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72.

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:

No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received. 

 

73.

MINUTES

Recommended –

 

That the minutes of the meetings held on 1 and 14 December 2016 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

 

(Yusuf Patel – 01274 434579)

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

That the minutes of the meetings held on 1 and 14 December 2016 be signed as a correct record.

 

74.

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

 

75.

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.

 

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

There were no referrals made to the Committee.

76.

CALLED IN DECISION - BRADFORD DISTRICT LOCAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 144 KB

On 6 December 2016 the Executive considered a report of the Strategic Director Regeneration (Executive Document “AP” attached) which asked Members to adopt the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS).  As Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is required under Section 9 of the Flood and Water Management Act (FWMA) 2010, to develop, maintain, apply and monitor a strategy for local flood risk management – a “Local Flood Risk Management Strategy” (LFRMS).  The strategy must detail the risk management authorities and the functions that they can exercise within the Bradford Lead Local Flood Authority area, assess local flood risk, the objectives for managing that risk and measures proposed to implement those objectives.

 

The FWMA requires the LFRMS to demonstrate how it contributes to the achievement of wider environmental objectives.  To fulfil our legislative requirements a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the LFRMS was commissioned. The Draft SEA states that there are no negative environmental effects identified from the LFMS objectives and that many of the proposed LFRMS objectives have the potential for both direct and indirect environmental benefits.

 

The LFRMS (attached as Appendix 1) is an all-encompassing or umbrella document for the implementation of the FWMA, which sets out how the LLFA intend to fulfil the requirements of the FWMA and who (within the council) will be responsible for the different areas. It will therefore act as a tool to deliver the benefits of well managed and hence reduced flood risk to people, properties and the wider environment of Bradford District.

 

Executive resolved –

 

That the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) be adopted, and that delegated authority be given to the Strategic Director for Regeneration to amend the LFRMS as a result of the consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport.

 

ACTION:       Strategic Director of Regeneration

 

The decision of the Executive has been called in.  The reasons for the call in are set out below:

 

“I wish to call in this decision to the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee to ensure that the actions and activities that flow from the implementation of this strategy do not adversely impact on recommendations made by Members in the Flood Review”.

 

The Strategic Director Regeneration will submit Document “AG which cross references the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Objectives to the Flooding Scrutiny Review Recommendations.

 

 

In accordance with Paragraph 8.6.9 of Part 3E of the Constitution Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee can following consideration of the matter resolve to:

 

(1)       Release the decision for implementation.

 

(2)       Refer all or part of the decision back to the Executive to    reconsider it in the light of any representations the Committee may make. The decision may not be implemented until the             Executive has met to reconsider its earlier decision.

 

(3)       Refer the decision to full Council for consideration, in which case         the decision may not be implemented until the Council has met to             consider  ...  view the full agenda text for item 76.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

On 6 December 2016, the Executive considered a report of the Strategic Director Regeneration (Executive Document “AP”) which asked Members to adopt the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS).  As Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is required under Section 9 of the Flood and Water Management Act (FWMA) 2010, to develop, maintain, apply and monitor a strategy for local flood risk management – a “Local Flood Risk Management Strategy” (LFRMS).  The strategy must detail the risk management authorities and the functions that they can exercise within the Bradford Lead Local Flood Authority area, assess local flood risk, the objectives for managing that risk and measures proposed to implement those objectives.

 

The FWMA requires the LFRMS to demonstrate how it contributes to the achievement of wider environmental objectives.  To fulfil legislative requirements a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the LFRMS was commissioned. The Draft SEA states that there are no negative environmental effects identified from the LFMS objectives and that many of the proposed LFRMS objectives have the potential for both direct and indirect environmental benefits.

 

The LFRMS (attached as Appendix 1 to Document “AP”) is an all-encompassing or umbrella document for the implementation of the FWMA, which sets out how the LLFA intend to fulfil the requirements of the FWMA and who (within the council) will be responsible for the different areas. It will therefore act as a tool to deliver the benefits of well managed and hence reduced flood risk to people, properties and the wider environment of Bradford district.

 

Executive resolved –

 

That the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) be adopted, and that delegated authority be given to the Strategic Director for Regeneration to amend the LFRMS as a result of the consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport.

 

The decision of the Executive had been called in.  The reasons for the call in are set out below:

 

“I wish to call in this decision to the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee to ensure that the actions and activities that flow from the implementation of this strategy do not adversely impact on recommendations made by Members in the Flood Review”.

 

In response to the Call-In, the Strategic Director Regeneration submitted Document “AG which cross referenced the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Objectives to the Flooding Scrutiny Review recommendations made by the Committee at its meeting on 29 September 2016.

 

The Assistant Director Transportation, Design and Planning gave a brief resume of the Strategy and stated that officers had cross referenced the Strategy to the Flooding Scrutiny recommendations made by this Committee at its meeting held in September.  He stressed that the Strategy did not adversely affect the recommendations made by this Committee, adding that the majority of the Committees’ recommendations were resilience related measures and that the Strategy complimented them, or that they were within the remit of the Emergency Planning Service.  In addition many of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 76.

77.

PROGRESS REPORT ON BRADFORD'S FAMILIES FIRST PROJECT PHASE 2 - INCLUDING COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS pdf icon PDF 216 KB

Bradford’s Families First Programme (Phase 2) aims to identify and deliver

interventions to 5,990 families by March 2020. As part of phase two, there is a

stronger national focus on gathering more information on the cost

effectiveness of the programme. The council and its partners will need to be

provided with local evidence of benefits as we address longer term

sustainability of the programme and an emphasis of ‘think family’ approaches.         

The Strategic Director Children’s Services will submit a report (Document “AH”) which provides an overview of national and local analysis of the Troubled Families Programme including cost benefit analysis work and a number of case studies to highlight the difference the approach is making to families living in Bradford.

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee support the work to deliver ‘a Whole Family Approach’ to deliver improved family outcomes.

 

(2)       The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee continues to support the implementation of Bradford’s Targeted Early Help offer/framework to deliver more effective services, reduce duplication and improve outcomes for families in the district. 

 

                                                                        (Martyn Stenton - 01274 432558)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

Bradford’s Families First Programme (Phase 2) aims to identify and

deliver interventions to 5,990 families by March 2020. As part of phase

two, there is a stronger national focus on gathering more information

on the cost effectiveness of the programme. The council and its

partners will need to be provided with local evidence of benefits as we

address longer term sustainability of the programme and an emphasis

of ‘think family’ approaches.         

 

The Strategic Director Children’s Services submitted a report (Document “AH”) which provided an overview of national and local analysis of the Troubled Families Programme including cost benefit analysis work and a number of case studies to highlight the difference the approach is making to families living in Bradford.

 

Resolved –

 

That in the absence of officers, this item be considered at a future meeting of the Committee.

 

ACTION:       Overview and Scrutiny Lead