Agenda
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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. The quorum for Cabinet is 3 members.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members and Officers, relating to items to be considered at the meeting. |
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To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 5 March 2026.. |
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Leader's Announcements To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council. |
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Public Questions To deal with questions from the public within the open forum question and answer session of fifteen minutes in total. Questions from each member of the public should be no longer than one minute each and relate to issues under the Cabinet’s remit. At any one meeting no person may submit more than two questions and no more than two such questions may be asked on behalf of one organisation.
The Leader will ask whether any members of the public present at the meeting wish to ask a question and will decide on the order of questioners.
The response may take the form of: a) a direct oral answer; b) where the desired information is in a publication of the Council or other published work, a reference to that publication; or c) where the reply cannot conveniently be given orally, a written answer circulated later to the questioner. |
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Member Questions No Member Questions have been submitted prior to the publication of the agenda.
A Member of the Council may ask the Leader or a Cabinet Member a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Cotswold District. A maximum period of fifteen minutes shall be allowed at any such meeting for Member questions.
A Member may only ask a question if: a) the question has been delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the Chief Executive no later than 5.00 p.m. on the working day before the day of the meeting; or b) the question relates to an urgent matter, they have the consent of the Leader to whom the question is to be put and the content of the question is given to the Chief Executive by 9.30 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
An answer may take the form of: a) a direct oral answer; b) where the desired information is in a publication of the Council or other published work, a reference to that publication; or c) where the reply cannot conveniently be given orally, a written answer circulated later to the questioner. |
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To note the decisions taken by the Leader and/or Individual Cabinet Members since the agenda for Cabinet 5 March 2026 was published. The following non-key decisions have been taken by individual Cabinet Members under delegated authority: 1. Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning – Decision meeting 31 March 2026. The purpose of the meeting was to consider five neighbourhood plans at various stages.
Closing Date for Call-In: 10 April 2026 |
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Issue(s) Arising from Overview and Scrutiny and/or Audit and Governance To receive any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and to consider any matters raised by the Audit and Governance Committee. |
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Service Performance Report 2025-26 Quarter 3 Purpose To provide an update on progress on the Council’s priorities and service performance for Q3 2025 -26.
Recommendation That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Note overall progress on the Council priorities and service performance for 2025-26 Q3 (October-December 2025). Additional documents: |
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Financial Performance Report 2025-26 Quarter 3 Purpose This report sets out the third quarterly budget monitoring position for the 2025/26 financial year.
Recommendation That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Review and note the financial position set out in this report.
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Strategic Risk Register Q3 2025-26 Purpose The report sets out the current Strategic Risk Register for the Council.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to : 1. Review and note the Strategic Risk Register and mitigation measures. Additional documents: |
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Discretionary Rate Relief policy Purpose To consider and approve amendments to the Discretionary Rate Relief Policy.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Approve the amendments to the Discretionary Rate Relief Policy as detailed within the report; 2. Delegate to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, any future amendments to the Policy in respect of Electric Vehicle Charging Points and Electric Vehicle Forecourts. Additional documents: |
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Publica Business Plan 2026-28 Purpose To consider the Draft Publica Business Plan 2026-28, produced by the Publica Board in consultation with Directors and Shareholders, and to recommend that the Leader (as Shareholder Representative) approves the plan.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Endorse the Publica Business Plan 2026-2028 2. Ask the Leader, as shareholder representative, to recommend its adoption to the Board. Additional documents: |
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Review of Publica Governance Agreement and Extension of Service Agreement Purpose The purpose of this report is for the Cabinet to consider proposals for amendments and an extension to governance arrangements following the conclusion of the Publica Review. This includes the updating of service specifications, service agreements, the members agreement and articles of association.
The report also seeks delegated authority to make any minor adjustments to the Publica specification in the run-up to Local Government Reorganisation should it become necessary.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Approve in principle the changes to the governance agreements set out in section 3. 2. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, to finalise and enact through appropriate legal documentation, the detailed changes to the agreements, in line with the principles agreed. 3. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, to approve minor amendments to the scope of services delivered by Publica to Cotswold District Council in advance of Local Government Reorganisation.
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Retention Strategy 2026-28 Purpose This report presents the Council’s Retention Strategy for approval.
Recommendation That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Approve the Retention Strategy. Additional documents: |
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Advertising, Sponsorship & Endorsement Policy Purpose This report presents the Council’s Advertising, Sponsorship and Endorsement Policy for approval.
Recommendation That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Approve the Advertising, Sponsorship & Endorsement Policy. Additional documents: |
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Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy Purpose The purpose of the report is to consider a strategy for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across council services that protects residents and service users whilst enabling them to access the benefits that AI can offer. The report also recommends the adoption of a policy to guide use of AI for employees and councillors.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Approve the AI Usage Policy at Annex A 2. Approve the AI Adoption Strategy and Roadmap at Annex B.
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Creation of a Commercial Development Post Purpose To seek Cabinet’s approval of the creation of a part-time, fixed term post to drive commerciality across the culture sector in Cirencester and the wider district.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Approve the creation of a fixed term contract post to work with visitor attractions to drive up income and reduce costs. 2. Endorse the principle of targets for growth over the two years and grants delegated authority to the Director of Communities and Place in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Health, Culture and Visitor Experience to set out the detailed proposals for how this is calculated and reported. |
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UBICO Business Plan 2026-27 Purpose To consider the draft Ubico Business Plan 2026-27, produced by Ubico in consultation with its directors and shareholders, and to endorse that the Leader (as Shareholder Representative) approves the plan.
Recommendations That Cabinet resolves to: 1. Note the draft Ubico Business Plan 2026-27; and 2. Endorse that the Leader of the Council, as shareholder representative, will sign the written resolution to approve the draft Ubico Business Plan 2026-27.
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Next Meeting To confirm the date of the next meeting of Cabinet. |