July 2021 Forward Plan

Replacement of temporary class bases at Copford Primary School with new permanent accommodation

Planning consultation was carried out between 17 May 2021 and 28 May 2021

Department:

Education Excellence, Skills and Training

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

03/08/21

Adult Social Care – Proposal for Domiciliary Care Providers

N/A

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

09/08/21

Extension of Current Live at Home Contract

Providers will be consulted via the Essex Care Association.

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health and Adult

Implementation Date:

12/08/21

To agree the next stages of the Review of the Minerals Local Plan

All statutory consultees (prescribed bodies) and local communities affected

Department:

Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and Planning

Decision Maker:

Lesley Wagland OBE - Cabinet Member for Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and

Implementation Date:

18/08/21

To agree to support and fund the expansion of Ormiston Rivers Academy from 900 places (plus 6th form) to 1050 places (plus 6th form)

Public consultation taken place Ormiston Rivers Academy with all key stakeholders including parents, staff, governing body, local community, and local councillors, notified of the consultation.

Department:

Education Excellence, Skills and Training

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

24/08/21

Approval to procure insurance policies

N/A

Department:

Finance, Resources and Corporate Affairs

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Corporate

Implementation Date:

25/08/21

Addition to Capital Programme (2020/21 and 2021/22) funded by the Public Sector Decarbonisation Funding Scheme

Cllr Tony Ball and Cllr Ray Gooding

Department:

Finance

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Corporate

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Additional short-term staffing for the procurement team

N/A

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

David Malcolm Finch

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Adult Social Care - Infection Control Fund, round 2 allocation

N/A

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

David Malcolm Finch

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Allocation of financial support to the voluntary, community and health sector in Essex to assist in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

David Malcolm Finch

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Allocation of Funding to Support the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable

Consultation with council partners and partners listed in the CMA report

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health and Adult

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Approval of construction costs for the expansion of Barling Magna Primary Academy

School led consultation between 28/02/19 and 29/03/19

Department:

Education and Skills

Decision Maker:

Raymond John Gooding

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Award of contracts for communitv provision (clubs and activities) for children with disabilities

Legal and Commercial officers.

Officers have attended 4 meetings with the Providers of Clubs and Activities to gain their views in consideration of this proposal.

Department:

Children and Families

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Domestic Abuse: Decision to commission support for victims of Domestic Abuse in accordance with Tier 1 duties within the Domestic Abuse Bill

Children & Families Functional Leadership Team
Other internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal)
Stakeholders of task and finish groups aligned to this work

Department:

Children & Families

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Essex Pedal Power (SELEP) Project

Engagement with the local community has commenced, there will be further engagement and consultation on the route infrastructure in Summer 2021.

Department:

Deputy Leader and Infrastructure

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Extension of contracts for clubs and activities and packages of care for disabled children and young people

Service users and stakeholders will be engaged as part of the re-commissioning process.

Department:

Children and Families

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Family Innovation Fund - Recommissioning

Professional providers & stakeholders are involved now and there is a plan in place to involve children, young people and families over the next few months.

Department:

Children and Families

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Final decision on the expansion of Manningtree High School

Public consultation in September 2018 including an open meeting.

Department:

Education and Skills

Decision Maker:

Raymond John Gooding

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Grant of Lease to Sigma Trust to take space at Tendring Education Centre (TEC), Clacton

Department:

Education and Skills

Decision Maker:

Raymond John Gooding

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

HM Coroner Service - Hospital SLA

Commercial Team (STC); Essex Legal Services.

Department:

Customer, Corporate, Culture and Communities

Decision Maker:

Mrs Susan Barker

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Land for Development in Colchester (COL011)

Internal Review

Department:

Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and Planning

Decision Maker:

Lesley Wagland OBE - Cabinet Member for Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Land for housing development in Chelmsford - CHE009

Internal review

Department:

Economic Development

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Land for housing development in Chelmsford - CHE018

Internal review

Department:

Economic Development

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Land for housing development in Epping

A range of due diligence has been undertaken and a detailed planning application has been submitted to the planning authority for determination

Department:

Economic Development

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Network Rail - Anglia Level Crossing Reduction Strategy

ECC is a consultee to a Network Rail decision; other local stakeholders have been contacted by NR and ECC.

Department:

Deputy Leader and Infrastructure

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

North East Quadrant Office Strategy

Local Members as appropriate

Department:

Economic Development

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Organisational Strategy 2021-25

N/A

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Procurement of Business Support Service

Business Groups

Department:

Economic Development

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Skills

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Provide support to day care settings for adult social care during the pandemic

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

David Malcolm Finch

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Provider of Last Resort arrangements 2021/22

N/A

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health and Adult

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Provision of SEND Therapies

Finance, Legal and Education Function.

Department:

Education

Decision Maker:

Raymond John Gooding

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Semi-Independent Accommodation: Approval to award the contracts on the Framework Agreement.

Consultation took place with service users as referred to in Cabinet report FP/842/10/20.

Department:

Children & Families

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Social Care Platform Programme – Drawdown of funding from reserves

Cllr Barker
Cllr Spence
Cllr McKinlay

Department:

Finance

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Corporate

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Temporary Extension of Live at Home Framework

N/A

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

David Malcolm Finch

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Temporary highway changes in Brentwood town centre

Before making the temporary order we will consider any feedback received from the public or highway users.

Department:

Deputy Leader and Infrastructure

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Temporary highway changes in Colchester town centre

Before making the temporary order we will consider any feedback received from the public or highway users.

Department:

Deputy Leader and Infrastructure

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Trinity Road Primary School, Chelmsford - decision whether to publish statutory notice proposing to expand the school from 1.5fe to 2fe with effect from September 2022

Public consultation taking place from 8th March – 19th April with all key stakeholders including parents, staff, governing body, local community, and local councillors, notified of the consultation.

Department:

Education

Decision Maker:

Raymond John Gooding

Implementation Date:

31/08/21

Community Renewal Fund 2021-22

Externally – Tendring and Harlow Councils, bidding organisations,

Internally – ECC finance, ECC legal, s151, Directors of Sustainable Growth, PLT, CLT

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/09/21

Group Care Residential: Decision to procure a Strategic Partner to co-design the future commissioning approach of Residential Placements for young people with more complex needs.

Children and Families Functional Leadership Team
Children’s Transformation Board
Internal stakeholders (Procurement, Finance, Legal, Operational)
Market providers

Department:

Children & Families

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/09/21

The future of on-street parking in Essex

N/A

Department:

Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/09/21

Walnut Tree Academy

Keys Co-operative Academy Trust, the provider who will occupy the site

Essex Schools Forum

Public engagement with local residents through the planning application process

Department:

Education Excellence, Skills and Training

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/09/21

Bid to the Office of Zero Emission Vehicles OZEV (formerly the Office of Low Emission Vehicles OLEV) for funding for residential on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Internal consultation with relevant officers
Discussion with relevant district officers
Public consultation in relation to specific sites will take place if the bid is successful

Department:

Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Highways Maintenance and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/09/21

2021/22 Financial Overview as at the Half Year Stage

N/A

Department:

Finance

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 19/10/21

Bus Service Improvement Plan for Essex

Bus operators, local businesses, bus user groups and other stakeholders will be engaged in the development of the plan although his will be limited for the first plan due to timescales. Consultation on key measures contained in the Plan will take place as part of the Enhanced Partnership approach.

Department:

Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 19/10/21

Land for development in Brentwood (BRE005)

Public Consultation held December 2020.

Library Service.

Department:

Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and Planning

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 19/10/21

Chelmsford North East By-Pass - Decision to 1. Submit Planning Application 2. Procure Advanced Works 3. Commence CPO process for land

CNEB is an 8Km length of road funded by HIF (Housing Infrastructure Fund) linking Chelmsford to Braintree Stakeholder engagement has taken place on all decisions identified to meet delivery programme. Further details to be provided within the report

Department:

Deputy Leader and Infrastructure

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 23/11/21

Energy Purchasing (Electricity and Gas) – New Contracts from 1 October 2022

Schools – with the option for maintained schools to be part of the new group contacts.

Department:

Finance, Resources and Corporate Affairs

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 23/11/21

2021/22 Financial Overview as at the Third Quarter Stage

N/A

Department:

Finance

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 18/01/22

The Budget Report 2022-23

N/A

Department:

Finance

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 18/01/22

2021/22 Provisional Outturn Report

N/A

Department:

Finance

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 24/05/22

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