Councillor Deborah Pearson

Approval for Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) funding allocation (Cab.21.01.2026/7)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.00 am - January 21, 2026

...approve the allocation of £0.835 million from the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility funding to support additional staffing and a resident engagement program aimed at increasing recycling rates.

Recommendations Approved

Expanding Capacity in the Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Team (ASDAT) service (Cab.07.01.2026/6)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.00 am - January 07, 2026

Consideration is given to the use of dedicated funding to increase capacity within the ASDAT service, specifically in order to reduce waiting times for autism assessments for children who are in key transitions.  

Recommendations Approved

Local Council Tax Base 2026/27 (Cab.07.01.2026/8)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.00 am - January 07, 2026

The purpose of this report is to formally declare the Council’s Council Tax Base for the 2026/27 financial year.    

Recommendations Approved

Calculation of Business Rates Baseline 2026/27 (Cab.07.01.2026/7)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.00 am - January 07, 2026

This report sets out the 2026/27 estimated Business Rate Local Share for the Council that is built into the 2024/25 budget and outlines the process for calculating the National Non Domestic Rates Return (NNDR). 

Recommendations Approved

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan (Cab.10.12.2025/6)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 10 December 2025 10.00 am - December 10, 2025

Recommendations Approved