Councillor Ola Kolade

The Cabinet decided to approve recommendations for the Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) re-ballot on 29/07/2026. The Cabinet granted delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Place to assess the BID proposal, consider policy conflicts, exercise veto powers if necessary, and determine the Council's vote in the ballot. The Council will arrange the ballot, and costs will be recovered from the BID proposer if the ballot fails.

The Croydon Cabinet decided to approve the consolidation of key customer-facing services into a single reception at Cavendish House. This decision was made on 29/07/2026. The approved plan includes relocating Housing Needs and Homelessness, Youth Justice Service, Young Croydon, Children Looked After, Children's Early Help Triage, Adult Social Care triage, and Parking Services to Cavendish House.

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 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 Cabinet decided to approve the Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy on 29/07/2026. The policy was approved to ensure compliance with the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and strengthen enforcement of existing housing legislation. The decision noted the use of New Burdens grant funding for implementation and granted authority for minor variations to the policy.