Agenda and draft minutes

To confirm the minutes and decisions from the previous meeting

The minutes held on Wednesday 11^th September 2024 were confirmed and agreed by the Members present.

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Banks, Deacon and Johnson.

Councillor B Williams substituted on behalf of Councillor Banks.

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.

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

None.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The action points were agreed by Members.

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The work programme was agreed by Members.

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The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION POINT: NB to share figures in response to Cllr Barradell question.

ACTION POINT: JB to feedback figures for Cllr Adeleke

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The report was agreed and noted by Members.

Councillor McArevey declared a personal interest in this item as she has a Strategic role in safeguarding.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION POINT: NB to arrange a domestic abuse session.

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The report was agreed and noted by Members.