Venue: Committee Suite (DAW) - County Hall
Contact: Email: karen.strahan@devon.gov.uk
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PART I - OPEN COMMITTEE |
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Apologies for Absence |
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Declarations of Interest Members of the Council will declare any interests they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item.
The other registrable interests of Councillors of Devon County Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.
For details of District and or Town and Parish Twin Hatters – please see here - County councillors who are also district, borough, city, parish or town councillors
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Minutes Minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2025, (previously circulated). |
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Items Requiring Urgent Attention Items which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.
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Announcements |
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Petitions |
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Question(s) from Members of the Council |
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Question(s) from Members of the Public |
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FRAMEWORK DECISION
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The Report of the Director of Finance and Public Value (DFP/25/18) on the Council’s Budget and Service Budgets for 2025/26 will follow.
Cabinet is also asked to note the role of the Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee on 30th January 2025 (Minute *209) in reviewing the Report of the Director of Finance and Public Value (DFP/25/05), on the Treasury Management and Investment Strategy for 2025/26. They commending the Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2025/26 to the Cabinet, alongside the recognition of the significant work of the Treasury Team and thanked them accordingly. The Committee also requested to keep a watching brief on external borrowing.
The Cabinet will accordingly also consider:
(a) Budget 2025/26 Impact Assessment – previously circulated and the updated version available at Budget Impact Assessments - Impact Assessment - https://www.devon.gov.uk/impact/published/budget-impact-assessments/ and attached.
(b) Outcomes of the Budget Consultation Meetings with representatives of the Devon Business Community, the Voluntary Sector and Trade Unions, attached.
(c) Overview and Scrutiny Budget Recommendations, attached. Additional documents: |
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KEY DECISIONS |
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Report of the Deputy Director, Education and Learning (CS/25/08), outlining the School Admission Policies (Education Transport Policy 2026-29 School Admission Arrangements 2026-27, School Admissions Relevant Area 2027-29), attached.
Impact assessments have been undertaken for the proposal, consultation and determination of education transport arrangements and admission arrangements: published at Impact Assessments - Admissions and Transport and attached. Additional documents: |
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Maintenance and Improvement of Public Rights of Way Framework 2025-2029 Report of the Director of Climate Change, Environment and Transport (CET/25/18), seeking approval to appoint contractors to carry out maintenance and improvement works to the public rights of way and trails network, attached.
An Impact Assessment has also been prepared for the attention of Members at the meeting, which is available at Review of Objectives and Policies for the Rights of Way Improvement Plan - Impact Assessment and is also attached. Additional documents: |
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Report of the Director of Children and Young Peoples Futures. This Report will follow.
An Impact Assessment had also been prepared, is attached an available at Published Impact Assessments - Impact Assessment Additional documents: |
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OTHER MATTERS |
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Corporate Performance Framework - Quarterly (Winter) Report Report of the Director of Performance and Partnerships, (PP/25/02) giving the winter quarterly update on the Corporate Performance Framework, attached. |
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STANDING ITEMS |
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Minutes Minutes of the bodies shown below are circulated herewith for information or endorsement as indicated therein (i.e. any unstarred minutes): [NB: Minutes of County Council Committees are published on the Council’s Website:
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Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - 6 February 2025 The minutes of this meeting will be published here shortly - Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - 6th February 2025. |
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Delegated Action/Urgent Matters The Register of Decisions taken by Members under the urgency provisions or delegated powers is available on the website in line with the Council’s Constitution and Regulation 13 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012. The decisions taken and associated information can be found here. |
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In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, the Cabinet is requested to review the list of forthcoming business (previously circulated) and to determine which items are to be defined as key and/or framework decisions and included in the Plan from the date of this meeting.
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PART II - ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
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