Agenda and draft minutes

To confirm the minutes and decisions from the previous meeting

The minutes from the previous meeting were agreed by the members present and then signed by the Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Capozzi, Deacon, Pound and Weston.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)            may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct for Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest.

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements and ask questions in accordance with the rules as to Public Participation

There was no public participation.

None.

There were two outstanding action points from the previous meeting. N Howcutt gave a verbal update but advised he would also circulate written responses.

C Silva Donayre, M Brookes, N Howcutt and B Hosier presented the quarter three performance report for the Corporate and Commercial directorate.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the performance of the service.

Action

Cllr Guest referred to the commercial income review programme on page 10 of the report and asked what efficiencies had been achieved. B Hosier advised he would provide a written response.

N Howcutt introduced the report and gave a summary of the financial performance during quarter three.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the performance of the service.

A Wilkie provided an update on the performance within the People and Transformation directorate during quarter three.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the performance of the service.

T Lancashire presented an update on the work that had been undertaken to improve the complaints process.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the complaints update.

Action

Cllr Adeleke asked if the council had ever had to pay any financial compensation as a result of a complaint. After confirming they had, A Wilkie advised they would collate the data and circulate to members.

M Rawdon and S Young presented the EDIB Strategy to the committee.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee provided feedback on the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy.

Please see the Part II minutes for information.