(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.

In the interest of transparency, Councillor R Brown disclosed that he was a Member of an educational trust in his ward.

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meeting of the Trustees held on 30 November 2023 be signed as a correct record.

(Yusuf Patel – 07970 411923 / Jane Lythgow 07970 411623)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meeting of the Trustees held on 30 November 2023 be signed as a correct record.

(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 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. 

(Yusuf Patel – 07970 411923 / Jane Lythgow 07970 411623)

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents. 

The Committee will be asked to consider recommendations, if any, to appoint Members to Sub-Committees of the Committee.

                        (Yusuf Patel – 07970 411923 / Jane Lythgow 07970 411623)

There were no changes proposed to Sub-Committee membership.

The Strategic Director of Children’s Services will submit a report (Document “I”) which provides an update on the current position and intended grant allocations from The Charles Semon Educational Foundation Trust.

Established in 2003, following sale of a convalescent home and associated land, the income generated from this sale, as stipulated in the deeds of the then owners, was split between Bradford Girls School, Bradford Grammar School and the Local Education Authority. This report focuses on the Local Education Authority element of the fund.

Recommended –

(1)       That members acknowledge and approve the proposals outlined         in Appendix A to Document “I” for the allocation of grant funding     from The Charles Semon Educational Foundation Trust for 2023-         24 and 2024-25.

(2)       That the members receive an updated report in February 2025 that      reports back to the committee the outcomes from the proposal      and that further outlines the intended allocation of grant funding         from The Charles Semon Educational Foundation Trust for the      future.

(Heather Wilson/ Sharon Sanders - 01274 431781)

The Strategic Director of Children’s Services submitted a report (Document “I”) which provided an update on the current position and intended grant allocations from The Charles Semon Educational Foundation Trust.

Established in 2003, following sale of a convalescent home and associated land, the income generated from this sale, as stipulated in the deeds of the then owners, was split between Bradford Girls School, Bradford Grammar School and the Local Education Authority. This report focused on the Local Education Authority element of the fund.

Information was provided on how the funding would be utilised to take identified young people on a residential trip/stay in line with the aims and objectives of the charity, the details of which were set out in the report.

In response to a question regarding the cost of providing the outdoor residential, it was stressed that this would be provided at a subsidised rate.

Members welcomed the proposed spending and that it would enhance the life experiences of some of the most vulnerable young people in the district, and it was therefore:

Resolved–

(1)          That members acknowledged and approved the proposals         outlined in Appendix A to Document “I” for the allocation of   grant funding from The Charles Semon Educational             Foundation Trust for 2023-24 and 2024-25.

(2)          That members receive an updated report in February 2025 that             reports back to the committee the outcomes from        the proposal            and that further outlines the intended allocation of grant funding    from The Charles Semon Educational Foundation Trust for the            future.

To be actioned by: Strategic Director Children’s Services

The Strategic Director of Place will submit a report (Document “J”) which request Trustees of The Peel Park Charity (Charity Registration #523509) to hold a music event in Peel Park and whether, given the restriction on the sale of alcohol in the park, whether they agree to alcohol being consumed there.

Recommended –

The views of the Trustees on the options set out in Option 9 to Document “J” are requested.

(Michael Priestley – 01274 432685)

The Strategic Director of Place submitted a report (Document “J”) which requested Trustees of The Peel Park Charity (Charity Registration #523509) to hold a music event in Peel Park and whether, given the restriction on the sale of alcohol in the park, whether they agree to alcohol being consumed there.

Members were advised that a decision on the above was no longer required, and it was therefore:

Resolved –

That consideration of the item relating to Peel Park Charity be withdrawn.