Agenda

Cabinet - Thursday 23 March 2023 7.00 pm

Venue: Room B12, Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DR

Contact: Email: memberservices@dartford.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interest from Members including the terms(s) of the Grant of Dispensation (if any) by the Audit Board or the Chief Officer & Director of Corporate Services.

3.

Confirmation of the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on 23 February 2023 pdf icon PDF 156 KB

Summary:

 

To consider the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 23 February 2023.

 

Recommendation:

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 23 February 2023 be confirmed as an accurate record.

4.

Urgent Items

The Chairman will announce his decision as to whether there are any urgent items and their position on the agenda.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PUBLIC

5.

To receive the minutes of the Cabinet Advisory Panel held on 20 March 2023

To follow

6.

References from Committees

None at this stage.

A - Strategies, Policies, Key Decisions, Consultations

7.

Cyber Security Strategy pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Summary:

 

To consider and approve a Cyber Security Strategy for the Council to address the organisational and behavioural elements of cyber security defences with the aim of improving the level of cyber security awareness across the Council.

 

Recommendation:

 

That the Cyber Security Strategy, attached at Appendix A to the report, be approved.

Additional documents:

B - Non-Key Decisions, Monitoring Reports

8.

Places Leisure - Fairfield Leisure Centre pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Summary:

 

To consider the financial arrangements for 2023/24, in respect of the contract with Places Leisure for the operation of Fairfield Leisure Centre and ancillary matters.

 

Recommendation:

 

That, for the reasons outlined in the body of the report and exempt Appendix A, the revised financial arrangements, for the financial year 2023/24, be endorsed.

9.

Heat Network Rates Relief Scheme 2023-24 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Summary:

 

To consider the proposed approach to delivery of the Government’s Heat Network Rates Relief Scheme for 2023-2024.

 

Recommendation:

 

That the Heat Network Rates Relief Scheme 2023-2024, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be approved.

Additional documents:

C - Items for Information, Noting, Endorsing

10.

Committee Minutes pdf icon PDF 606 KB

Summary:

 

To consider the minutes of the following committees:

 

(a) Policy Overview Committee on13 December 2022; and

 

(b) Scrutiny Committee on 14 February 2023.

 

Recommendation:

 

That the minutes of the meetings of the Policy Overview Committee held on 13 December 2022 and the Scrutiny Committee held on 14 February 2023 be noted.

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

TO RESOLVE: That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information.

 

D - Items for Consideration in Private

A

Places Leisure - Fairfield Leisure Centre - Exempt Appendix A -
(Exempt Category SO 46 (1) (b) Annex 1 Paragraph 3)

Summary:

 

To consider the exempt Appendix A to the main report.

 

Recommendation:

 

That the contents of Exempt Appendix A to the main report be noted.