No disclosures were received.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 24 February (enclosed).

The minutes of the meeting held on 24 February 2026, as circulated, were approved and signed as a correct record.

The Chairman, Cllr. Roy Denney made announcements in respect of the following:

·         Attended a meal with the Chairman of Oadby & Wigston Borough Council in February 2026.

·         Attended a meal with the Chairman of Harborough District Council on 3 March 2026.

·         Attended a Civic Church Service at Saint John’s Church in Hinckley on 4March 2026.

·         Attended the Leicestershire Tourism Forum held at Twycross Zoo on 17 March 2026.

·         Attended the Mayor of Charnwood’s Charity Dinner Night on 20 March 2026

·         Attended a Gurdwara Shri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji service on 22 March 2026 in Oadby with Cllr. Oliver Hall.

·         Attended a Charity Fundraiser & Tour at Everards Brewery on 23 March 2026 with the Leicestershire High Sherriff and Blaby District Councillors, Janet Forey, Ben Taylor and Mike Shirley.

·         Attended a Civic Event in Braunstone Town on 29 March 2026.

·         Attended the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s Chairman’s Charity dinner on 10 April 2026.

·         Attended a Charity event held in the Elizabethan Buffet car on the Great Central Railway on 12 April 2026.

The Leader, Cllr. Ben Taylor presented his statement in respect of the following:

• Progress on the purchase of Additional Temporary Accommodation
• Glen Parva Community Fridge handover
• Enhanced Biodiversity Duty
• Blaby Business Grant Scheme
• Tourism cycle routes
• Spring Job and Skills Fair
• Health and Wellbeing Festival
• Youth Conference
• Food Waste collections launch
• Local Government Reorganisation

Requests received by the Protocol deadline to be reported by the Monitoring Officer with details of the Agenda Item to which they relate. (Such persons entitled to use the Protocol attend for the purpose of making representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the business of the meeting and the time allocated to each person is a maximum of three minutes unless extended at the discretion of the Chairman).

No requests were received.

Any Members wishing to submit questions must do so to the Monitoring Officer no later than 5 working days before the meeting.

The Monitoring Officer will report if any questions have been submitted.

No questions were received.

To consider the report of the Performance and Information Service Manager (enclosed).

Considered – Report of the Performance & Information Service Manager, presented by Cllr. Ben Taylor – Leader of the Council.

To consider the report of the Development Strategy Manager (enclosed).

Considered – Report of the Development Strategy Manager, presented by Cllr. Mike Shirley – Planning and Strategic Growth Portfolio Holder.

To consider the report of the Development Strategy Manager (enclosed).

Members were advised that this item had been withdrawn.