Council                                                           Agenda Item 43

Subject:                    Council Plan Refresh  

Date of meeting:    13 October 2025

Report of:                 Director of Governance and Law

Contact Officer:      Name: Anthony Soyinka

                                    Email: anthony.soyinka@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Ward(s) affected:   All

For general release

1. Action Required of Council:

1.1 To receive the report from the Cabinet meeting held on 17 July 2025 and the recommendations for approval:

1.1      Council approves the Council Plan refresh at Appendix 1.

1.2      Council notes the achievements made since the Council Plan was adopted

in July 2023 as set out in Appendix 2.

1.3      Council notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in

2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 3.

1.4      Council notes the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge at

Appendix 4 and the response to these in the Council Plan Refresh.

Brighton & Hove City Council

Cabinet

2.00pm17 July 2025

Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall

Present: Councillor Sankey (Chair) Taylor (Deputy Chair), Allen, Daniel, Miller, Muten, Robins, Rowkins and Williams

Other Members present: Councillors  

MINUTES

PART ONE

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21 Council Plan Refresh

21.1 Cabinet considered a report that sought endorsement for a refresh of the Council Plan 2023-2027. The refresh had been informed by resident, stakeholder and staff engagement, and reflected the recommendations of the recent Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge.

21.2 Councillors Miller, Allen, Williams, Rowkins, Muten, Robins and Daniel contributed to the debate of the report.

21.3 Resolved-

1) Cabinet recommends the updated Council Plan refresh at Appendix 1 to full Council for approval.

2) Cabinet notes the achievements made since the Council Plan was adopted in July 2023 as set out in Appendix 2.

3) Cabinet notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 3.

4) Cabinet notes the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge at Appendix 4 and the response to these in the Council Plan Refresh and agrees a future report on progress to be brought to a future Cabinet meeting, as part of the quarterly performance update.

5) Cabinet delegates to the Head of Cabinet Office, following consultation with the Leader, the authority to make changes to the design and layout of the documents before publication on the Council's website.

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The meeting concluded at 6.05pm

Signed		Chair
Dated this	day of