Forward plan

October 2025 to January 2026  (01/09/2025 to 31/12/2025, Cabinet)

Plan items
No. Item

October 2025

1.

Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-2028

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Andy Frost, Ian Grant

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

Age Friendly Communities

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Sam Poole

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Empty Homes Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Steven March

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Dorset Council - Farms Estates Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  David Haynes, Jessica Maskrey

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5.

Developer contribution funding for community facilities at Mampitts Green, Shaftesbury New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Hilary Jordan, Andrew Galpin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

New Forest Mitigation Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Hilary Jordan

Decision status:  Abandoned

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7.

Transformation Investment and Our Future Council Delivery update New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Lisa Cotton

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

8.

Get Dorset and BCP Working Plan New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Jon Bird, Nick Webster

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

9.

Aspire Adoption Annual Report New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Jane Maclennan

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

Council Tax for Care Leavers New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Jane Maclennan, Paula Golding

Decision status:  Abandoned

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

11.

Children's Services - Inspection of Local Authority Children's Services progress update New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Richard Belcher

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

12.

Children's Services Capital Programme New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Paul Scothern

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

13.

Modification of Public Health Contracts over £500k: 0-19 Public Health Nursing and Sexual Health Services New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Jane Horne

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

November

14.

Council Plan Progress Report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Liz Crocker

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

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  -

16.

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  -

17.

Dorset Care Record New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Sam Poole, Jen Cook

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

18.

Report on Pipeline of Asset Disposals New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Carly Galloway, Jessica Maskrey

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

December

19.

Dorset Tenancy Strategy

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  -

20.

Towards a new model of day opportunities

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

21.

Working with Communities

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   3 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Jennifer Lowis, Sam Crowe

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

22.

Dorset Local Nature Recovery Strategy New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Bridget Betts

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

23.

Dorset National Landscape Management New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Bridget Betts

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2026

February

24.

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  -

25.

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  -

26.

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  -

May

27.

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  -