Forward plan

Executive Forward Plan - 1 April 2025 to 31 May 2026  (01/04/2025 to 31/05/2026)

Plan items
No. Item

The Mayor

1.

Information Strategy 2025-2029

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   8 Oct 2025

Originally due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Ann-Marie Johnstone

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

2.

Continuous Improvement Plan

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Ann-Marie Johnstone

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

3.

Corporate Performance Quarter Two 2025/2026

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Joanne Chapman

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

4.

Data Management Policy

Decision maker:  Executive Member - The Mayor

Decision due:   18 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Victoria Holmes

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

5.

Council Plan 2026/27-29: Outcomes Refresh

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Erik Scollay

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

6.

Surveillance Policy 2026/7

Decision maker:  Executive Member - The Mayor

Decision due:   18 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Ann-Marie Johnstone

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

7.

Artificial Intelligence Policy

Decision maker:  Executive Member - The Mayor

Decision due:   18 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Lynsey Zipfell

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

8.

Council Plan 2026/27-29: Workplan Refresh

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Erik Scollay

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

9.

Council Plan 2026/27-29: Service Plans

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Erik Scollay

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Deputy Mayor and Executive Member - Education and Culture

10.

People Scrutiny Panel Report on Children Missing Education (CME)

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   8 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Trevor Dunn

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

11.

SHiFT Programme Progress Update

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Caroline Cannon, Kay Dargue

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Executive Member - Adult Social Care

12.

Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-2028

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Claire Moore

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

13.

Reprovision of Levick Court

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Suzanne Hodge

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Executive Member - Children's Services

Executive Member - Development

14.

Development of Middlehaven

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Richard Horniman

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

15.

Investment in Temporary Accommodation

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Originally due:   3 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Richard Horniman

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

16.

Neighbourhood Hubs Investment

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   21 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Sam Gilmore

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Executive Member for Environment and Sustainability

17.

Place Scrutiny Report – Home to School Transport Service

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   8 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Ged Faint

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

18.

Waste Disposal Options

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   8 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Geoff Field

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
commercial confidentiality

19.

2025/26 Transport and Infrastructure Capital Programme Update

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Liyaqat Ud-Din

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

20.

Cemetery Provision - Middlesbrough

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Nasreen Younis

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Executive Member - Finance

21.

Household Support Fund 2025/26

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   8 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  David nolan

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

22.

Progress Report - Forvis Mazars

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/10/2025

23.

 Members Small Scheme Allocations

Decision maker:  Executive Sub-Committee for Property

Decision due:   19 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Chris Orr

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

24.

Revenue and Capital Budget - Forecast Year-end Outturn position at Quarter Two 2025/26

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

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

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

25.

Tees Valley Investment Zone Memorandum of Understanding

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

26.

2026/27 Draft Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27 to 2029/30

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

27.

Calculation of Council Tax Base for 2026/27

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

28.

Service Response to Final Report of the Place Scrutiny Panel "Empty Properties

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Originally due:   3 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Tami Egonu

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

29.

Annual Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential Indicators 2026/27 to 2029/30

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Justin Weston

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

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

30.

Revenue and Capital Budget – Forecast Year-end Outturn position at Quarter Three 2025/26

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

31.

2026/27 Revenue Budget, Medium Term Finance Plan, and Council Tax Setting

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

32.

2025/26 Revenue and Capital Year-end Outturn

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   6 May 2026

Lead officer:  Andrew Humble

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Executive Member - Neighbourhoods

33.

TS1 PSPO Extension

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Marion Walker

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/09/2025

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
The PSPO for the TS1 Area of Middlesbrough came into force for a period of three years on the 26 November 2019. The PSPO for the TS1 Area of Middlesbrough was varied and extended for three years on the 25 November 2022. If Executive approve the second Extension of the PSPO for the TS1 Area of Middlesbrough an Extension Order is required to be made prior to the pervious Extension Order expiring. If the call-in procedure and steps to be taken under Paragraph 7.6.17 to 7.6.24 of the Constitution were to apply the time frame would result in the Extension Order expiring before a further Extension Order could be made.

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

34.

Warm Homes: Local Grant – Home Energy Efficiency Improvement scheme

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   12 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Judith Hedgley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/10/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

Executive Member - Public Health

35.

Recovery Solutions Delivery Model

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   8 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Jonathan Bowden, Rebecca Scott

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Public  -

36.

Middlesbrough Environment City (MEC) Healthy Living, Nutrition and Food Poverty Grant Review

Decision maker:  Executive Member Adult Social Care and Public Health

Decision due:   11 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Joanna Bielby, Lindsay Cook

Anticipated restriction: Public  -