Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting held on 2 October 2025. 

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.

Following consultation with the Director of People and Deputy Chief Executive, it was agreed that this meeting would be Finance themed.

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.

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 5, with sections 5 and 6 providing the detail for each service area.

The purpose of this report is to present the Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership (MSCP) Annual Report 2024-25 to the Health and Wellbeing Board. The report provides an overview of the work carried out by the MSCP in the last year. It sets out the progress the partnership has made against key priorities and gives an overview of the learning and improvement role of the MSCP including case reviews that have been undertaken. It also includes a section on scrutiny and assurance, providing details of the independent scrutineer activity in the reporting year.

The report was presented at the Health and Wellbeing Board meeting of 20 November 2025 and will also be presented to the Community Safety Partnership in line with the Joint Working Protocol between the Boards in Medway.

This report provides an overview of Medway’s Children Services response to children who go missing from home and care. It examines data and practice themes for the period April 2024 to March 2025, highlighting patterns, challenges, and areas for development. The analysis includes quantitative data on missing episodes, qualitative reflections from practitioners, and multi-agency contributions, with a focus on safeguarding outcomes and service improvements.

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 2 2025/26 on the delivery of these priorities. This report also presents the Quarter 2 2025/26 review of strategic risks.