To consider the attached motions of which notice has been given.
1. HOME EDUCATED CHILDREN
To be moved by Councillor J Sunderland
Seconded by Councillor Griffiths
This Council notes the comments of the Ofsted Chief Inspector about the "serious and growing threat to the safety and well-being of hundreds of children in several English Regions"
This Council takes seriously its responsibility to protect children from harm regardless of education setting.
This Council requests a review of the education of children who are not registered pupils at a school. The review should include but not be restricted to;
1. The local arrangements for establishing the identities of children who are not registered pupils at a school.
2. The arrangements the Council has to identify and prevent children at risk of becoming a child missing education.
3. How the Council discharges its duties with regard to Home Education.
4. An analysis of why the parents or carers of approximately 500 children choose elective home education in the District and where possible to ask the views of the children and young people themselves.
5. The analysis should include questions of attendance or otherwise with other children at places which could potentially be identified as unregistered schools.
The information should be presented to a meeting of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee within the next six months for them to review concerns especially with regard to safeguarding and make recommendations for improvement.
2. ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHY SOCIETY COLLECTION
To be moved by Councillor Cooke
Seconded by Councillor Pennington
Council notes the decision of the Science Museum Group to remove the Royal Photography Society collection from Bradford
Council believes this decision along with the withdrawal of the National Media Museum from Bradford's three film festivals causes significant damage to the cultural life of the City
Council asks the Chief Executive to:
1. Write to the Arts Minister raising our concern about the London-centric bias in arts and cultural funding in England in the context of this decision
2. Write to the District's MPs asking for their support in challenging the decision of the Science Museum Group 3. Raise the issue directly with the Science Museum Group and the V&A arguing that a new centre focused on art in photography should complement the STEM aspects of the medium and that this is best achieved by that new centre being based in Bradford
3. TOURISM
To be moved by Councillor Miller
Seconded by Councillor Rickard
Council notes the importance of tourism to the District's economy and the proposed review of support for the visitor economy in the recent budget.
Council believes that:
1. Tourism and the visitor economy are central to the District's future economic growth.
2. Support infrastructure is essential to that visitor economy especially in key tourist locations such as Haworth, Saltaire, Ilkley & Craven.
3. The exclusive focus of the District's events budgets on the City Centre undermines these key tourist hubs.
Council resolves:
1. To ask the Chief Executive to extend the review of tourism so as to encompass the role of the visitor economy in the District's future
2. To allocate a significant proportion of the events budget to support key tourism hubs at Haworth, Saltaire, Ilkley & Craven.
4. HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING
To be moved by Councillor Ellis
Seconded by Councillor B M Smith
The Council notes:
· The implications for Hackney Carriage & Private Hire enforcement, of the Deregulation Act 2015, as detailed in the report of the Strategic Director, Environment & Sport, presented to the meeting of the Regulatory & Appeals Committee, held on the 10 March 2016.
· The mutual benefits of the reciprocal agreement with the other West Yorkshire Authorities and York, to establish some common licensing standards / conditions and cross delegate enforcement functions.
The Council resolves:
· To request the Chief Executive to consult with the Transport Minister and appropriate Senior Civil Servants from the Department of Transport, along with colleagues from the Local Government Association, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and other appropriate partners, in order to find agreement regarding the best means to progress the formulation and implementation of uniform, cross boundary minimum safety standards, to minimise risks such as Child Sexual Exploitation, Human Trafficking, illegal operators and all other risks associated with the possibility of operators selecting the authorities with the least challenging standards by which to be licensed.
5. MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
To be moved by Councillor Berry
Seconded by Councillor Green
This Council welcomes the
growing recognition of the needs of people requiring the support of
mental health services and of the fact that support for mental
health has a positive impact on education, health, crime and
employment.
We recognise the transformational progress made since Bradford
signed up to the mental health challenge and the major role that
Council services have played in achieving that change which
includes:
· The elimination of Delayed Discharge
· Achieving a 12 month period with no Out of area Placements
· An effective 24 hour Crisis support
The Council recognises the
potential costs to employers and the wider economy of poor mental
health and the important role that employers can play in
identifying and addressing mental health issues at an early stage.
We believe that addressing mental health in the workplace should be
a key priority for employers including all statutory agencies and
voluntary sector partners in the District led by the Health and
Well Being Board.
The Council resolves to work with partners to develop a new deal
for mental health which will include:
