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Cabinet - Thursday, 22 January 2026 - 2.00pm

January 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm Cabinet View on council website  Watch video of meeting

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  • ...delegate authority to procure and award contracts for urgent electrical mains replacement and upgrade works at six identified high-rise council blocks to ensure resident safety and prevent power outages.

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  • ...approved the amended Statutory Instrument for the creation of the Sussex & Brighton Mayoral Combined County Authority, with the mayoral election now scheduled for 2028, and agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding for financial contributions and liabilities.

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  • Orbis Services - Future model
    Recommendations Approved

    ...ending shared IT&D and procurement service arrangements with East Sussex and Surrey County Councils under the Orbis Partnership, continuing to share core data centres with Surrey subject to contractual agreements, and establishing a sovereign IT&D service for Brighton & Hove City Council with an approved budget of £457,000.

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  • ...register St Michael's Field as a habitat bank for the purpose of selling biodiversity units and credits, enter into the necessary legal agreement, and delegate authority for key decisions on registration and sales.

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  • ...approved the Circular Economy Routemap and Action Plan 2025-2035 as the strategic framework for embedding circular economy principles across the city and to inform council activity, and agreed to sign the Circular Cities Declaration.

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  • Youth Participation Update
    Recommendations Approved

    ... the Youth Council remodel proposals were approved, which includes moving to a Cabinet system of operation, presenting to the Corporate Leadership Team biannually, presenting to Full Council annually, and exploring locating the Youth Council in council offices.

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  • ...agreed the calculation of the council's tax base for 2026/27, noted the assumed collection rate of 98.75%, confirmed no changes to the Council Tax Reduction scheme except for National Living Wage uplifts, agreed the specific tax base figures for Brighton and Hove and its constituent committees and parish, agreed to treat special levies as special expenses, agreed to pay a Council Tax Reduction Grant to enclosure committees and Rottingdean Parish, noted the forecast council tax income of £210.010m, delegated the agreement of the final business rates forecast to the Section 151 Chief Financial Officer, and noted the forecast business rates income of £58.442m.

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  • ... agreed to explore and develop a proposal for a future waste collection model by modelling round structures, conducting a waste composition survey, and engaging with residents and staff, with a further report to follow for a final decision.

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  • ...agreed to grant a 125-year lease for the Brickfields building to a Registered Provider for housing management, along with the transfer of liability for the Homes England grant, subject to development costs being met and the best possible capital receipt being achieved.

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  • ...noted the mid-year progress on the Council Plan and approved the Risk Management Framework.

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Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Paul Nann
Councillor Paul Nann Labour Party • Wish
Profile image for Councillor Joy Robinson
Councillor Joy Robinson Labour Party • Central Hove
Profile image for Councillor Bella Sankey
Councillor Bella Sankey Labour Party • Wish
Profile image for Councillor Jacob Taylor
Councillor Jacob Taylor Labour Party • Moulsecoomb & Bevendean
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Labour Party • Coldean & Stanmer
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Labour Party • Woodingdean
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Labour Party • Central Hove
Profile image for Councillor Birgit Miller
Councillor Birgit Miller Labour Party • Goldsmid
Profile image for Councillor Trevor Muten
Councillor Trevor Muten Labour Party • Goldsmid
Profile image for Councillor Alan Robins
Councillor Alan Robins Labour Party • South Portslade
Profile image for Councillor Tim Rowkins
Councillor Tim Rowkins Labour Party • Hanover & Elm Grove
Profile image for Councillor Gill Williams
Councillor Gill Williams Labour Party • Whitehawk & Marina

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 22nd-Jan-2026 14.00 Cabinet.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 22nd-Jan-2026 14.00 Cabinet.pdf

Additional Documents

Addendum Two 22nd-Jan-2026 14.00 Cabinet.pdf
Decisions 22nd-Jan-2026 14.00 Cabinet.pdf
Decisions 22nd-Jan-2026 14.00 Cabinet.pdf
Addendum One 22nd-Jan-2026 14.00 Cabinet.pdf
Youth Council Update.pdf
Review of waste collection services.pdf
Youth Council Update APX. n 1.pdf
202526 Mid-year Council Plan progress update.pdf
202526 Mid-year Council Plan progress update APX. n 2.pdf
202526 Mid-year Council Plan progress update APX. n 1.pdf
Council Tax Base and Business Rates Retention Forecasts 202627.pdf
Appendix 1 - Tax base calculation for whole of Brighton Hove.pdf
Circular Economy Routemap and Action Plan 2025-2035 Cabinet Report.pdf
Circular Economy Routemap and Action Plan 2025-2035 APX. n 1.pdf
Circular Economy Routemap and Action Plan 2025-2035 APX. n 2.pdf
Circular Economy Routemap and Action Plan 2025-2035 APX. n 3.pdf
Urgent Work for Incoming Lateral Electrical Mains Replacement in Council Housing.pdf
Orbis Services - Future model.pdf
Housing Management Procurement for Brickfields Development.pdf
Biodiversity Habitat Bank Pilot at St Michaels Field.pdf
Appendix 1 - BNG Habitat Bank EIA Screening.pdf
Appendix 2 - Tax base calculation for enclosure committees and the parish of Rottingdean.pdf
Draft minutes 11.12.25.pdf
MemberQuestions 22.01.26 - 2.pdf
MemberQuestions 22.01.26.pdf
Sussex and Brighton devolution and mayoral election.pdf
Sussex and Brighton devolution and mayoral election APX. n 1.pdf
Sussex and Brighton devolution and mayoral election APX. n 2.pdf
Sussex and Brighton devolution and mayoral election APX. n 3.pdf