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122.

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:

The following disclosures of non pecuniary interest were made in respect of the Devolution Deal for West Yorkshire – Review of Governance Arrangements (Minute 125):

 

Councillor Hinchcliffe as the Chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), Councillor Khan as her alternate on WYCA, Councillor Ross-Shaw as a member of the WYCA investment Panel, Councillor Ferriby as a member of the WYCA Green Economy Panel, Councillor Pennington as a member of WYCA, Councillor Poulsen as his alternate on WYCA and Councillor Winnard as a member of WYCA Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

 

123.

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. 

 

(Jill Bell / Yusuf Patel - 01274 434580 434579)

Minutes:

There were no appeals submitted to review decisions to restrict documents.

 

LEADER OF COUNCIL & CORPORATE

(Councillor Hinchcliffe)

124.

LEADER'S OPENING REMARKS

Minutes:

The Leader referred to the difficulties being experienced by many due to the COVID pandemic and thanked officers and members of the public on working together in challenging circumstances and passed on her condolences to those who had lost family members.

 

125.

DEVOLUTION DEAL FOR WEST YORKSHIRE - REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 151 KB

On the 11th March 2020, the Chancellor announced a “minded to” Mayoral Devolution Deal for the West Yorkshire area (which covers the Local Authority areas of Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford). A report went to Executive on the 24th March which outlined the details of the devolution deal, its benefits for Bradford District, its people and its businesses and set out the required next steps.

 

This devolution deal unlocks revenue and capital funding worth £1.8 billion over the next 30 years. It follows similar deals in metropolitan areas including Greater Manchester and the West Midlands and will be the largest per person deal to date. The deal includes commitments on transport, business support, skills, innovation and tackling climate emergency.

 

Specific commitments for Bradford District include:

 

·               An additional £500,000 in direct funding to help Bradford Council develop a masterplan for Bradford city centre, maximising regeneration opportunities from Northern Powerhouse Rail.

·               A package of measures to transform Bradford City Centre through pedestrianisation, new cycle infrastructure and better access to Bradford Interchange

·               A new park-and-ride site for South Bradford providing alternative access to the city centre and key employment sites

·               Support for an ActEarly research hub (building on the Born in Bradford work at Bradford Royal Infirmary) which focuses on early interventions in childhood health to improve lives and opportunities for children and their families. The Council are currently working with Born in Bradford to examine how the proposal might be shaped in light of the response to the Coronavirus pandemic 

In addition to this, we are working with Combined Authorities on developing these commitments in the context of the impact of the recent COVID pandemic.

 

The proposed deal from the Government requires a number of governance changes. It requires that there will be a directly elected Mayor for West Yorkshire to be elected in May 2021. It will also unlock a number of central Government powers and funding to allow more local and accountable decision making.

 

The report approved by Executive on the 24th March 2020 endorsed the “minded to” deal on behalf of Bradford District and agreed for a statutory review to be undertaken jointly with the other West Yorkshire Councils and the Combined Authority and for a draft Governance scheme to be produced for consideration.

 

This activity has now taken place and is attached to the report of the Chief Executive (Document “BP”). This includes the statutory Review (appendix 1 to Document “BP”) and a draft governance Scheme (appendix 2 to Document “BP”).

 

All WYCA Constituent Councils (including CBMDC) need to endorse the review and Scheme at this point so a consultation can take place which will be led by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Executive will receive a further report in due course to consider the outcome of this consultation.

 

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       To consider the Governance Review attached as Appendix 1 to Document “BP” and endorse its conclusions, including that an Order under S104 and S105 in relation to the changes to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 125.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

On the 11th March 2020, the Chancellor announced a “minded to” Mayoral Devolution Deal for the West Yorkshire area (which would cover the Local Authority areas of Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford). A report went to Executive on the 24th March which outlined the details of the devolution deal, its benefits for Bradford District, its people and its businesses and set out the required next steps.

 

This devolution deal would unlock revenue and capital funding worth £1.8 billion over the next 30 years. It followed similar deals in metropolitan areas including Greater Manchester and the West Midlands and would be the largest per person deal to date. The deal included commitments on transport, business support, skills, innovation and tackling climate emergency.

 

Specific commitments for Bradford District included:

 

·               An additional £500,000 in direct funding to help Bradford Council develop a masterplan for Bradford city centre, maximising regeneration opportunities from Northern Powerhouse Rail.

·               A package of measures to transform Bradford City Centre through pedestrianisation, new cycle infrastructure and better access to Bradford Interchange

·               A new park-and-ride site for South Bradford providing alternative access to the city centre and key employment sites

·               Support for an ActEarly research hub (building on the Born in Bradford work at Bradford Royal Infirmary) which focuses on early interventions in childhood health to improve lives and opportunities for children and their families. The Council are currently working with Born in Bradford to examine how the proposal might be shaped in light of the response to the Coronavirus pandemic 

 

In addition to this, the Council was working with the Combined Authority on developing these commitments in the context of the impact of the COVID pandemic.

 

The proposed deal from the Government required a number of governance changes. It required that there would be a directly elected Mayor for West Yorkshire to be elected in May 2021. It would also unlock a number of central Government powers and funding to allow more local and accountable decision making.

 

The report approved by Executive on the 24th March 2020 endorsed the “minded to” deal on behalf of Bradford District and agreed for a statutory review to be undertaken jointly with the other West Yorkshire Councils and the Combined Authority and for a draft Governance scheme to be produced for consideration.

 

This activity had now taken place and was attached to the report of the Chief Executive (Document “BP”). This included the statutory Review (appendix 1 to Document “BP”) and a draft governance Scheme (appendix 2 to Document “BP”).

 

All WYCA Constituent Councils (including CBMDC) were required to endorse the review and Scheme at this point so a consultation could take place which would be led by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Executive would receive a further report in due course to consider the outcome of this consultation.

 

The Leader emphasised that the devolution deal would put West Yorkshire in the same powerful position as other devolved areas such as Manchester and the West Midlands with significant  ...  view the full minutes text for item 125.