South Holland District Council's Cabinet met on 21 July 2025 and agreed to move forward with the South Holland Health and Wellbeing Hub project by approving an amended budget and financing strategy. Much of the discussion was held in private due to the commercially sensitive nature of the project.

Delivery of the South Holland Health and Wellbeing Hub Project

The Cabinet agreed to recommendations detailed in an exempt report, which concerned the amended budget allocation and associated financing strategy for the South Holland Health and Wellbeing Hub project. This decision allows instructions to be issued to begin the project. Councillor Paul A Redgate, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance, presented the report to the Cabinet. The agenda indicated that the report was provided by the Assistant Director – Strategic Growth and Development, and the Interim Director of Finance (S151).

The decision was made after the press and public were excluded from the meeting, as the discussion involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Other Business

The Cabinet also addressed the following items:

• Apologies for absence were received from or on behalf of Councillor B Alcock, Chairman of the Performance Monitoring Panel, and Councillor A Woolf, Chairman of the Policy Development Panel. Councillor Laura Eldridge attended the meeting on Councillor Woolf's behalf.
• No declarations of interest were made.
• The Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from the meeting to discuss the South Holland Health and Wellbeing Hub Project, citing Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972².