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Policy and Resources Committee
Monday, 23rd February 2026 at 6:00pm
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
1 Welcome and Introduction
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2 Apologies
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3 Members' Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interest
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Cllr Steve Foulkes Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Angela Davies Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Ian Lewis Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
4 Minutes
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5 Public and Member Questions
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5 a) Public Questions
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PUBLIC SPEAKER
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
5 b) Statements and Petitions
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PUBLIC SPEAKER
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
5 c) Questions by Members
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SECTION A - REMOVAL OF DELEGATION FOR RECONSIDERATION
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6 RE-CONSIDERATION OF A DECISION TO DISPOSE OF LAND AT DITTON LANE, MORETON
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- RE-CONSIDERATION OF A DECISION TO DISPOSE OF LAND AT DITTON LANE, MORETON
- Appendix 1: Report relating to Strategic Land Disposals to the meeting of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023
- Appendix 2: Excerpt from the appendix A to the Strategic Land Disposals report of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023
- Appendix 3: Appendix B to the Strategic Land Disposals report of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023
- Appendix 4: Minutes of the meeting of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023
- Appendix 5.1: Officer Decision relating to the Ditton Lane site made on 7 January 2026
- Appendix 5.2 Accompanying report relating to the Ditton Lane site made on 7 January 2026
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Andrew Kehoe (Wirral Council) AD - Property Investment
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Angela Davies Labour
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Andrew Kehoe (Wirral Council) AD - Property Investment
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Andrew Kehoe (Wirral Council) AD - Property Investment
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ian Lewis Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Andrew Kehoe (Wirral Council) AD - Property Investment
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ian Lewis Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Cllr Mark Skillicorn Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Angela Davies Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
SECTION B - BUDGET
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7 2026/27 BUDGET AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY
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- 2026/27 BUDGET AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY
- Appendix 1 - Budget Saving Proposals
- Appendix 2 - Budget Consultation
- Appendix 3 - Schools Budget Report
- Appendix 4 - Council Tax Statutory Calculations
- Appendix 5 - Discretionary Rate Relief Policy
- Appendix 6 - MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY
- Appendix 7 - Changes since 19 November 25 P&R report
- Appendix 8 - Council Tax Base Calculation Process and Associated Background Information
- Appendix 9 - Budget Pressures and Growth
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ed Lamb Green Party
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ruth Molyneux Green Party
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Angela Davies Labour
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Cllr Ed Lamb Green Party
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Matthew Bennett (Wirral Council) Chief Executive
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Cllr Ian Lewis Conservative
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Cllr Ruth Molyneux Green Party
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Ruth Molyneux Green Party
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ewan Tomeny Green Party
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Steve Foulkes Labour
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Cllr Julie McManus Labour
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Cllr Mark Skillicorn Labour
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Cllr Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Steve Foulkes Labour
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Steve Foulkes Labour
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Cllr Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
7 2026/27 BUDGET AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY
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- 2026/27 BUDGET AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY
- Appendix 1 - Budget Saving Proposals
- Appendix 2 - Budget Consultation
- Appendix 3 - Schools Budget Report
- Appendix 4 - Council Tax Statutory Calculations
- Appendix 5 - Discretionary Rate Relief Policy
- Appendix 6 - MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY
- Appendix 7 - Changes since 19 November 25 P&R report
- Appendix 8 - Council Tax Base Calculation Process and Associated Background Information
- Appendix 9 - Budget Pressures and Growth
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Phil Gilchrist Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Gail Jenkinson Labour
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
8 2026-33 Capital Programme
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Kathy Hodson Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ed Lamb Green Party
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Ruth Molyneux Green Party
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Graeme Cooper Labour
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Graeme Cooper Labour
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Matthew Bennett (Wirral Council) Chief Executive
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Cllr Graeme Cooper Labour
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Cllr Ian Lewis Conservative
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
9 Capital Financing Strategy 2026/27
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
10 Capital Monitoring Quarter 3 2025/26
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- Capital Monitoring Quarter 3 2025/26
- Appendix A: Capital Programme Movements
- Appendix B: Schemes with Significant Reprofiling Within the Quarter
- Appendix C: Scheme Updates
- Appendix D: Virements Within Quarter 3
- Appendix E: Capital Bid Seeking Approval for funding
- Appendix F: Future Activity
- Appendix G: Prudential Indicators 2025/26
- Appendix H: Capital Receipts Generated 2025/26
- Appendix I: Revised Capital Programme 202526
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Ruth Molyneux Green Party
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PUBLIC SPEAKER
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Cllr Ruth Molyneux Green Party
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
11 2025/26 REVENUE BUDGET MONITORING FOR QUARTER THREE (THE PERIOD TO 31 DECEMBER 2025)
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
SECTION C - REFERRALS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES
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12 Treasury Management Strategy 2026/27
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
13 Investment Strategy 2026/27
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
SECTION C - OTHER DECISIONS
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14 PROCEDURE FOR BUDGET DECISION MEETING OF COUNCIL
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
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Cllr Jeff Green Conservative
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
15 Exempt Information - Exclusion of Members of the Public
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Paula Basnett Labour Leader of the Council
Policy & Resources Committee Terms of Reference
- Minutes , 14/01/2026 Policy and Resources Committee, opens in new tab
- RE-CONSIDERATION OF A DECISION TO DISPOSE OF LAND AT DITTON LANE, MORETON, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Report relating to Strategic Land Disposals to the meeting of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: Excerpt from the appendix A to the Strategic Land Disposals report of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3: Appendix B to the Strategic Land Disposals report of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4: Minutes of the meeting of Policy and Resources Committee of 12 July 2023, opens in new tab
- Appendix 5.1: Officer Decision relating to the Ditton Lane site made on 7 January 2026, opens in new tab
- Appendix 5.2 Accompanying report relating to the Ditton Lane site made on 7 January 2026, opens in new tab
- 2026/27 BUDGET AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Budget Saving Proposals, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Budget Consultation, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Schools Budget Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 - Council Tax Statutory Calculations, opens in new tab
- Appendix 5 - Discretionary Rate Relief Policy, opens in new tab
- Appendix 6 - MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY, opens in new tab
- Appendix 7 - Changes since 19 November 25 P&R report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 8 - Council Tax Base Calculation Process and Associated Background Information, opens in new tab
- Appendix 9 - Budget Pressures and Growth, opens in new tab
- 2026-33 Capital Programme, opens in new tab
- Appendix A: Capital Bids for the 2026/33 Capital Programme, opens in new tab
- Appendix B: Financial Summary of Capital Bids, opens in new tab
- Appendix C: Proposed Capital Programme, opens in new tab
- Appendix D: Future Planning, opens in new tab
- Capital Financing Strategy 2026/27, opens in new tab
- Appendix A: The Minimum Revenue Provision Statement, opens in new tab
- Appendix B: Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy 202627, opens in new tab
- Capital Monitoring Quarter 3 2025/26, opens in new tab
- Appendix A: Capital Programme Movements, opens in new tab
- Appendix B: Schemes with Significant Reprofiling Within the Quarter, opens in new tab
- Appendix C: Scheme Updates, opens in new tab
- Appendix D: Virements Within Quarter 3, opens in new tab
- Appendix E: Capital Bid Seeking Approval for funding, opens in new tab
- Appendix F: Future Activity, opens in new tab
- Appendix G: Prudential Indicators 2025/26, opens in new tab
- Appendix H: Capital Receipts Generated 2025/26, opens in new tab
- Appendix I: Revised Capital Programme 202526, opens in new tab
- 2025/26 REVENUE BUDGET MONITORING FOR QUARTER THREE (THE PERIOD TO 31 DECEMBER 2025), opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Directorate Summary Financial Positions, opens in new tab
- Minute Extract ARMC 13.01.2026 Treasury Management Strategy, opens in new tab
- Treasury Management Strategy 2026/27, opens in new tab
- Minute Extract ARMC 13.01.2026 Investment Strategy, opens in new tab
- Investment Strategy 2026/27, opens in new tab
- PROCEDURE FOR BUDGET DECISION MEETING OF COUNCIL, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - PROCEDURE FOR BUDGET DECISION MEETING OF COUNCIL, opens in new tab
- Policy and Resources Committee Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
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