Forward plan

July to October 2025  (01/07/2025 to 31/10/2025, Cabinet)

Plan items
No. Item

July

1.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   29 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  James Ailward

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

2.

Disposals Update New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   29 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Carly Galloway, Jessica Maskrey

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

3.

Procurement of Recovery and Community Resilience Contracts New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   29 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Mark Tyson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2025

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
This matter can not wait until the next Cabinet meeting in September for a decision.

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

SEND Capital Programme New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   29 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Paul Scothern

Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/07/2025

Reason for urgency:
A decision on this matter can not wait until the next meeting of Cabinet in September.

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

September

5.

Street Lighting Policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Jack Wiltshire

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

Period 4 financial management report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Heather Lappin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7.

Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership (DSCP) Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Megan Cameron-Brown

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

October 2025

8.

Parking Review New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Michael Westwood

Decision status:  Item Deferred

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

9.

Financial Provision for the Voluntary Community Sector

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Jul 2026

Lead officer:  Laura Cornette, Jennifer Lowis

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

November

10.

Quarter 2 financial management report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Heather Lappin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

11.

Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) and budget strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Heather Lappin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

12.

Dorset Tenancy Strategy New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   3 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Sharon Attwater, Iain Sim

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

December

13.

Dorset Council Housing Allocation Policy

Decision maker:  Dorset Council

Decision:   16 Apr 2026

Lead officer:  Sarah How

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

14.

Towards a new model of day opportunities New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   3 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Sarah Perrett, Karen Stephens

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  - view reasons

February

15.

Quarter 3 financial management report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   29 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

16.

Medium Term Financial Plan and Budget Strategy report

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Dorset Council

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -