Shokat Lal

Quarter 2 Budget Monitoring 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 3.30 pm - December 10, 2025

...to ratify the financial monitoring position as at 30th September 2025, approve increases to discretionary fees and charges for Registration Services, approve the addition of a £1.5m Pride in Place Impact Fund budget to the General Fund capital programme, and approve an additional £27.718m budget for new build schemes to the Housing Revenue Account capital programme.

For Determination

EDI Strategy 2026-29 - ‘Unity through Inclusion’

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 3.30 pm - November 12, 2025

...to approve and adopt the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026–2029, 'Unity through Inclusion', which aims to embed clear, ambitious, and coherent objectives within the council's approach to equality, diversity, and inclusion, establishing a robust framework to guide the development and implementation of strategic objectives, ensuring these objectives are fully integrated into the council's operations and inclusive values.

For Determination

SEND Transformation

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 3.30 pm - November 12, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Sandwell Digital Strategy 2025 - 2028

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 3.30 pm - November 12, 2025

...to approve the Sandwell Digital Strategy 2025-2028 and delegate authority to the Executive Director Finance & Transformation to finalise and implement detailed annual delivery plans.

For Determination

Bus Service Improvement Plan – Endorsement of future routes and in principle approval to Corridors BC18 and BC27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 3.30 pm - November 12, 2025

...to endorse the Bus Service Improvement Plan's future route program and grant in-principle approval to move forward with detailed planning for corridors BC18 and BC27, delegating final scheme design approval to the Cabinet Members for Environment & Highways and Regeneration & Infrastructure after public consultation, and approving in principle the appropriation of council-owned land as public highway if needed.

For Determination