To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 September 2015, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 September 2015 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.

Councillor Roger Ramsey, Leader of the Council, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that it had received a report on 9 September 2015 setting out the potential funding gap in the Council’s financial strategy over the next three years.

The report before it set out a range of savings options  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

Councillor Meg Davis, Cabinet member for Children and Learning, introduced the report

Before Councillor Davis introduced the report, the Leader reminded Cabinet that the Council had a statutory duty to provide education for all school-age children in the borough.  He recalled that during the early years of the previous decade  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

Councillor Melvin Wallace, Cabinet member for Culture and Community Engagement, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that in the light of the community consultation which had taken place between May and August 2015 the report sought a decision on the Medium Term Financial Savings (MTFS) for the Youth Facilitation and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.

Councillor Ron Ower, Cabinet member for Housing Company Development and oneSource Management, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that following its approval on the 24 September 2014, the Rainham and Beam Park Housing Zone bid was submitted to the GLA.  The submission was successful and Havering’s status as a Housing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.