Donna Higgins - Councillor for West Suffolk (Minden)

Councillor Donna Higgins

Labour Minden Cabinet Member for Families and Communities

Email: donna.higgins@westsuffolk.gov.uk

Council: West Suffolk

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Staff Consultative Panel West Suffolk Rural Buses Steering Group (  Vice-Chair ) Council Cabinet (    Portfolio Holder for Families and Communities) Officer Appeals Committee Development Control Committee (  Substitute )

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

56 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 21 July 2026 6.00 pm

July 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 14 July 2026 7.00 pm

July 14, 2026, 7:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

*RESERVE DATE*, Cabinet - Tuesday 16 June 2026 6.00 pm

June 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Committee Member

*RESERVE DATE*, Council - Tuesday 9 June 2026 7.00 pm

June 09, 2026, 7:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

*NOTE CHANGE TO VENUE*, Cabinet - Tuesday 19 May 2026 6.00 pm

May 19, 2026, 6:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

70 decisions · Page 2 of 14

Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 22 January 2026 - Delivering a Sustainable Medium-Term Budget

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026

...recommended that the proposals detailed in Section 2 of Report number PAS/WS/26/002 and Appendix A (Budget Assumption Changes) be included in the 2026 to 2027 Revenue Budget.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Thriving Communities Grants 2026 to 2027

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026

...the allocation of Thriving Communities funding for 2026 to 2027 was approved, with specific amounts awarded to numerous organizations and other applications being declined.

Recommendations Approved

Brandon Commission Update

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026

...the Cabinet approved the response to the report of the Independent Commission on the Future of Brandon, receiving and noting the commission's report and a related future scenarios study.

Recommendations Approved

Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 22 January 2026 - Financial Resilience - Strategy Statement 2026 to 2027 and Treasury Management Code of Practice

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026

...recommended to Council the approval of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2026 to 2027 and the Treasury Management Code of Practice.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Council Tax Base for Tax Setting Purposes 2026 to 2027

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

...to recommend to Council that the tax base for 2026 to 2027 for the whole of West Suffolk be 60,791.93 equivalent band D dwellings, and that the tax base for 2026 to 2027 for the different parts of its area, as defined by parish or special expense area boundaries, be as shown in Appendix 3 of Report number CAB/WS/25/060.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Summary

Meetings Attended: 56

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 70