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Contact: Asad Shah, 01274 432280, Committee Secretariat, City Hall, Bradford BD1 1HY 

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60.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(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.

 

Minutes:

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

 

The following disclosure of interest was received in the interest of clarity:

 

Councillor Shaheen disclosed a personal interest to the item relating to Welfare Advice Services in Bradford District (minute 64) as she worked in Khidmat Centre.

 

ACTION: City Solicitor

61.

MINUTES

Recommended –

 

That the minutes of the meetings held on 19 October and 23 November 2016 and 25 January 2017 be signed as correct records (previously circulated).

 

(Asad Shah – 01274 432280)

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

That the minutes of the meetings held on 19 October 2016, 23 November 2016 and 25 January 2017 be signed as correct records.

 

ACTION: City Solicitor

62.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(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. 

 

(Asad Shah - 01274 432280)

 

Minutes:

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

63.

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

(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 24 April 2017.

 

(Asad Shah - 01274 432280)

 

Minutes:

There were no questions submitted by the public.

64.

WELFARE ADVICE SERVICES IN BRADFORD DISTRICT pdf icon PDF 81 KB

The report of the Strategic Director of Health and Wellbeing (Document “AG”) outlines the new approach to the delivery of welfare advice services across the district. It includes the details of commissioning processes employed; new service expectations; who the providers are; the transformation of access routes and the intention to raise service quality.

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       To accept this report and its contents; allowing time for the new services to embed and commence their change programmes.

 

(2)       To encourage services to work closely with their ward members and to ensure service access data is up to date for a wide range of stakeholders and referrers.

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Sarah Possingham – 01274 431319)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the Strategic Director of Health and Wellbeing (Document “AG”) outlined the new approach to the delivery of welfare advice services across the district. It included the details of commissioning processes employed; new service expectations; who the providers were; the transformation of access routes and the intention to raise service quality.

 

The Senior Public Health Manager gave a synopsis of the report.

 

A question and answer session ensued:

·         What was the reason for having a significant amount of sessions in the City Centre as opposed to undertaking sessions within direct community settings?

o   There was a requirement to have a city centre presence;

·         Had the city centre sessions include residents from other areas?

o   Yes. In addition to the residents of the Bradford West area, the city centre base was also an access point for residents from other areas. This service was not limited on a postcode basis but could be utilised by anyone from the Bradford area;

·         What was the length of time for a complete session?

o   Each full meeting entailed 3 sessions with a time slot of one hour per session, or, a full meeting entailing 4 sessions entailing 4 sessions with a time slot of 45 minutes per session;

·         How were sessions serviced out to users?

o   Community centres were able to meet the demand of drop in users and sessions were also delivered through GP Surgeries but on an appointment basis;

·         What was the level of demand for the service?

o   To give a positive indication, telephone calls from users wishing to access the service had increased from 50 to 600;

 

During the discussion the Committee made the following comments:

·         It was paramount that provisions were placed in communities to serve and benefit local residents who would find it difficult to get to the city centre;

·         There were many residents who were unable to afford bus fares and there for it was necessary to provide sessions in easy accessible community settings;

o   In response to comments, the Senior Public Health Manager confirmed that after a period of time the service would be reviewed to established whether sessions had been utilised properly by users and in which operational area the service could be improved.

 

Resolved –

 

(1)       That the report be noted and time be allowed for the new services to embed and commence with their change programmes.

 

(2)       That it be encouraged for services to work closely with the Bradford West Ward Members and to ensure service access data is up to date for a wide range of stakeholders and referrers.

 

(3)       That an update report be brought back to the Bradford West Area Committee in 12 months time in relation to "the take up of welfare advice provision in the Bradford West Area". That the report further includes a breakdown on a Ward basis of the numbers of clients form the Bradford West area using the Welfare Advice Services in comparison to other constituencies.

 

(4)       That service providers be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64.

65.

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FUNDING 2015 / 2016 pdf icon PDF 99 KB

The report of the Bradford West Area Coordinator (Document “AH”) informs the Bradford West Area Committee of the projects funded by the Youth Opportunities Fund for the Bradford West area. The report will also highlight the range of activity provided and the achieved outcomes for young people.

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       That Bradford West Area Committee thanks the Bradford WestGAG panel and all the young people involved in the decision making process

 

(2)       That Bradford West Area Committee adopts, adopts with amendments or does not accept the recommendation outlined in the report.

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Bhulla Singh – 01274 432597)

 

Minutes:

The report of the Bradford West Area Coordinator (Document “AH”) informed the Bradford West Area Committee of the projects funded by the Youth Opportunities Fund for the Bradford West area. The report further highlighted the range of activity provided and the achieved outcomes for young people.

 

Resolved –

 

(1)       That Bradford West Area Committee thanks the Bradford WestGAG Panel and all the young people involved in the decision making process.

 

(2)       That Bradford West Area Committee adopts the recommendation outlined in the report.

 

(3)       That officers be praised for their efforts in supporting the Bradford West GAG Panel.

 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate

ACTION:       Assistant Director – Neighbourhood and Customer Services