Councillor Nick Mannion

...to recommend to Full Council the approval of an increased budget of £107.67m for the Middlewich Eastern Bypass, acceptance of the remaining £46.78m DfT grant, and allocation of funding from other sources to cover increased costs.

... the Corporate Policy Committee of Cheshire East approved the recommendations to note the position of the Council's Strategic Risk Register to the end of Quarter 2 2025/26 and to identify a strategic risk for detailed consideration at the next meeting.

...to accelerate the separation of the retained shared ICT services through Gemini Phase 2, aiming to move away from the shared service model by March 2026, subject to consultation.

... that the Corporate Policy Committee recommended forwarding the First Financial Review 25/26 report, which updates members on the Council's latest financial position based on first-quarter forecasts, to the Council for approval and scrutinised the contents of Annex 1, Section 2 and reviewed progress on the delivery of the MTFS approved budget policy change items, the RAG ratings and latest forecasts, and to understand the actions to be taken to address any adverse variances from the approved budget.