Councillor Al Al-Maghrabi

... noted the financial outturn report for Period 8 of the 2025/26 financial year.

...approved the submission of bids for grant funding to continue work on Multiple Disadvantage, delegated authority for decisions on acceptance and spend of future grant monies to the Executive Director for Adults and Communities in consultation with the Chair of the Adult Social Care Committee, and supported the Multiple Disadvantage Transformation Board as the Council's strategic forum for oversight of this work.

... to provide comments on the completion of Milestone 1 of the Housing Consumer Standards Improvement Strategy, proposed follow-on actions, and an update on Milestones 2 to 4.

... to approve the policy for Responding to people living in vehicles 2026 – 2031, which aims to balance community needs, support vehicle dwellers' wellbeing, reduce the number of vehicles on highways and council land, and take a proportionate approach to enforcement.

... to procure and award contracts for a Supported Accommodation Open Framework for up to eight years, with a maximum budget of £26,730,931, to provide single and family supported accommodation starting in April 2026.