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Contact: Wyn Richards, Scrutiny Manager and Head of Democratic Services Email: wyn.richards@powys.gov.uk
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors K Roberts-Jones and P Pritchard and Cabinet Portfolio Holders County Councillors R Harries, H Hulme and R Powell. |
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Disclosures of Interest To receive any disclosures of interests by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting. Minutes: There were no disclosures of interest by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting |
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Declaration of Party Whips To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that under Section 78 Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: The Committee did not receive any disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011. |
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Community Safety Partnership - Update PDF 124 KB To receive and consider the report of the Community Safety Partnership Co-ordinator. Additional documents: Minutes: · Report of the Community Safety Partnership Co-ordinator.
Issues Discussed: · Wales Safer Communities Board and Network. This commenced in 2016 following an Audit Wales review which made a number of recommendations. Subsequently there was a multi agency review led by Welsh Government which proposed a number of recommendations in 2017 including establishing the Safer Communities Programme. · This multi agency programme has been operating since 2017 and concluded in September 2020 and was replaced by the Safer Communities Board. A network was also developed which has been in place for six months. The Board reviewed the programme and developed five key ambitions. · An update was provided on the Community Safety Partnership priorities, including crime, road safety, substance misuse, reducing re-offending and community cohesion.
· Questions:
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Member and Officer Working Groups To consider establishing and appointing Members to the following Member and Officer Working Groups.
It is recommended that Working Groups should consist of no more than 5 Members.
Although Working Groups are established on a non -political basis they should comprise as many political groups as practicable.
(i) Development and Phosphates in rivers
(ii) County Farms
(iii) Buying Up Private Sector Housing
Terms of Reference for each of these groups will need to be established at the first meeting to include areas for inclusion in the review, expected outcome of the scrutiny review. Minutes: The Committee agreed to establish the following Member and Officer Working Groups:
(i) Developments and Phosphates in rivers
Membership – County Councillors Matthew Dorrance, Jackie Charlton and Jeremy Pugh.
(ii) County Farms
Membership – County Councillors Gareth Jones, Jonathan Wilkinson, Linda Corfield, David Evans, Diane Jones-Poston, and Matthew Dorrance (observer)
(iii) Buying up Private Sector Housing
Membership – County Councillors David Selby, Jeremy Pugh, Kelvyn Curry, Jackie Charlton and Matthew Dorrance.
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Scrutiny Work Programme To note that future meetings of the Committee will be held as follows:
Minutes: The Committee noted that meetings of the Committee would be held as follows:
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Exempt Item To consider passing the following Resolution:
RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under category 1 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
The Monitoring Officer has determined that category 1 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following item. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
These factors in his view outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information. Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting.
Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under category 3 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
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Moving On Up To receive and consider the confidential report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, Planning and Housing and to make observations and recommendations to the Cabinet. Additional documents:
Minutes: · Confidential report of the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, Planning and Housing.
Issues Discussed: · Proposal for the redesign of the Council's Housing Service.
Outcomes: · The Committee agreed a number of observations and recommendations for consideration by the Cabinet.
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