Forthcoming Executive Decisions

To provide an annual update of progress of the Gloucestershire Climate Change Strategy and to seek approval of the updated five year action plan.

To present proposals and to seek approval to carry out a consultation process with residents which will inform the council’s plans to amend Gloucestershire County Council’s (GCC) Adult Social Care (ASC) charging policy (full title GCC ASC Fairer Contribution Policy).

To seek Cabinet approval to carry out a phase of public consultation in respect of the preferred option outlined in this paper in line with Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Services commitments detailed in the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2022 – 2026

To appoint a representative and substitute representative to the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee and authorise the Joint Committee to arrange for the appointment of adjudicators for the purposes of the adjudication of road traffic contraventions.

To determine the following school admission arrangements for 2025/26 academic year:



The Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for all schools and academies

The Admission Arrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools

The Protocol for pupil admittance over Published Admission Number for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools and Service Personnel.

To provide an update on the Quarter 2 forecast for the 2024/25 County Council’s Revenue and Capital Budgets

To report on the Council’s performance and risk during Quarter 2 of 2024/25

To provide an update on the Quarter 1 forecast for the 2024/25 County Council’s Revenue and Capital Budgets


To report on the Council’s performance and risk during Quarter 1 of 2024/25

To report the outturn for the 2023/24 County Council’s Revenue and Capital Budgets


To report on the Council’s performance and risk during Quarter 4 of 2023/24

To report on the Council’s performance and risk during Quarter 3 of 2023/24

To provide an update on the Quarter 3 forecast for the 2023/24 County Council’s Revenue and Capital Budgets

To approve Gloucestershire County Council’s Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement (2022/23).

On 1st September 2019, the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations (CIL) 2010 (as amended) came into force, requiring that contribution receiving authorities must produce an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS).

The IFS provides a summary of all financial planning obligation activity relating to CIL and Section 106 (S106) legal agreements for the previous financial year where this is relevant to the county council.

This is intended to improve transparency and publicise that development is accompanied and mitigated by infrastructure.

The statement must be published by 31st December 2023.

To seek approval to procure a three-year agreement for the supply of a mobile telephony services from 1st of December 2023 until 30th of November 2026 with the option to extend for a further 2+2 years if required via a direct award from the Crown Commercial Services, Mobile Voice and Data Services Framework Agreement (RM 6261)

To seek approval from the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years for the re-purposing of a Council owned property at 6-8 Barnwood Road, to provide a registered children’s home (2 beds) and a linked on site accommodation pod (1 bed). The provision will provide placements for 3 children who require a period in residential care, including the provision of integrated, intensive support services, to enable them to progress to a familial setting, in line with their permanence plan.

The provision at Barnwood is an integral element within the Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart, and forms part of wider programme of capital developments to be delivered over the next 2 years. Accommodation and support services for children at the Barnwood site will be delivered by directly recruited management and staffing, working on a pilot basis, for a period of two years. The pilot aims to enable timely mobilisation, with the learning and evaluation also informing the development of our placement commissioning strategy over the longer term.

To seek approval for the Integrated Care System Dementia Strategy (2023-2028)

Background:
The One Gloucestershire vision for dementia is for the whole system to work together to provide high quality and appropriate support to people affected by dementia throughout the person’s dementia journey. The Dementia Strategy (2023-2028) has been developed using the NHSE Dementia Well Pathway as a framework. Our partners from across the system including experts by experience, have been engaged to contribute to the Strategy. This Strategy sets out the vision for Dementia care across the county for the next 5 years and is for; people with dementia, carers, health, social care and third sector colleagues and anyone affected by dementia.

To seek approval to enable the Corporate Fleet Unit to Direct Award off the Crown Commercial Services Framework for light vehicles, following extensive vehicle evaluation of suitable vehicles from the framework.

To seek approval to enable the Corporate Fleet Unit to Direct Award off the Crown Commercial Services Framework for light vehicles, following extensive vehicle evaluation of suitable vehicles from the framework.

The Pensions Administration System for the Gloucestershire Pension Fund contract expires on the 17 June 2024. Authority is sought to re-tender the contract for 10 years (7 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years)

To ask the Cabinet Member for Highways and Flood to delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Highways and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Flood, for the purpose of commissioning design, preparation and construction works, through competitive tender, in relation to Winchcombe Bridge Refurbishment Project; and awarding such contract.

To seek approval of Gloucestershire’s All-Age Autism Strategy 2022-2026.

One Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire’s Autism Partnership Board (APB) are committed to developing Gloucestershire into an autism inclusive county where Autistic people can lead rewarding lives. In line with the National Autism Strategy 2022-2026 there are six key themes:

1) Improve Acceptance of Autism

2) Improve access to education and support positive transitions into adulthood for Autistic children and young people.

3) Support Autistic People into Employment

4) Tackle health and care inequalities for Autistic people

5) Build the right support in the community and support people in inpatient care

6) Improve support within the criminal and youth justice systems