Agenda, decisions and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2014, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2014 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2014 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.

Cabinet agreed that:

1.            The decision to proceed with the implementation of proposals to expand Parsonage Farm Primary School should be placed on hold until further evaluation – including that of possibly extending Rainham Village Primary School as an alternative – had been undertaken and a report submitted to Cabinet on 24 September.

2.            The decision concerning expansion at Scotts Primary and the RJ Mitchell schools should proceed in accordance with the Executive Decision dated 15 May 2014.

Councillor Roger Ramsey, Cabinet Member for Value, introduced the report and Meg Davis, Cabinet Member for Children & Learning, provided additional information

The report was intended to inform Cabinet of the outcome of the consideration by the Children & Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee of the requisition of the decision of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Cabinet noted the Towns & Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee Topic Group findings and thanked it for its work and accepted its recommendations

Councillor Damian White, Cabinet Member for Housing, introduced the report

The report contained the findings and recommendations which had emerged after the Topic Group had scrutinised the subject selected by the Committee in July 2013.

At its meeting on 4 July 2013, the Towns & Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee agreed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Cabinet:

1.         Notedthe context provided by Havering’s LIP 2014/15 – 2016/17 Three Year Delivery Plan for the preparation of the Havering funding submission for 2015/16 (as set out in paragraph 2 of the report).

2.         Endorsed the content of Havering’s proposed 2015/16 LIP Programme (as outlined in Appendix A of the report) as the basis of the Council’s 2015/16 Spending Submission.

3.         Approved the delegation of Havering’s full final LIP Funding Submission for 2015/16 to TfL to the Cabinet Member for the Environment.

4.         Noted that other opportunities for investment in transportation initiatives would continue to be sought from TfL outside the LIP Annual Spending Submission process and from other stakeholders and funding sources.

Councillor Robert Benham, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the report

The Council made an annual Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Spending Submission to Transport for London (TfL) for funding transportation initiatives. This is the major source of funding for transport for the Council.

The Submission had to be consistent with the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Cabinet reviewed and noted the report

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

The report set out the performance of the Council’s Corporate Performance Indicators for Quarter 4 (January to March 2014) 2013/14, against the five Living Ambition Goals of the Corporate Plan:

·         Environment

·         Learning

·         Towns and Communities

·         Individuals

·         Value

The report identified  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Cabinet reviewed and noted the report

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

The report set out the performance of the Council’s Corporate Performance Indicators for 2013/14 (April 2013 to March 2014), against the five Living Ambition Goals of the Corporate Plan:

·           : Red = more than 10% off the Quarter 4 Target  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Cabinet:

1.            Noted the report.

2.            Agreed to receive further reports as preparation and implementation progressed, specifically concerning the financial and legal impacts of the introduction of the Act.

Councillor Wendy Brice-Thompson, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services and Health, introduced the report

Members were informed that this was a briefing report which outlined the key changes and impacts arising from the Care Act 2014, identified the requirements at each of the two phases of its introduction and made  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Cabinet noted the report and agreed that:

1.            The management of Havering YOS should be brought back into the Children Adults and Housing Directorate

2.            The YOS should be located within the Troubled Families and Early Help service

3.            A new post of manager for the YOS and Early Help (over 12’s) be established and advertised externally with a view to appointment in the late Autumn 2014 and

4.            Issues concerning certain elements in the management of YOS be referred to the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee for its consideration.

Councillor Meg Davis, Cabinet Member for Children & Learning, introduced the report

In 2012 Cabinet agreed that the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) Youth Offending Service should manage Havering’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) on a contract basis.  This arrangement had been very successful to date.  Since that time, however,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.