Council - Thursday 26 February 2026, 5:00pm - Cheshire West and Chester Council webcasting
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Start of webcast
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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1 Apologies for Absence
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Cllr Peter Wheeler
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Cllr Charles Hardy
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Gillian Edwards
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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2 Declarations of Interests
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Vanessa Whiting
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ted Lush
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Katrina Kerr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Tom Cooper
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Cllr Lucy Summer
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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3 Chair's Communications
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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4 Minutes
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4 a) Minutes of meeting Wednesday, 5 November 2025 of Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
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4 b) Minutes of meeting Monday, 10 November 2025 of Cheshire West and Chester Overview and Scrutiny Committee
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4 c) Minutes of meeting Monday, 10 November 2025 of Appeals Committee
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4 Minutes
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4 a) Minutes of meeting Wednesday, 5 November 2025 of Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
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5 Public Question Time/Open Session
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Peter Wheeler
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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6 Third Review of Financial Performance 2025-26
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- Report - Third Review of Financial Performance 2025-26
- Appendix A - Revenue and Capital budget changes
- Appendix B - Adults
- Appendix C - Public Health
- Appendix D - Children & Families
- Appendix E - Dedicated Schools Grant
- Appendix F - Place & Growth
- Appendix G - Corporate Services
- Appendix H - Commercial Developments
- Appendix I - Council Companies
- Appendix J - Debt Management
- Appendix K - Collection Fund
- Appendix L - Prudential Indicators
- Appendix M - Revised Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy 2025-26
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Nathan Pardoe
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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7 Housing Management Services Budget Report 2026-27
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Cllr Christine Warner
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Martin Loftus
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Matt Bryan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Adam Langan
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Christine Warner
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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8 Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27
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- Budget Report 2026-27 Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-30 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27 (002)
- Appendix A - Budget Consultation Feedback
- Appendix B - Budget Detail
- Appendix C - Government Funding
- Appendix D - Budget Proposals
- Appendix E - Council wide and additional cost pressures
- Appendix F - Locally Generated Funding
- Appendix G - Council Tax Discounts and Premiums Policy
- Appendix H - MTFS Assumptions
- Appendix I - Reserves Strategy
- Appendix Ii - Reserves Listing
- Appendix J - Capital Programme
- Appendix K - Capital Strategy
- Appendix Ki - Capital Financing Costs Strategy
- Appendix Kii - Capital Expenditure Prudential Indicators
- Appendix L - Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy 2026-27
- Appendix M - Investment Strategy Update
- Appendix N - Schools Funding
- Appendix O - Debt Repayment Statement
- Appendix P - Pay Policy Statement 2026-27
- Appendix Q – Council Tax Setting
- Background document - Budget Consultation Feedback Report
- Key updates from Scrutiny to Council
- Cllr Lush Budget Amendment - Transport Policy
- Green Amendment (2) - Waste collection
- Independent Amendment (3) - Highways
- Independent Amendment (4) - Spacehive
- Conservative Amendment (5) - Highways capital
- Conservative Amendment (6) - Gully maintenance
- Conservative Amendment (7) - Fly tipping
- Conservative Amendment (8) - Parent Carer Forum
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Charles Hardy
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Mike Jones
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Vanessa Whiting
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Vanessa Whiting
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ted Lush
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Matt Bryan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Graham Heatley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ben Walker
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Tom Cooper
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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8 Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27
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- Budget Report 2026-27 Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-30 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27 (002)
- Appendix A - Budget Consultation Feedback
- Appendix B - Budget Detail
- Appendix C - Government Funding
- Appendix D - Budget Proposals
- Appendix E - Council wide and additional cost pressures
- Appendix F - Locally Generated Funding
- Appendix G - Council Tax Discounts and Premiums Policy
- Appendix H - MTFS Assumptions
- Appendix I - Reserves Strategy
- Appendix Ii - Reserves Listing
- Appendix J - Capital Programme
- Appendix K - Capital Strategy
- Appendix Ki - Capital Financing Costs Strategy
- Appendix Kii - Capital Expenditure Prudential Indicators
- Appendix L - Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy 2026-27
- Appendix M - Investment Strategy Update
- Appendix N - Schools Funding
- Appendix O - Debt Repayment Statement
- Appendix P - Pay Policy Statement 2026-27
- Appendix Q – Council Tax Setting
- Background document - Budget Consultation Feedback Report
- Key updates from Scrutiny to Council
- Cllr Lush Budget Amendment - Transport Policy
- Green Amendment (2) - Waste collection
- Independent Amendment (3) - Highways
- Independent Amendment (4) - Spacehive
- Conservative Amendment (5) - Highways capital
- Conservative Amendment (6) - Gully maintenance
- Conservative Amendment (7) - Fly tipping
- Conservative Amendment (8) - Parent Carer Forum
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Matt Bryan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Peter Wheeler
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Cllr Dan Marr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Vanessa Whiting
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Vanessa Whiting
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Razia Daniels
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ted Lush
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Lynn Gibbon
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Cllr Charles Hardy
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Cllr Lynn Gibbon
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Katrina Kerr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Paul Chamberlain
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Richard Beacham
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Phil Marshall
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Martin Barker
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Gillian Edwards
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Katie Kendrick
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Phil Marshall
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Elizabeth MacGlashan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Elizabeth MacGlashan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Martin Barker
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Gillian Edwards
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Boone
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mandy Clare
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Martin Barker
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Gillian Edwards
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Dan Marr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Dan Marr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Phil Marshall
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mr Kris Fisher
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Razia Daniels
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Martin Loftus
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Lynn Gibbon
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Cllr Charles Hardy
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Cllr Lynn Gibbon
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Dan Marr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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8 Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27
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- Budget Report 2026-27 Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-30 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27 (002)
- Appendix A - Budget Consultation Feedback
- Appendix B - Budget Detail
- Appendix C - Government Funding
- Appendix D - Budget Proposals
- Appendix E - Council wide and additional cost pressures
- Appendix F - Locally Generated Funding
- Appendix G - Council Tax Discounts and Premiums Policy
- Appendix H - MTFS Assumptions
- Appendix I - Reserves Strategy
- Appendix Ii - Reserves Listing
- Appendix J - Capital Programme
- Appendix K - Capital Strategy
- Appendix Ki - Capital Financing Costs Strategy
- Appendix Kii - Capital Expenditure Prudential Indicators
- Appendix L - Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy 2026-27
- Appendix M - Investment Strategy Update
- Appendix N - Schools Funding
- Appendix O - Debt Repayment Statement
- Appendix P - Pay Policy Statement 2026-27
- Appendix Q – Council Tax Setting
- Background document - Budget Consultation Feedback Report
- Key updates from Scrutiny to Council
- Cllr Lush Budget Amendment - Transport Policy
- Green Amendment (2) - Waste collection
- Independent Amendment (3) - Highways
- Independent Amendment (4) - Spacehive
- Conservative Amendment (5) - Highways capital
- Conservative Amendment (6) - Gully maintenance
- Conservative Amendment (7) - Fly tipping
- Conservative Amendment (8) - Parent Carer Forum
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ted Lush
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Adrian Waddelove
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Adrian Waddelove
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Chris Copeman
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ted Lush
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Adrian Waddelove
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Adrian Waddelove
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Razia Daniels
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Stuart Bingham
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Simon Eardley
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Katrina Kerr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Dan Marr
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Tom Cooper
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Gaynor Sinar
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Adrian Waddelove
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Rachel Williams
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Vanessa Whiting
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Ted Lush
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Lisa Denson
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Adrian Waddelove
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mark Stocks
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mr Kris Fisher
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Razia Daniels
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Lynn Gibbon
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Alex Tate
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr John Roach
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Martin Loftus
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Phil Marshall
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Lisa Denson
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mr Sion Roberts
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Mike Jones
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Mike Jones
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Karen Shore
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Gaynor Sinar
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Carol Gahan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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OTHER ITEMS
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9 Review of Political Proportions
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Cllr Peter Wheeler
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Elizabeth MacGlashan
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Elizabeth MacGlashan
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Cllr Louise Gittins
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Cllr Peter Wheeler
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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Mrs Delyth Curtis
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Cllr Robert Bisset
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10 Minutes of Cabinet, Committees and Panels
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Part B - Press and Public Excluded
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11 Exclusion of the Press and Public
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