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2026 Board meeting summaries

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10 February 2026

Budget setting 2026/27

The Board discussed the challenging issues related to budget setting and the difficult decisions which have been made. The budget has been presented to all three owning local authorities.

Treasury plan 2026/27

The treasury plan was shared with the Board with a request for recommendation to submit to the local authorities for approval. The content was discussed and the Board approved the treasury plan for submission to the owning local authorities.

Strategic plan 2026/27

The strategic plan was shared with the Board for review and recommendation to the local authorities. There were no requests for changes and the Board agreed for the strategic plan to be shared with the owning local authorities.

Updates from Directors of Children's Services  

Windsor and Maidenhead 

The Windsor and Maidenhead Director of Children'sServices had given apologies for this meeting. The Board were updated on the recent Ofsted focused visit for arrangements of children in care, noting that the outcome report will be shared once published.

Kingston and Richmond  

There was an update highlighting the following:

  • Continued delays in receiving the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms paper and the potential impact.
  • Richmond area SEND inspection revisit with Department for Education officials and the National SEND advisor is scheduled in March.
  • An update was provided on the children’s social care reforms and Best Start in Life.
  • The implementation of the Best Start in Life plans will be published by the end of March and a parent friendly summary will be produced.
  • Update on the challenging financial position of schools, in particular the issue of falling school roles at primary level.

Chief Operating and Finance Officer update

There was an update from the Chief Operating and Finance Officer in relation to the reports circulated with the agenda.

  • The quarter three financial position remains challenging for all three owning boroughs.
  • The Windsor and Maidenhead children’s home is now open.
  • Teams are working through the social care reforms.
  • The health and safety annual review shows good progress compared to the previous year.
  • There has been positive progress in procurement with plans to merge the procurement functions into one team.