(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 must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)        Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)        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. 

(4)        Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

There were no disclosures of interest received in matters under consideration.

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 6 July 2022 at 6pm and 6.45pm (SCAPAG) be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Su Booth/Kanwal Amrez - 07814 073884/07929 070288)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 6 July 2022 at 6pm and 6.45pm (SCAPAG) be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(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. 

(Su Booth/Kanwal Amrez - 07814 073884/07929 070288)

There were no appeals submitted 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 Interim Director of Legal and Governance in Room 112, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY, by midday on Friday 16 September 2022.

(Su Booth/Kanwal Amrez - 07814 073884/07929 070288)

No public questions were received

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 midday on Friday 16 September 2022.

(Damian Fisher – 01274 437146)

No items were received by SCAPAG members.

The report of the Strategic Director, Place will be submitted to the Committee The draft Shipley Locality Plan 2022-25, including the six Ward Plans for the Area Committee’s approval.  The Council, working with partner agencies, is undertaking work to strengthen its approach to Locality Working.  A key part of that approach is the development of Locality Plans.

Recommended –

1.          That the Shipley Area Committee approves the draft Shipley Locality Plan 2022-25 as detailed in this report Appendix A.

2.          That the Committee requests a progress report be presented by the Shipley Area Co-ordinators in 6 months’ time, setting out the progress and achievements made for each of the priorities detailed in the Shipley Locality Plan 2022-25, including the six Ward Plans.

(Mick Charlton – 01274 437146)

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “I”) was submitted to the Committee as a draft of the Shipley Locality Plan 2022-25. 

The Council, working with partner agencies, was undertaking work to strengthen its approachto Locality Working. With stakeholders empowered to work with public agencies and partners to address local needs and issues, utilising local assets, resources and opportunities.  The aim being to enhance community capacity and tackle inequalities, with a people centred approach and coordinated support to help promote better outcomes by focussing on prevention and early help

Officers advised that statistics being used from surveys carried out with both young people and adults enabled them to focus on priorities with a good level of response arising from these.  They also stated that an event, held in June 2022 hosted with partners and other Council services enabled them to understand issues and contribute to strengthening communities.  Officers were seeking approval from the committee for the draft plan with a view to providing updated progress reports on an agreed schedule.

The plan would be fluid to allow a response to major events and would determine the work carried out by Ward Officers, co-ordinators and partners.  The format of the plan document was explained by Officers and had been circulated as an appendix to the main report for information.

Members were then given the opportunity to comment and ask questions, the details of which and the responses given are as below.

A Member asked about amends that were due to be included and whether changes to the plan would reflect points and issues raised by Members.  As some amendments were in and some were not, it was agreed that Ward Officers and Members would discuss these outside of the meeting.

A Member asked if the draft plan was shared with WYCA as there was commonality across the region on some priorities identified for which work was underway.  The decline in attainment was linked to jobs and skills shortages and was there any link up with further education establishments and colleges.  In response, Officers advised that they were working with Regeneration, who in turn work with WYCA as there was a skills agenda set across West Yorkshire.

Members asked whether they could influence what was included to help identify sub sets of those who needed support.  Officers advised that if it related to skills they would endeavour to communicate the information to where policy was decided.  There was scope to investigate how it could be done.

In relation to skills, development and partnerships etc, a Member asked if it could it be assumed that it included Council departments and was advised that work with Council Regeneration team was an ongoing conversation.

Members wanted the specific details of the partners involved in the Localities Plan and were advised that it could be included in future reports.

Members had been given the opportunity to feed back but asked whether other groups had also been consulted and if they had been given the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.