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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.
Minutes: In the interest of transparency Councillor Rickard disclosed an interest in the item relating to the Flooding Scrutiny Review (Minute 36) as he was a board member on the Airedale Drainage Commissioners.
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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)
Minutes: There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.
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REFERRALS TO THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE The following referrals have been made to this Committee up to and including the date of publication of this agenda.
The Committee is asked to note the referrals listed above and decide how it wishes to proceed, for example by incorporating the item into the work programme, requesting that it be subject to more detailed examination, or refer it to an appropriate Working Group/Committee.
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FLOODING SCRUTINY REVIEW At its meeting on Tuesday 19 January 2016, Council agreed that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee undertake an in-depth Scrutiny Review, into the effectiveness of Bradford Council and its Partners in dealing with the floods across the District in December 2015.
As part of this Scrutiny Review, members looked to explore how we can learn from the approaches taken during the Winter 2015 floods, to assist the Council and its Partners to better deal with future floods.
It was also agreed that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee would receive the final review report, prior to its submission to full Council.
Document “P” contains the draft findings from the Flooding Scrutiny Review.
Recommended –
(1) That the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee adopts the findings and recommendations contained within the draft Flooding Scrutiny Review Report.
(2) That the Flooding Scrutiny Review Report be submitted to Council for consideration.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair stated that at its meeting on Tuesday 19 January 2016, Council agreed that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee undertake an in- depth Scrutiny Review, into the effectiveness of Bradford Council and its partners in dealing with the floods across the district in December 2015.
As part of this Scrutiny Review, members looked to explore how we could learn from the approaches taken during the Winter 2015 floods, to assist the Council and its Partners to better deal with future floods.
It was also agreed that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee would receive the final review report, prior to its submission to full Council.
Document “P” contained the draft findings from the Flooding Scrutiny Review.
The Environment and Waste Management Overview Scrutiny Committee will also be undertaking a wider scrutiny review into water management across the district. Information gathering sessions for this review will take place in October 2016.
The winter 2015 floods affected several areas and communities across the district and Members of this Committee shaped the Flooding Scrutiny Review by discussing and agreeing the terms of reference for the review at its meeting in March 2016.
The key lines of enquiry for the Scrutiny review were to:
· Evaluate Bradford’s preparedness for serious flooding and response to December’s floods;
· Identify how Bradford Council and other Local Authorities and Partners could share learning and strengthen joint working;
· Explore follow-up activity, in relation to supporting affected communities in the aftermath of the floods;
Members had received and gathered a range of information from a number of different sources, including:
· two information gathering sessions with residents, businesses and voluntary groups;
· information gathering session with Bradford Council and external officers and;
· an online questionnaire survey.
The engagement as part of this Scrutiny review had been wide and extensive and included:
· discussions at Council on 19 January 2016, when this resolution was made that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee undertakes a review;
· that this Committee receives the final report prior to its submission to full Council. This would give all Councillors another opportunity to consider and comment on the report;
· an online survey;
· two information gathering sessions with Councillors, residents, businesses and voluntary groups who had been affected by the floods.
· one information gathering sessions with Councillors, Councillors Officers and officers from the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and West Yorkshire Police.
· engagement with Councillors whose wards were affected by the floods, such as Baildon, Bingley Rural, Craven, Ilkley, Shipley, Keighley East and Idle and Thackley;
· information gathering sessions were widely publicised in the Media through press releases and through Social Media, (Facebook and Twitter)
· coverage of the review in the T&A.
· posters about the information gathering sessions/ Scrutiny Review being circulate; and
· use of Social Media, (Facebook and Twitter)
Throughout the course of the information gathering phase, Members were made aware of various issues and concerns.
Some of these focussed specifically on flood prevention by looking into river dredging, drainage management, clearing debris from the River Aire, ... view the full minutes text for item 35. |
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