Members are invited to disclose any interests in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. Members may still disclose an interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

There were no disclosures of interest

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 9^th August, 2017, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 9 August 2017 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The Cabinet Member for Financial Management, Transformation & IT, introduced the report.

Members were informed that in September 2016 the council carried out an external review of the ICT service to assess issues and highlighted areas of potential weakness.  The report identified that investment was required to deliver pace and innovation,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

The Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Safety introduced the report.

By way of background, Cabinet was informed that Romford Town Centre is currently subject to a Drinks Banning Order.  It was noted that this tool for tackling anti-social behaviour has been superseded by the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

The Cabinet Member for Financial Management, Transformation & IT introduced the report.

The Corporate Performance Report provides an overview of the Council’s performance against each of the strategic goals.  The report highlights areas of strong performance and potential areas for improvement.

Corporate performance reports have historically identified where the Council is  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.