Agenda

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report. 

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 4.

This report presents the draft new Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention Strategy for Kent & Medway (2026-2030).

This report provides the Committee with an overview of how care is commissioned by the Adult Social Care Brokerage function across both Hospital Discharge (IDT Brokerage) and Community Brokerage. It explains their shared role in sourcing placements and packages of care to support timely and safe transitions, whether from hospital or within the community, and their alignment with statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 and NHS guidance.

The 2025 Annual Public Health Report explores the role that sleep plays in health and wellbeing and the impact that it has on a range of factors that influence the health, both direct impacts such as making it harder to engage in healthy behaviours, to indirect impacts through employment and productivity. It provides initial findings of work to understand sleep in Medway and potential impact in health inequalities. It also outlines some ways to improve sleep and reduce the adverse effects of poor sleep and sets out how simple measures can be added to existing public health interventions to address the problem.

The One Medway Council Plan (OMCP) 2024/28 sets out the Council’s priorities and the performance indicators used to monitor performance. This report and appendices summarise how we performed in Quarter 1 (Q1) and Quarter 2 (Q2) 2025/26 on the delivery of these priorities. This report also presents the Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2025/26 review of strategic risks.

This report presents the results of the second round of the Council’s capital budget monitoring process for 2025/26. The Council’s summary position is presented in section 4, with section 5 providing the detail for the service areas within the remit of this Committee.

This report presents the results of the second round of the Council’s revenue budget monitoring process for 2025/26. The Council’s summary position is presented in section 4, with sections 5 and 6 providing the detail for each service area.

This report sets out the Draft Capital and Revenue Budgets for 2026/27. In accordance with the Constitution, Cabinet is required to develop ‘initial budget proposals’ approximately three months before finalising the budget and setting Council Tax levels at the end of February 2026. The Draft Budget is based on the principles set out in the Medium Term Financial Outlook 2025-2030 (MTFO) considered by the Cabinet on 26 August 2025.