Delegated decisions linked to this meeting

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• The Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget (2025/26), Rents & Service Charges (2025/26) & HRA 10 Year Business Plan (2025/26 - 2034/35)

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the Housing Revenue Account budget, a 10-year business plan, rent increases for council and shared ownership homes, changes to tenant service charges, reductions to heating and hot water charges, increases to management fees for temporary on-license properties and hostel rents and service charges, and increases to garage, car space rental, and leasehold fees, all effective in April 2025.

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• School Budget (Dedicated Schools Grant) 2025/26

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the 2025/26 school budget, including the local authority funding formula, national funding formula factor rates with a -0.25% minimum funding guarantee, a potential transfer of 1% of the schools' block to the high needs block (subject to ministerial approval), de-delegation budgets of £0.555m, education functions budgets of £0.289m, and a central services schools block budget of £1.939m.

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• Four Year Capital Programme 2025-29 and Capital Strategy 2025/26

  Recommendations Approved

  ... to approve the four-year General Fund Capital Programme budget at £103.8m and the four-year Housing (HRA) Capital Programme at £428.5m for the period 2025/26-2028/29, the continuation of rolling programmes funded from the Council’s mainstream resources, the Capital Strategy 2025/26, and the annual Minimum Revenue Provision policy statement for 2025/26.

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• Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the borrowing and investment strategies, delegate authority for managing cash flow, borrowing, and investments, and approve the Prudential Indicators and revised Annual Investment Strategy for 2025/26, as outlined in the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26.

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• Update on 'Upstream London': the vision for the next phase of the Council's Industrial Strategy

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the publication of the Upstream London vision document and the intention to develop a delivery plan.

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• H&F Private Rented Sector Policy

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to adopt the Private Rented Sector Policy for Hammersmith and Fulham and notes that a delivery plan will drive its implementation.

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• Early Years Budget (Dedicated Schools Grant) 2025/26

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the 2025/26 Early Years Budget (Dedicated Schools Grant) totaling £20.312m for children aged 9 months to 4 years, and note the £1.103m Department for Education grant for Maintained Nursery School Supplementary funding.

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• Revenue Budget and Council Tax Levels 2025/26

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the 2025/26 revenue budget, council tax levels, a 2.99% increase in the Hammersmith & Fulham element of council tax, a 2% adult social care precept levy, and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy, while also freezing certain charges and setting the council tax for each dwelling category.

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• Capital Programme Monitor and Budget Variations 2024/25 (Quarter 3)

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the decreased 2024/25 capital expenditure forecast, approve the updated and increased four-year capital programme, approve the net increase in budget for the Housing Capital Programme, and note the prudential indicators.

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Attendees

Councillor Stephen Cowan Leader of the Council Labour · Grove

Councillor Wesley Harcourt Chair of Health and Wellbeing Board Labour · College Park and Old Oak

Councillor Andrew Jones Cabinet Member for the Economy Labour · White City

Councillor Sharon Holder Mayor Labour · Lillie

Councillor Rebecca Harvey Chair of Policy and Oversight Board Labour · Wendell Park

Councillor Bora Kwon Cabinet Member for the Environment, Arts and Culture; Cabinet Member for Environment, Arts and Culture Labour · College Park and Old Oak

Councillor Rowan Ree Cabinet Member for Finance and Reform Labour · Coningham

Councillor Alex Sanderson Deputy Leader (responsible for Health and Social Care and Children and Education); Deputy Leader (responsible for Health and Social Care and Children and Education) Labour · College Park and Old Oak

Councillor Frances Umeh Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness Labour · White City

Councillor Zarar Qayyum Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Skills Labour · Shepherds Bush Green

Councillor Adronie Alford Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness Conservative · Munster

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