Sharon Betts

Local Council Tax Support 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 5.00 pm - October 10, 2024

Every year local authorities are required to undertake a review of their scheme to ensure it still meets local needs as well as financial impacts. Any potential changes require full consultation with residents, and the final decision made at Full Council before the budget setting, for implementation on the 1 April every year for the statutory provisions to be undertaken.

Recommendations Approved

Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Transition

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 5.00 pm - September 12, 2024

...to facilitate the transition of Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) functions, the Cabinet supported the Leader's appointment to the Solent Growth Partnership, granting them statutory executive authority to make financial decisions for economic growth in the three Unitary Authority areas, subject to existing frameworks and financial approval.

Recommendations Approved

QPMR Q1- 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 5.00 pm - September 12, 2024

Recommendations Approved

School Place Planning

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 5.00 pm - September 12, 2024

Report seeking approval to consult on the future of our Island's Education provision.

Recommendations Approved

Future arrangements for services currently delivered by Hampshire County Council under service level agreements (Children’s Services)

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 5.00 pm - September 12, 2024

When the children’s services partnership arrangement between IOW and HCC ended on 31/1/24, service level agreements were put in place for ten services (e.g. Multi agency safeguarding hub, educational psychology, and school improvement). The IOW needs to proceed with the next stage of designing and implementing future arrangements before the end of these service level agreements, and Cabinet are asked to approve the proposed next steps.

Recommendations Approved