Agenda

To receive apologies for inability to attend the meeting (if any).

A Member of the Executive to provide an update on their Portfolio to Members.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 12 February 2026.

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Members of the Executive to answer questions submitted by members of the public in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules contained in the Council’s Constitution.

Councillors or Members of the public may present any petition which they have received. These will normally be referred to the appropriate Committee without discussion.

Purpose: to consider the response to a Motion submitted to Council on 16 October 2025, which proposed ‘that where a decision is made contrary to the majority of residents’ opinions via a public consultation, then an explanatory statement should be made explaining the reasons for doing so’

Purpose: to provide assurance that the priority areas in the Council Strategy 2023-2027 are being managed effectively as at the end of the third quarter (December 2025), and where performance has fallen below the expected level, present information on the remedial action taken and the impact of that action.

Purpose: to provide a proposed response to Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee recommendations related to oral public health.

Purpose: the report written by the Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Task and Finish Group, dated July 2025, was prepared to present the findings of a Health Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Group established to review Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing in West Berkshire.

This report is written to set out the Council’s management response to the Children’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Task and Finish Group recommendations, clarifying respective responsibilities between the Council and health partners, and outlining the limitations on implementation arising from the lack of available resources

Purpose: to seek approval to develop an existing space at Victoria Park Nursery School into a SEND Resource Base, following the formal public consultation period, which ended on 25 February 2026.

Members of the Executive to answer questions submitted by Councillors in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules contained in the Council’s Constitution.