The Director of Legal and Governance will report the names of alternate Members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed Members. 

Members Code of Conduct – Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)      Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)      Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)      Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(4)      Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Su Booth / Louis Kingdom – 07814 073884 / 07890 416570)

Any referrals that have been made to this Committee up to and including the date of publication of this agenda will be reported at the meeting.

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “AF”) will be presented to a joint Committee meeting of the Regeneration and Environment and the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

Bradford Councilis responsible for the regulatory control of emissions to the environment from this animal by-product processing facility.  This report will explain the legislative background and how the Environmental Health Service delivers this regulatory function. 

Recommended –

1      That the basis of how Environmental Health regulate emissions from the ABP facility be recognised.

2      That the limitations that are presented by the legislation and associated Secretary State guidance when dealing with odour complaints be recognised.

3      That the guidance used by Councils when drafting permits is currently the subject of a national review and that Environmental Health are directing resource to support that review, be recognised.

(Jeff Lawrence – 01274 431299)