Caroline Bruce

Merton Legacy Fund

From: Cabinet - Monday 20 October 2025 7.15 pm - October 20, 2025

...to establish a Merton Legacy Fund Board to oversee capital projects funded by a £15m allocation from Capital Receipts, recommending Full Council approval for the funding and delegating project distribution to the Cabinet.

Recommendations Approved

Budget 2026/27 and MTFS 2026-30

From: Cabinet - Monday 20 October 2025 7.15 pm - October 20, 2025

...to progress towards a balanced budget for 2026/27, the Cabinet approved new savings proposals for 2026/27 to 2029/30 and emerging draft Equalities Impact Assessments, referring them to Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission for consideration and comment in November 2025.

Recommendations Approved

School Meals Catering Contract 2026-29

From: Cabinet - Monday 20 October 2025 7.15 pm - October 20, 2025

...to proceed with procuring a central school meals catering contract for primary, secondary, and special schools for 2026-2029 and delegate the contract award and extension decisions to the Executive Director for Children Lifelong Learning and Families department.

Recommendations Approved

Budget 2026/27 and MTFS 2026-30

From: Cabinet - Monday 22 September 2025 7.15 pm - September 22, 2025

...that Cabinet noted the approach to rolling forward the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026-30, agreed the timetable for the Financial Management cycle 2026-30 including the revenue budget 2025627, the MTFS 2026-30 and the Capital Programme for 2026-30, and noted the council’s response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation paper.

Recommendations Approved

Recommendation from the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Clarion Housing

From: Cabinet - Monday 22 September 2025 7.15 pm - September 22, 2025

Recommendations Approved