Neil Crittenden

The Cabinet Member for Environment approved acceptance of two grants on 02/07/2026. The council will receive £0.440m from Arts Council England for library improvements and £0.005m from The Reading Agency for National Year of Reading activities. These funds will be used to refurbish Alfreton, Ilkeston, and Long Eaton libraries and to deliver reading-based events.

The Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership approved changes to outside body appointments on 29/06/2026. Councillor D Price was replaced by Councillor D Taylor on the Derbyshire Law Centre, Councillor D Elsdon was replaced by Councillor D Price on the Derbyshire Police and Crime Panel, and Councillor S Mabbott was replaced by Councillor Alex Millward on the East Midlands County Combined Authority - Skills and Employment Advisory Committee.

The Cabinet approved allocations from the Children's Services Capital Budget on 02/07/2026. Additional funding was approved for structural repairs at Hadfield St. Andrews Junior School and a roof replacement at Chinley Primary School. The Cabinet also noted the receipt of Section 106 Developer Contributions and the return of funds for completed projects with underspends.

The Cabinet Member for Environment approved the acceptance of two grants on 02/07/2026. A grant of £0.440m from Arts Council England under the Libraries Improvement Fund and a grant of £0.005m from The Reading Agency under the National Year of Reading funding stream were accepted. These grants will support library improvements and reading engagement activities.

Derbyshire Council Cabinet on 02/07/2026 approved recommendations in a not for publication report. This decision was subject to call-in.

Derbyshire Council Cabinet resolved to approve recommendations on 02/07/2026. This decision was to work with East Midlands Chamber to deliver business support.

Derbyshire Cabinet decided to approve recommendations in a not for publication report on 02/07/2026. This decision concerned an increase in the value of A54 Works on the 2025-27 Commercial Pipeline.