(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 may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(2)       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. 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

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

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 8 and 29 September 2022 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Yusuf Patel – 01274 434579)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 8 and 29 September 2022 be signed ass correct records.

(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. 

(Yusuf Patel - 01274 434579)

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

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

To hear questions from electors within the District on any matter this is the responsibility of the Committee. 

Questions must be received in writing by the City Solicitor in Room 112, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY, by mid-day on Tuesday 25 October 2022

(Yusuf Patel - 01274 434579)

There were no referrals made to the committee.

The Strategic Director Place will submit a report (Document “H”) which provides an update regarding UK City of Culture 2025 and other work the council’s Culture & Events Team are supporting across the Bradford South Constituency.

Recommended –

That the Area Committee note the content of this report. The Culture & Events Team welcome any feedback and suggestion of future working.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration & Environment

(Nicola Greenan - 01274 431301)

The Strategic Director Place submitted a report (Document “H”) which provided an update regarding UK City of Culture 2025 and other work the council’s Culture & Events Team are supporting across the Bradford South Constituency.

The Principal Cultural Partnerships Manager was in attendance and with the invitation of the Chair gave a synopsis of the report. She stated that in early 2021 running alongside Bradford’s UK City of Culture 2025 bid campaign, the Council adopted an ambitious 10-year cultural strategy, ‘Culture Is Our Plan’, which aimed to instigate more cultural investment and engagement across every part of the Bradford District. Both the UK City of Culture bid and the 10-year cultural strategy present compelling opportunities for an enhanced cultural offer across all six wards in Bradford South. On 2 February 2022 Bradford submitted its bid to be UK City of Culture 2025. Followed on 18 March 2022 by the announcement Bradford was through to the final stage of the competition being one of four places on the shortlist for UK City of Culture 2025, selected from eight long-listed locations, from across the UK.  On 10th May 2022 the UK City of Culture special advisory panel came to Bradford.  The panel of judges, led by Sir Phil Redmond, took a guided tour of the district, meeting artists, young people, businesses and community leaders to hear why they thought Bradford should be UK City of Culture 2025.  On 31st May 2022 Bradford was revealed as the winner of the hotly contested competition live on BBC The One Show by Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The latter set a course to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes would be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and would reveal the magic of the district that was held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.

Resolved –

That the information contained in Document “H” be noted. 

LEAD: Strategic Director Place

The Strategic Director Place will submit a report (Document “I”) which gives an update on work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area in the past 12 months and outlines the direction of travel for the next 12 months.

Recommended –

That the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area as detailed in Document “I” be welcomed.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee: Children’s Services

(Ishaq Shafiq - 01274 431155)

The Strategic Director Place submitted a report (Document “I”) which gave an update on work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area in the past 12 months and outlined the direction of travel for the next 12 months.

The Bradford North Area Co-ordinator was in attendance and at the invitation of the Chair, provided a synopsis of the report to the committee. He explained that Bradford Council Youth Service was part of the wider Bradford District Youth Offer that aimed to ensure the provision of a range of activities and services that took place in safe spaces, where young people could develop a sense of belonging, socialise with their peers and develop relationships with adults they could trust. It recognised that with the right supportive relationships, strong ambitions and good opportunities all young people could realise their potential and be positive and active members of society.

The Youth Service vision statement was to work with partners to ensure that young people grew up healthy, happy, informed and aspiring; proud of who they were, where they came from, and actively involved in their community.

Resolved –

That the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area, as detailed in Document “I”, be welcomed.

LEAD: The Strategic Director Place

The Strategic Director Children’s Services will submit a report (Document “J”) which provides an overview of the progress made within the South locality of Prevention and Early Help Services. 

Recommended –

Members to note the report and provide comments as necessary

Overview & Scrutiny Committee: Children’s Services

(Laura Davison - 01274 434940)

The Strategic Director Children’s Services submitted a report (Document “J”) which provided an overview of the progress made within the South Locality of Prevention and Early Help Services. 

At the invitation of the Chair the representative from the service introduced the report to the committee. She stated that the children and young people ere the future of Bradford. It was paramount that the children grew up in a Family Friendly City where every child, young person and family was safe and well. It was important for children to realise their full potential, have high aspirations for themselves and their neighbourhoods and to become adults who helped to drive the prosperity of the district. Section 10 of the Children Act 2004 required each local authority to make arrangements to promote cooperation between the authority, each of the authority's relevant partners and such other persons or bodies working with children in the local authority's area as the authority considers appropriate.

This council’s vision was not something that any one organisation or group of people could make happen on their own.  ‘Working together to safeguard children’ guidance re-emphasised the crucial role of effective Early Help. It focused on the collective responsibility of all agencies, including adult services, to identify, assess and provide effective targeted early help services.

This report focused on the Prevention and Early Help services in the South of the District – its progress, actions and challenges.

Resolved –

That the information contained in Document “J” be noted. 

LEAD: Strategic Director Children’s Services