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Background:

This report set out the Council’s One Medway Financial Improvement and TransformationPlan refresh for 2026-27.The Plan wasintended tomeet therequirement to produce an improvement and transformation plan, as a condition of the ‘exceptional financial support’ approved in principle by the Secretary of State.

This refresh represented the third year of the Council’s journey to financial sustainability. It included an update on progress in the delivery of the targets and actions set in the previous year, alongside ambitious plans for the year ahead. The Plan was set out in a clear and transparent way which and was intended to be straightforward to understand.

The plan set out the ambition to make Medway a great place to live, work, learn and visit. It set out five key priorities which were delivering quality social care and community services; Benefiting from good education, quality jobs and a growing economy; Enjoying clean, green, safe, and connected communities; Improving health and wellbeing services for all; andLiving in good quality, affordable homes.

Progress would be closely monitored and reported via the Corporate Management Team and to Cabinet on a quarterly basis throughout the coming year.

Reasons:

The Plan representsthe plan against which the Council will monitor achievement of the 2026/27 savings targets and sets out how the Council will deliver the improvements necessary to achieve the One Medway Council Plan objectives.It will also fulfil the conditionsattached tothe ‘exceptionalfinancial support’approved inprinciple by the Secretary of State and the wider requirements of the Local Outcomes Framework.