Agenda

Administration Budget, Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 6.00 pm

Venue: J R Clynes Second Floor Room 2 - The JR Clynes Building. View directions

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies For Absence
2.	Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair
3.	Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.
4.	Public Question Time To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.
5.	Minutes of Previous Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board Meeting PDF 251 KB The Minutes of the Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board held on 4^th December 2025 are attached for approval.
6.	Revenue Monitor and Capital Investment Programme 2025/26: Quarter 3 December 2025 PDF 2 MB The report provides Governance, Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Board with an update as at 31 December 2025 (Quarter 3) of the Council’s 2025/26 forecast revenue budget position, the financial forecast of the Dedicated Schools Grant and the Housing Revenue Account (at Annex 1) alongside the financial position of the capital programme together with the revised capital programme 2025/26 to 2029/30 (at Annex 2).
7.	Revenue Budget 2026/27 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027/28 to 2028/29 PDF 585 KB To provide the Governance, Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Board with the budget reduction requirement and the Administration’s budget proposals for 2026/27 having regard to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement (PLGFS) published on 17 December 2025. The report also presents the financial forecasts for the remainder of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) period 2028/27 to 2028/29 based on the Settlement information received from Central Government and provides an indicative narrative on the years 2029/30 and 2030/31 which are outside the PLGFS period. Additional documents: 2a. Appendix 1 - Dedicated Schools Grant 26-27 , item 7. PDF 213 KB 2b. Appendix 2 - Calculation of Council Tax Base 2026-27 , item 7. PDF 146 KB 2c. Appendix 3 - Transformation , item 7. PDF 379 KB 2d. Appendix 4 - Budget Reduction Summary , item 7. PDF 120 KB 2e. Appendix 5 - Budget Reduction Proposals , item 7. PDF 4 MB There are a further 3 documents.View the full list of documents for item 7.
8.	Capital Strategy and Capital Programme 2026/27 to 2030/31 and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Policy Statement PDF 970 KB To set out the Capital Strategy for 2026/27 to 2030/31 and thereby the proposed 2026/27 capital programme, including identified capital investment priorities, together with the indicative capital programme for 2027/28 to 2030/31, having regard to the resources available over the life of the programme.
9.	Housing Revenue Account Estimates for 2026/27 to 2030/31 and Forecast Outturn for 2025/26 PDF 516 KB The report sets out for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA), the detailed budget estimates for 2026/27, the strategic estimates for the four years 2027/28 through to 2030/31 and outturn estimate for 2025/26. The report also sets out the recommended dwelling, non-dwelling rents and service and concierge charges to be applied from April 2026.
10.	Work Programme PDF 288 KB To consider and note the Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board’s Work Programme for 2025/26
11.	Key Decision Document PDF 263 KB
12.	Rule 13 and 14 To consider any rule 13 or 14 decisions taken since the previous meeting.