No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

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

(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 Monday 11 December 2017.

(Palbinder Sandhu - 01274 432269)

There were no questions submitted by the public. 

Up to a maximum of 15 minutes will be allowed for SCAPAG members to raise new items of information, questions, requests or suggestions that may have arisen within their organisation/neighbourhood and which are relevant to raise at the meeting.

Issues raised in accordance with the above must be received in writing by the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in Shipley Town Hall, Shipley, BD18 3EJ, by mid-day on Monday 11 December 2017.

(Damian Fisher – 01274 437146)

Pete Chambers, SCAPAG member representing the Saltaire Village Society (SVS), submitted the following two issues:

“Firstly, I would like to extend the thanks of the SVS Committee to the Council officers with whom we are working to secure the future of the public toilets in Saltaire. The constructive approach being taken to discussions is appreciated. However, we do need to clearly convey the message that this project is one that will be a great challenge for the SVS Committee in terms of experience, finance, and resource, and any support that the Shipley Area Committee can lend will be very welcome.

Secondly, we would like to remind Committee Members of the importance of the role of the World Heritage Site Officer and ask Members to do whatever they can to ensure that the Council seek to recruit to this post, accepting nothing less that a candidate as well qualified and driven as the outgoing post-holder. This is raised by SVS but also has the support of The History Club, Saltaire Stories, and The Salt Foundation.”

The Chair, in relation to the first issue raised, wished the SVS well in its endeavours to secure the continuation of the public toilets in Saltaire.  In relation to the second issue, he stated that the Committee recognised the importance of the World Heritage Site Officer and supported a timely appointment to the post of someone fit for the job.  The Chair stated he would pass on the concerns raised to the relevant Council officers.

Resolved –

No resolution was passed on this item.

NO ACTION

The Area Co-ordinator will present the notes (Document “R”) of SCAPAG contributions made at the meeting with the Area Committee held on 11 October 2017.

Recommended –

That the notes be received.                                            

(Damian Fisher – 01274 437146)

The Area Co-ordinator presented the notes (Document “R”) of SCAPAG contributions made at the meeting with the Area Committee held on 11 October 2017.

Resolved –

That the notes be received.

NO ACTION

The Strategic Director of Place will submit Document “S” which informs the Area Committee of the progress made in relation to the establishment of the new Youth Offer across the Bradford District and specifically in the Shipley area.  

Recommended –

That the Committee:

(1)  Notes the achievements of the Youth Offer Working Group and the Youth Sector as a whole, as outlined in the Action Plan (Appendix A of Document “S”) and receives a further update in respect of this work in 12 months time.

(2)  Considers and comments on the shared direction of travel and the continued commitment from the Youth Sector to work together and to do things differently.

(3)  Notes the work already undertaken around Youth Voice and commits to formalising Youth Voice arrangements in respect of the ShipleyArea Committee work plan for 2017-18.

(Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(Carys Bose – 01274 437146)

The Strategic Director of Place submitted Document “S” which informed the Area Committee of the progress made in relation to the establishment of the new Youth Offer across the Bradford District and specifically in the Shipley area.  

The District’s Youth Commissioner, the Advanced Practitioner for the Shipley area, a representative from Emerge and a representative from the National Citizenship Programme were in attendance at the meeting.  The Advanced Practitioner provided a presentation of the work being undertaken, as detailed in the report.

The representative from Emerge addressed the Committee to explain the detached youth work he undertook.  This included forestry work with young people, speaking to young people on the streets and work to tackle anti social behaviour.  He highlighted the communication that took place across the youth hub network in dealing with some of the more challenging behaviour.

The Advanced Practitioner informed Members that the service had received 12 referrals from the CSE hub, 19 early help referrals and 59 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services  (CAMHS) referrals.  She stated  that a good relationship with the Police had been developed and Police officers attended sessions to talk to young people as well as undertaking a range of projects offering targeted youth provision.  New and innovative ways to engage with young people were being explored.

The Youth Commissioner explained the local authorities’ obligation to support the National Citizenship Programme.  It was confirmed that during Summer 2017 over 1,200  young people had taken part in that programme, 11%  of which were from the Shipley Constituency.  15% of participants were those eligible for free school meals and a fairly even balance of gender was recorded.  The National Citizenship Programme representative went on to tell Members about the confidence building work that had taken place with young people.  She invited Members to attend sessions that were being held as part of the programme over Summer 2018.

The representative from the National Citizenship Programme spoke of the work undertaken with Shipley College and Bingley Grammar School (which had been nominated for a Telegraph and Argus Bradford School’s Award for Voluntary Contribution).  She looked forward to working with officers across the Council to ensure that young people were sign posted to other opportunities across the District, helping to engage them in activities within their communities beyond the lifetime of the programme.

The Chair thanked the officers for their presentation and agreed that encouraging young people to be advocates for their communities following their time on the National Citizenship Programme was a positive move.  He requested information on the Summer programme for 2018 be sent to Members and SCAPAG Members via the Advanced Practitioner.  He considered there were better working arrangements in place, breaking down the silo mentality that previously existed which enabled better value for money.

During the presentation, the Advanced Practitioner had alluded to a consultation undertaken with young people engaged with the service.  The Chair requested that feedback from this consultation be shared with Members in order to assist them in considering how  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47.

The Strategic Director of Place will submit Document “T” which informs the Committee how the work of the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office and the Alzheimer’s Society is contributing to the creation of dementia friendly communities within the Shipley constituency.

Recommended –

That the work to support communities within the Shipley area to become Dementia Friendly be noted and welcomed.

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(Paula Truman – 01274 437146)

The Strategic Director of Place submitted Document “T” which informed the Committee how the work of the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office and the Alzheimer’s Society was contributing to the creation of dementia friendly communities within the Shipley constituency.

The Ward Officer and Dementia Champion, who had attended the meeting dressed as an Elf, explained that this was in aid of Elf Day; to raise money to support people with dementia and their families.  Although the official Alzheimer’s Society Elf Day was 8 December, the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office had decided to expand this over the week.  Members were invited to the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office on Friday 15 December 2017 to join in with a number of fundraising activities.

Members were informed that:

·         The Dementia Friendly training session lasted 45 minutes to one hour; five key messages about Dementia were taught, as well as small steps that could be taken by participants.  It was a fun session, put together by the Alzheimer’s Society.

·         Dementia Friendly was included in the Ward Plans for the Shipley Constituency.

·         The Menston and Burley in Wharfedale areas had dementia friendly communities groups set up and Burley in Wharfedale was doing particularly well.

·         It had been a struggle to get this initiative off the ground in the Shipley area but there had been some positive engagements during the Shipley Christmas lights switch on.

·         Burley in Wharfedale had won a national Dementia Friendly Award and had attended a ceremony in London on 29 November 2017 to receive it; they were the only voluntary group nominated in their category.

·         One of the key successes of the Burley in Wharfedale group was to have people living with Dementia as part of the group who could make recommendations for improvements from their first hand experiences.

·         The Burley in Wharfedale group had a great working relationship with the local GP surgery, which referred people to some of their provision; one being the Memory Tree, for the later stages of Dementia at which peer support was provided for carers.

·         Over 250 Dementia Friends sessions had been delivered in Burley in Wharfedale, one of which was at a local primary school, following which people with Dementia were invited to the school’s dress rehearsal for their School of Rock summer play.  This was great on an intergenerational level and was well received.

·         Work had been undertaken with churches and other organisations around sensitive event programming that people with Dementia could enjoy.

·         A presentation had been given to the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, with a representative from the Alzheimer’s Society, on Dementia; the Committee had resolved to recommend to Council that all elected Members receive Dementia Friends training.

A Member, who was also the Chair of the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, confirmed that the recommendation from that Committee had been presented to Full Council.  Full Council had resolved that Dementia Friends training would be provided for Members and, although it was not mandatory, Members were strongly  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48.