RESOLVED that Cabinet–

1.    RECOMMENDS TO COUNCIL that:

(a)   the Council’s Constitution be amended to reflect the proposed changes as set out in Appendices A to J attached hereto this report (A.4);

(b)   the membership of the Audit Committee be increased to seven (from five) with effect from the Annual Meeting of the Council on 29 April 2025; and

(c)   it supports the intention to introduce from April 2025 a new box within the standard template for Cabinet and Committee reports and that the new box will be headed “Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Implications”.

2.    supports the intention to introduce from April 2025 a new box within the standard template for Cabinet and Committee reports and that the new box will be headed “Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Implications”.

3.    supports the Leader of the Council’s proposal to amend the Scheme of Delegation to Portfolio Holders, especially in relation to the process regarding Traffic Regulation Orders, as set out in Appendix K.