Full Council - Wednesday 4 February 2026, 6:30pm - Bedford Borough Council streaming
Full Council
Wednesday, 4th February 2026 at 6:30pm
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1 QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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2 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC
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3 MINUTES
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4 DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL AND/OR DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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5 SPEAKER'S COMMUNICATIONS
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6 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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7 DEBATE ON PETITIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Mohammed Mahboob Din
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Mohammed Mahboob Din
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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8 QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nesreen Akhtar
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Paul Edmonds/Caroline White
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Paul Edmonds/Caroline White
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Paul Edmonds/Caroline White
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Martin Towler
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Paul Edmonds/Caroline White
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Gallagher
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ralley Rahman
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Gallagher
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Paul Edmonds/Caroline White
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Laura Church
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Gallagher
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Gallagher
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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11 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2003: SECTION 25 REPORT
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Julie McCabe
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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12 REPORT OF THE MAYOR/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Leigh Coombs
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Leigh Coombs
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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13 REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE
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- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Report
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Appendix A
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Appendix B
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Adults 2026-2027
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Chief Executives Resources Combine 2026-2027
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Childrens 2026-2027
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Environment 2026-2027
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Financing 2026-2027 - with EFS adjustment
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Appendix D
- Item 13.2 Treasury Strategy Covering Report 2026 2027
- Item 13.2 Appendix A - TM Strategy 2026-2027
- Item 13.2 Appendix B - Policy Statement 2026-2027
- Item 13.2 Appendix C - RI Policy 2026-2027
- Item 13.3 Appendix Capital Strategy 2026-2035
- Item 13.4 Capital Programme Update
- Item 13.3 Capital Strategy Covering Report
- Item 13 O S References to Full Council
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Graham Watts
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Laura Church
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Laura Church
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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12 REPORT OF THE MAYOR/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
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12 REPORT OF THE MAYOR/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
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12 REPORT OF THE MAYOR/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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15 ALLOCATION OF PLACES ON MAIN COMMITTEES BETWEEN POLITICAL GROUPS
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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Cllr Tim Caswell
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16 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
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17 MINUTES OF COMMITTEES OR DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE (IF ANY)
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18 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 2026-2027
- 14 January 2026 Full Council Minutes, opens in new tab
- Item 05 Speaker's Communications, opens in new tab
- Item 07 Debate on Petitions Previously Submitted, opens in new tab
- Item 11 Section 25 Report, opens in new tab
- Item 12 Special Area Charges, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Report, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Appendix A, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Appendix B, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Adults 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Chief Executives Resources Combine 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Childrens 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Environment 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Appendix C - Financing 2026-2027 - with EFS adjustment, opens in new tab
- Item 13.1 Revenue Budget 2026 2027 Appendix D, opens in new tab
- Item 13.2 Treasury Strategy Covering Report 2026 2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.2 Appendix A - TM Strategy 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.2 Appendix B - Policy Statement 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.2 Appendix C - RI Policy 2026-2027, opens in new tab
- Item 13.3 Appendix Capital Strategy 2026-2035, opens in new tab
- Item 13.4 Capital Programme Update, opens in new tab
- Item 13.3 Capital Strategy Covering Report, opens in new tab
- Item 13 O S References to Full Council, opens in new tab
- Item 15 Political Proportionality and Committee Seats Covering Report, opens in new tab
- Item 15 Appendix Political Balance - Proposal agreed by Group Leaders, opens in new tab
- Item 18 Calendar of Meetings 2026- 2027, opens in new tab
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