Meeting documents

Details of Cabinet Member interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

The Chair will allow members of the public to present a petition on any matter within the Cabinet’s remit. Questions or statements about any matter on the agenda for this meeting may be taken at the time when each matter is considered.

To consider this report

Following consideration of the officer report and discussion the Cabinet:

Approved the Somerset Waste Partnership’s Draft Business Plan 2020-25 (as set out in Appendix A to the report).

Approved the Somerset Waste Partnership’s Draft Disposal Budget of £29,988,500 as set out in Section 11.9 of the report, taking into account the potential savings requests from the County Council.

Agreed the draft amended Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) (as set out in Appendix B to the report).

To consider this report

Following consideration of the officer report and discussion the Cabinet agreed the determination of the Admission Arrangements for all Voluntary Controlled and Community Schools for 2021/22 as set out in the report, noting that there are no proposed amendments as the current arrangements are fit for purpose.

To consider this report

Following consideration of the officer report and discussion, the Cabinet resolved to:

1.     Consider the approaches to prevention discussed in the report

2.     Adopt a ‘mixed approach’ to prevention:

a.     Focusing on people ‘on the edge’ of the highest level of need, improving their lives and releasing resources

b.     Investing in prevention right across lower levels of need to have the widest and most long-term impact.

3.     Endorse this report, and the recommendations therein and support the development of a Somerset Prevention Strategy

To consider this report

Following consideration of the officer report and discussion the Cabinet resolved to:

·       Note the forecast balanced position for the Council for the end of 2019/20.

·       Note that £6.231m of the corporate contingency remains unallocated.

·       Note the forecast favourable position of £0.858m for Accountable Bodies (LEP/SRA) for the end of 2019/20. 

·       Note the delivery of £18.440m savings by Month 8 and the forecast delivery of £21.324m by the year end of the total target of £21.547m.

To consider this report

Following consideration of the officer report and discussion the Cabinet approved the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of Anti-Semitism and its inclusion within the Dignity at Work Code of Practice and inclusion in the customer complaint guidance.

The Chair may raise any items of urgent business.