Agenda

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 2.

To approve the record of the meeting held on 16 July 2026.

No public questions were received for this meeting.

This report sets out the motions received for this meeting.

Please note that the Council Rules limit the number of speakers per motion to the proposer and seconder, plus up to 10% of each group (rounded up) as follows:

•  Labour and Co-operative Group – 4;

•  Conservative Group – 2;

•  Independent Group – 1;

•  Reform UK Group – 1;

•  Independent Members – 3.

The same number of speakers will be allowed for each amendment to a motion.

This report sets out the Members’ questions received for this meeting.

This report presents the statutory recommendations made by the Council’s external auditor, following publication of the 2025/26 financial statements. It also sets out management’s response to these recommendations and its proposed actions.

The report also sets out the CIPFA External Assurance Review undertaken earlier this year, which was published in August.

This report sets out the result of a Kent Police investigation following whistleblower raised concerns with the Council’s Monitoring Officer that some senior staff and board members within Medway Commercial Group (MCG) were invoicing the company for works carried out on projects linked to companies owned by individuals appointed by the Council and as a result were receiving a personal benefit.

In August 2026 Kent Police informed the Council that they were closing their investigation of the matter.

As part of the review of Council owned land, this report sets out proposed options and recommendations for the future use of the former Park & Ride Car Park site in Maidstone Road, Wigmore (referred to in this report as the ‘Wigmore Site’). Members have previously been presented with an overview of potential options for the provision of a permanent, Council owned and managed Gypsy and Traveller site.

The Councillor Conduct Committee (the Committee) considered two reports setting out the findings of investigations into alleged breaches of the Councillor Code of Conduct, the Code. The Committee determined that on both complaints Councillor Spalding had breached the Code and has recommended that the Council censure him and require him to return his Council issued laptop.

This report sets out proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution linked to a new national scheme of delegation following introduction of planning regulations which will come into effect on 31 October 2026.

This annual review sets out progress against the strategy, shows areas of emerging demand and makes recommendations to ensure that sufficient school places are available.

This report asks the Council to approve a capital addition to fund a five-year programme to refresh Medway Council’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure between 2026 and 2031.

This report sets out the position regarding the overall allocation of seats on committees on receipt of a notice from Councillor Burvill requesting a review, following his election to the Council in July 2026 (Cuxton, Halling and Riverside ward). The report also seeks approval to membership changes on the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee and sets out the provisional programme of meetings for the 2026/2027 municipal year.

This report also sets out a review of and sets out some proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference of the Audit Committee.

The following report is presented to Full Council for information purposes, without debate, in accordance with the Council rules. The report includes:

Use of Urgency Provisions – Appendix 1.

This report summarises the content of an exempt appendix, which, in the opinion of the proper officer, will contain exempt information within one of the categories in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is a matter for the Council to determine whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of this document.