Agenda, decisions and minutes

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 6^th May 2025.

The minutes of the meeting held on 6^th May were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To receive questions and statements from the public, if any.

None.

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requries that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest (see attached guidance and flowchart)

None received.

To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972

None.

To receive oral questions from Members, if any

The Chair advised members that they could raise questions as matters arose.

To consider any recommendations referred to the Cabinet by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee for consideration by the Cabinet in accordance within the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

There were no recommendations to Cabinet from the Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

The Chair explained that this was a statutory report setting out the decisions taken under delegated powers from March to May 2025.

RESOLVED to

Note the report and the register of decisions taken under delegated powers.

Reason for the decision:

The Constitution: Chapter 6, Part 5, sections 5.1 and 5.2 details the exercise of any power or function of the Council where waiting until a meeting of Council or a committee would disadvantage the Council. The Constitution requires that any exercise of such powers should be reported to the next meeting of Council, Cabinet or working party (as appropriate)

Decision

RESOLVED

To renew the Public Space Protect Orders [“PSPOs], as set out in Appendix A, relating to dog control

And that modifications to existing PSPOs, be considered in a future consultation

Reason for the decision:

To allow the continuation of the PSPOs, as supported by the significant majority of consultees, whilst also enabling consideration of additional PSPOs and PSPO amendments raised by consultees in a subsequent consultation.

The Chair introduced this item. He explained that the Council’s inland Public Space Protection Order (PSPOs) for dog control were due to expire during June 2025, unless renewed for a proposed further three years. The Council launched a two week consultation that concluded on the 13^th of May 2025 to determine the views of residents, local councils, organisations, and interested parties. During the consultation 39 responses were received from the public and local councils. The majority supported all PSPOs being retained.

It was proposed by Cllr T Adams, seconded by Cllr W Fredericks and

RESOLVED

To renew the Public Space Protect Orders [“PSPOs], as set out in Appendix A, relating to dog control

And that modifications to existing PSPOs, be considered in a future consultation

Reason for the decision:

To allow the continuation of the PSPOs, as supported by the significant majority of consultees, whilst also enabling consideration of additional PSPOs and PSPO amendments raised by consultees in a subsequent consultation.

To pass the following resolution:

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs _ of Part I ofSchedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.”