Council and councillors

Apologies were received from Councillor Waller and Councillor Browne.

There were no announcements from the Chairman or the Head of Paid Service.

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are required to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the Minutes and Decisions made at the meeting of the Cabinet held on 11^th February 2025.

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 11 February 2025. It was proposed by Councillor C Wise and seconded that the minutes be approved. Upon being put to the vote, with four votes in favour, the motion was unanimously carried.

RESOLVED

a)    That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2025 be APPROVED.

To receive items raised by members of scrutiny which have been submitted to the Leader and Chief Executive.

No items received.

To receive Report No.16/2025 from the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Property and Economic Development and Portfolio Holder for Adults and Health.

Report No.16/2025 was introduced by Councillor Diane Ellison, Portfolio Holder for Adults and Health.

Cabinet approved the draft Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-30 for consultation on 15 November 2024. The report concentrated on the outcome of the consultation process and the proposed changes to the strategy through the assessment of the responses.

Under the Homelessness Prevention Act 2002, the Council was required to produce a homelessness strategy once every five years.  This could be combined with another document and therefore a combined Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy had been produced.

Members were pleased to see that care leavers were mentioned within the Strategy, and steps were being taken to address the issues care leavers used to suffer with education, employment and within homelessness after leaving care.

Cabinet was impressed on the progress being made on the recent figures of affordable homes being built within the County.

The recommendations of Report No. 16/2025 had been proposed by Councillor D Ellison and seconded. Upon being put to the vote, with four votes in favour, the motion was unanimously carried.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet:

a)    ADOPTED the Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-30 at Appendix A

To receive items of urgent business which have previously been notified to the person presiding.

There were no items of urgent business.

Tuesday, 8^th April 2025 at 10am.

Tuesday, 8^th April 2025 at 10am.