Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

Councillor Kevin Gillott declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in Agenda Item 8 – Housing at North Wingfield (Whiteleas) Development, as he was a board member of Rykneld Homes Ltd.  He would leave the room and take no part in the consideration of the item.

To approve as a correct record and the Leader to sign the attached Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 26 February 2026 and the Extraordinary Cabinet held on 30 March 2026.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 February 2026 and extraordinary meeting held on 30 March 2026 were approved as correct records.

Report of Councillor J Birkin, Portfolio Holder for Council Services

RESOLVED –

1.     That the review of the Corporate Comments Compliments and Complaints Policy be noted.

2.     That the formal response timescale for complaints be amended so that complaints are answered within 10 working days instead of the current 15 working days.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Cabinet considered a report which reviewed the Corporate Comments, Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure, in line with the scheduled three-year review cycle. The report highlighted a proposed amendment to the formal response timescale for complaints in order to align with the Local Government & Social care Ombudsman (LG&SCO) best practice recommendation.

Cabinet discussed the report. It was felt that it was a positive report and that the recommendations brought the Council in line with neighbouring authorities.  

RESOLVED –

1.     That the review of the Corporate Comments Compliments and Complaints Policy be noted.

2.     That the formal response timescale for complaints be amended so that complaints are answered within 10 working days instead of the current 15 working days.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor P R Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership & Finance

RESOLVED –

That Cabinet noted the report.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Cabinet considered a report which presented an update on the Medium Term Financial Plan following release of the final Financial Settlement.

Cabinet considered the report. It was suggested that the final Financial Settlement could force the Council into difficult decisions in the future. In this context, it was suggested that Local MP’s be kept informed of potential risks.

RESOLVED –

That Cabinet noted the report.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulation 11.

None.

The Leader to move:-

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).  [The category of exempt information is stated after each item].

Private Session

RESOLVED – that the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following item of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

Councillor K Gillott left the meeting.

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

RESOLVED –

That Cabinet agreed to the proposed change of mix required on the Whiteleas development at North Wingfield.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Cabinet considered a report which outlined the proposed change of tenure mix for the Whiteleas development at North Wingfield.

Cabinet considered the report. There were discussions around the quality of the properties and infrastructure on the development.

RESOLVED –

That Cabinet agreed to the proposed change of mix required on the Whiteleas development at North Wingfield.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulations 5 and 11.

None.