Elaine Jackson

The Executive Mayor and Cabinet of Croydon Council approved responses and action plans to scrutiny recommendations on 29 July 2026. They delegated authority to officers to report back on the progress of implementing these action plans. The council will update its website with information on waste transfer licences, circulate updated communications on grant use, and incorporate ward-level data into assessments.

The Executive Mayor and Cabinet of Croydon Council noted the provisional outturn financial performance for 2025-26 on 29/07/2026. This included an underspend of £27.3m on the General Fund revenue budget and an overspend of £32.7m on the Dedicated Schools Grant. The decision noted the General Fund revenue budget provisional underspend, the provisional outturn being prior to final accounting adjustments, the level of 2026-27 savings, unfunded local government cost pressures, MTFS savings achievement, the Housing Revenue Account revenue outturn, the Dedicated Schools Grant provisional overspend, the General Fund capital programme provisional underspend, the HRA capital programme provisional underspend, and the council's historic borrowing and debt burden.

The Executive Mayor and Cabinet of Croydon Council approved the Executive Mayor's Business Plan 2026-2030 on 24/06/2026. The plan sets out the Council's strategic direction and priorities for the next four years. Authority was delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Mayor, to make non-material amendments to the plan.

The Cabinet decided to approve the Commissioning Intentions & Market Position Statement and its corresponding action plan for publication on 24 June 2026. The decision maker was the Cabinet. The approved statement will guide commissioning, procurement, and partnership working across council directorates.

The Executive Mayor and Cabinet of Croydon Council agreed to receive recommendations from various sub-committees and provide a substantive response by 22 July 2026. They agreed to receive recommendations regarding disrepair cases, void allocations, grant information, nomination agreements, professional witnesses, general needs accommodation, budget reporting, transformation programme reporting, EVCP strategy, older people needs assessment, community safety strategy, Prevention of Future Deaths notices, highway maintenance, waste transfer licences, and low traffic neighbourhood refunds.