Cabinet
4.30pm 23 January 2025
Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall
decision list
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Part One |
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Brighton and Hove Food Strategy Action Plan 2025-30
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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1) That Cabinet agrees to endorse the city’s Food Strategy Action Plan 2025-30 (Appendix 1) and to be one of the partners involved in delivery and evaluation.
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Admission of new member to the Greater Brighton Economic Board
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1) Cabinet agrees that NHS Sussex ICB joins the Greater Brighton Economic Board as a member of the Business Partnership.
2) Cabinet notes that these changes to the membership and Heads of Terms are dependent on the decision of all the local authorities represented on the Board agreeing that the new member be appointed.
3) Cabinet agrees to amend the Board’s Heads of Terms and instructs the Monitoring Officer to amend the Council’s constitution to reflect these amendments once they have been formally approved by all the constituent authorities.
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Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing project
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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Moulsecoomb & Bevendean |
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That Cabinet
1) agrees a full construction budget for the Moulsecoomb Housing project, as set out in the Part 2 Report
2) delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into relevant contracts for the construction of the Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing Project, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & New Homes
3) in the event of a successful application for funding, delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into a Grant Funding Agreement for Brownfield Infrastructure and Land (BIL) fund
4) delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director- City Operations to enter into any Contracts required to access Homes England Grant Funding for the residential development
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Park and Ride
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Andrew Westwood |
Tel: 01273 292468 |
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136
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Microsoft licence renewal
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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1) Cabinet delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director, City Operations to take all necessary steps to use the NHS Digital Workplace Solutions Framework to procure a Licence Solution Partner (LSP) for the Council.
2) Cabinet delegates authority to the Interim Corporate Director, City Operations to Award a contract to the successful Licence Solution Partner (LSP) to provide the Council with three Microsoft Enterprise Licence Agreements for a term of 3 years with an estimated total value of up to £4,000,000.00
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137
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Council Tax Base and Business Rates Retention forecasts 2025/26
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Nigel Manvell |
Tel: 01273 293104 |
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1) That Cabinet agrees the calculation of the council’s tax base for the year 2025/26.
2) That Cabinet notes the collection rate assumed is 98.75%.
3) That Cabinet notes that no change to the Council Tax Reduction scheme is proposed for 2025/26 except that, in accordance with the policy agreed by full Council on 3 February 2022, earnings bands will be uplifted to reflect government changes to the National Living Wage as set out in paragraph 3.7.
4) That Cabinet agrees that in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amounts calculated by Brighton & Hove City Council as its council tax base for the year 2025/26 shall be as follows:-
2.3.1 Brighton and Hove in whole – 95,160.3 (detail in appendix 1). 2.3.2 Royal Crescent Enclosure Committee – 29.5 (detail in appendix 2). 2.3.3 Hanover Crescent Enclosure Committee – 39.9 (detail in appendix 2). 2.3.4 Marine Square Enclosure Committee – 72.2 (detail in appendix 2). 2.3.5 Parish of Rottingdean – 1,785.8 (detail in appendix 2).
5) That Cabinet agrees that for the purposes of Section 35(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the expenses of meeting the special levies issued to the council by the Enclosure Committees shall be its special expenses.
6) That Cabinet agrees that the Enclosure Committees and Rottingdean Parish are paid the required Council Tax Reduction Grant of c£4,000 in total, to ensure they are no better or no worse off because of the introduction of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for the reasons set out in paragraph 3.14.
7) That Cabinet notes that the amount forecast to be received by the council in 2025/26 from its share of local business rates and section 31 Local Government Act 2003 compensation grants is £86.520m, based on the latest available data.
8) That Cabinet notes that the amount forecast to be received by the council in 2025/26 from its share of local Council Tax, including Adult Social Care precepts, is £197.623m based on latest available data.
9) That Cabinet delegates the agreement of the final business rates forecast and completion of the NNDR1 2025/26 form to the Section 151 Chief Financial Officer following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration and this will be reflected in the General Fund Budget report to Cabinet in February 2025
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Regional care cooperative DfE pathfinder
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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1) Cabinet agrees for Brighton & Hove City Council to continue to be involved in the RCC.
2) Cabinet agrees for a contribution of £250,000 to be made from to the RCC, with £50,000 being made in 25/26; £100,000 in 26/27 and £100,000 in 27/28. An outline business case has been completed as part of the corporate budget setting process for 2025/26 to access modernisation funding for this purpose.
3) Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director, Families, Children & Wellbeing in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Families, Youth Services and for Ending Violence Against Women and Girls to agree the RCC delivery model.
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139
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Preventing and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls and Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy 2025-2028
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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1) Cabinet approves the Preventing and Tackling Violence against Women and Girls, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence strategy 2025-2028 in appendix 1.
2) Cabinet agrees the implementation of the 3 year delivery plan set out in appendix 2.
3) Cabinet agrees to the setting up of a new VAWG/DA/SV Oversight Board to report into the Community Safety Partnership to ensure effective implementation, accountability and alignment with strategic objectives.
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Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit Version 5
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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1) Cabinet agrees to publish the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit Version 5 (appendix 1) subject to the amendment below and recommends all education settings in Brighton & Hove use its guidance to inform policy and practice.
2.7.9 Statutory Guidance, Relationships Sex and Health Education recommends that all children and young people have access to information about puberty:
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Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Miles Davidson |
Tel: 01273 293150 |
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1) That Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes and the Cabinet member for Net Zero and Environmental Services, to enter into the Grant Agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for the Warm Homes; Social Housing Fund Wave 3.
2) That, subject to Warm Homes: Social Housing grant funding being agreed, Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and New Homes, to award a contract, following ‘negotiation without reopening competition to Suppliers’, to E.ON Energy Solutions to deliver the works summarised in this report with a value up to £2.4 million from April 2025 to September 2028.
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Brighton i360 - Decision on Future
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Contact Officer: |
Max Woodford |
Tel: 01273 291666 |
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1) Cabinet agrees to release the security on its £51m loan debt and rolled-up interest to the Buyer. In return, the city council will receive a future share of revenue, as set out in the Part 2 report.
2) Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for Operations, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and City Regeneration, to complete negotiations and any legal documentation required to give effect to recommendation 2.1 above.
3) Cabinet agrees to commission an external independent investigation to understand the circumstances of and lessons from the council’s original decision to loan public money to deliver the Brighton i360.
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Moulsecoomb Hub and Housing project (Exempt Category 3)
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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Ward Affected: |
Moulsecoomb & Bevendean |
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As per the Part One report
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Park & Ride (Exempt Category 3)
Decision implemented at close of business on: 31 January 2025 unless called in
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Contact Officer: |
Laura Wells |
Tel: 01273 291028 |
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As per the Part One report
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Brighton i360 - Decision on Future (Exempt Category 3)
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Contact Officer: |
Max Woodford |
Tel: 01273 291666 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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As per the Part One report
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