - Future Service Delivery Options

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the outcomes of the detailed options appraisal and full business case for the future delivery options of leisure and culture services, further to the Cabinet meeting on 11 September 2025.

Housing Management Restructure Business Case

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the business case for the restructure of Housing Management to commence the formal consultation, implementation, and recruitment of staff into the fully costed and funded restructure.

Local Plan Review

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the commencement of the process to review and produce a replacement for, the Local Plan for Redbridge, and to approve an associated governance framework. The report pack states that the new Local Plan will, at the conclusion of its production and associated statutory processes, provide a new direction for redevelopment and growth within Redbridge.

Parking Enforcement and Notice Processing System Contract

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the award of a new Parking Enforcement Contract to include the provision of on street enforcement, moving traffic enforcement, notice processing software and the supply, installation and maintenance of CCTV Traffic Enforcement Cameras, for a period of 5 years starting 1 February 2025 with the option to extend for a maximum of a further 5 years.

Budgetary Control Report

The Cabinet will be asked to note the financial position as at Quarter 3 2025/26.

HRA Finances and Rent Setting

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the HRA budget, rents and service charges for the financial year 2026/2027.

Northview Rents Report

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the Northview rents for the financial year 2026/2027.

Revenue and Capital Budget and Council Tax

The Cabinet will be asked to propose the 2026/27 revenue and capital budgets and Council Tax and MTFS 2026/27 – 2030/31 to be recommended to Council.

Climate Change Strategy

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the Climate Change Strategy (2026-30) as the primary document that will guide the Council's efforts on sustainability and decarbonisation. The report pack states that the Strategy replaces the previous Climate Change Action Plan (2021-24) and will guide the organisation's decarbonisation efforts over the next 5 years. The Strategy will see the Council broaden the scope of its activities and start tackling borough wide emissions in Redbridge by influencing emission reductions across key local sectors whilst still working towards reducing the Council's direct and indirect emissions.

Waiver and Contract Monitoring

The Cabinet will be asked to provide an overview of the approved waivers for the period 1 October 2025 – 31 December 2025.

Annual Procurement Plan

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the Annual Procurement Plan for major contracts. The report pack states that the detailed business case for each of the proposed procurements will be subject to approval by the Strategic Commissioning Board to ensure that it meets the Council's objectives regarding value for money, sustainability and legal compliance prior to advertising the opportunity.

Debt Management Strategy

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the Debt Management Strategy 2026/27 to recover outstanding debts and to ensure debt is minimised and rate of collection maximised through the provision of a framework ensuring customers with financial difficulties are assisted.

Anti-Fraud & Corruption Strategy

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the Anti-Fraud & Corruption Strategy 2026/27 and the actions to be taken in 2026/27 to deliver the strategy.

Risk Management Strategy and Policy

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the risk management strategy and policy for 2026/27.

Re-procurement of Specialist Integrated Sexual Health Services

The Cabinet will be asked to discuss the re-procurement of Specialist Integrated Sexual Health Services (ISHS).

Property & Assets Staff Reorganisation

The Cabinet will be asked to discuss the Property & Assets Staff Reorganisation.