Agenda and decisions

Confirmed.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.1. To note the overall forecast GF outturn position. (Table 1)

1.2. To note the breakdown of the forecast General Fund (GF) outturn by variance at Appendix 1 and service area at Appendix 2. (Section 3, Table 1, and Appendices 1 & 2)

1.3. To note the changes in forecast since Quarter 1, notably including a significant pressure in Housing General Fund directorate regarding Temporary Accommodation costs. (Paragraph 3.51)

1.4. To note the virements and budget adjustments posted up to Q2 and to approve an ongoing virement in Environment and Climate Change which is required to realign budgets to reflect income and expenditure levels. (Appendix 2 and Section 3)

1.5. To note progress on delivering the 2024/25 agreed budget savings. (Appendix 3) 1.6. To note the forecast Collection Fund outturn position for council tax and national non[1]domestic rates (NNDR). (Paragraphs 3.85-3.96)

1.7. To note the forecast Housing Revenue Account (HRA) outturn. (Section 4 and Appendices 1 & 2)

1.8. To note the forecast capital outturn of £248.441m in 2024/25 which includes an overspend of £1.178m on the revised 2024/25 budget (Section 5, and Appendix 4) and the revised multi-year capital programme and how it will be financed. (Appendix 5)

1.9. To agree the requested capital reprofiling with future financial years and budget adjustments

1.10. To note the further capital budget adjustment which will be reported to Full Council later in the financial year for agreement, due to it being higher than the Executive’s authority under the financial regulations. (Paragraph 5.41, Section 5 and Appendix 4)

1.11. To note, and where necessary, agree to debt write-offs (Section 6)

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.1. To note the latest Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) assumptions contained in Section 3 of this report and the changes since the Summer MTFS Update, as summarised in Table 2.

1.2. To note the latest General Fund (GF) revenue reserves forecast over the medium term. (Section 4)

1.3. To note the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) update. (Section 5)

1.4. To note the 2025/26 budget setting timeline. (Section 6)

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.To agree the fees and charges policy (paragraph 3.3)

2.To agree the General Fund fees and charges detailed at Appendix A1-3

3.To agree the removal of all public use fees and charges for the use of Automated Public Conveniences (APCs) and delegate the charging of APCs to the Corporate Director of Community Wealth Building, provided the income is expected to be less than £10k pa based on use and charging rates per visit. (paragraph 3.9)

4. To note the proposed fee increases for parking permits, peak charging, and suspensions will be included in the Council's Budget report to the Executive in January 2025, except for universal permit charges which are included in this report.  5. To note that the childcare fees and charges detailed at Appendix A4 were agreed by the Executive on 18 May 2023.

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATION:

2.1. To note the Treasury Mid-Year Review to September 2024.

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATION and expressed thanks to the Resources Team for their work

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.1 To approve additional spend for the remaining contract period and contract extension period with Matrix SCM for the provision of agency workers.

1.2 To note that the extension period starts on the 1 April 2025 and expires on the 31 March 2026.The contract extension estimated spend is £43.4m

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATION:

1.1. To approve the Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy attached as Appendix 1 to this report.

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATION and thanked all contributors to the production of the report.

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS:

2.1. To approve the findings of the multi-agency response to complex anti-social behaviour report.

2.2. To agree the Executive responses to the recommendations of the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee as set out in section 4 of this report.

2.3. To agree that officers report back on progress made to the Homes and Communities Scrutiny Committee at an agreed future date.

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS and thanked the Scrutiny Committee for their report.

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS

1.1. To note the outcome of work undertaken to compile a private sector evidence base.

1.2. To agree that there be a public consultation upon proposals to redesignate the borough wide additional (HMO) property licensing scheme for a further 5 years and expansion of our selective licensing scheme to include the 9 further wards identified as areas that could be subject to selective licensing.

1.3. To note the outlined approach for consultation.

1.4. To delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Homes and Neighbourhoods to agree the final Consultation programme and questionnaire with the Executive Member for Homes & Neighbourhoods.

1.5. To note that the Executive will receive a further report on the outcome of the consultation and final recommendations for the proposed redesignation additional and expansion of selective licensing property licensing schemes.

1.6. To note that, following an executive decision to expand selective licensing, a submission would need to be made to the Secretary of State for Housing for approval.

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS

1.1. To approve the proposed programmes for Islington’s three-year Transport for London (TfL) funded Local Implementation Plan (LIP) 2025/26 to 2027/28.

1.2. To delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Community Wealth Building, in consultation with the Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality & Transport to make any necessary changes to the Local Implementation Plan programmes 2025/26 to 2027/28

DECISIONS:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

Confirmed.