Venue: Ernest Saville Room - City Hall, Bradford. View directions
Note: Please note that the meeting of the Committee scheduled for Wednesday 26 April will stand adjourned.
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A. PROCEDURAL ITEMS |
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ALTERNATE MEMBERS (Standing Order 34) The City Solicitor will report the names of alternate Members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed Members.
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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.
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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.
(XXXXX - 01274 XXXXXX)
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REFERRALS TO THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE No referrals were made at the time of the publication of the agenda.
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B. OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY ACTIVITIES |
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UPDATE ON DELIVERY OF THE PREVENT STRATEGY IN THE BRADFORD DISTRICT The Strategic Director, Place will present a report (Document “AT”) outlining the requirements of the statutory Prevent Duty and progress towards the Prevent Action Plan for the District.
Recommended – (1) That the progress on work undertaken in implementing the Prevent agenda in Bradford be acknowledged. (2) That Document “AT” and the intended direction for Prevent in the district be acknowledged. (3) That the Strategic Director, Place, be requested to present a report in 12 months time providing a progress update. (Ian Day – 01274 433507)
Additional documents:
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PROPERTY INVESTMENT STRATEGY The purpose of the report of the Strategic Director Corporate Services (Document “AU”) is to outline the Council’s proposed Investment Strategy and objectives for acquiring property assets for investment purposes.
Recommended –
That Members consider and note the contents of Document “AU”.
(Ben Middleton – 01274 439607) |
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The report of the Strategic Director Corporate Services, (Document “AV”) sets out the Council’s performance in, and the challenges for, the collection of Business Rates. The report also examines the impact on the Council and businesses of the revaluation of rateable values and considers the future of Business Rates retention.
Recommended –
That Document “AV” be noted and the Strategic Director, Corporate Services, be requested to provide a further Business Rate report in 12 months time.
(Martin Stubbs - 01274 432056) |
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CORPORATE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE - DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME 2017/18 The report of the Overview and Scrutiny Lead (Document “AW”) presents topics which could be included in the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2017/18.
Recommended –
(1) That members consider and comment on the areas of work included in the draft work programme for 2017-18.
(2) That members consider any detailed scrutiny reviews that they may wish to conduct.
(Mustansir Butt – 01274 432574) Additional documents: |
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