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Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be agreed as Chairperson for the meeting.
Decision as recorded
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be agreed as Chairperson for the meeting.
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be agreed as Chairperson for the meeting.
The Chair welcomed all to the meeting.
No declarations of interest were received.
That the minutes of the previous meetings of Cabinet, held on 5 April 2023, be approved as an accurate record.
No questions from the public were received.
Decision: That the revised Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy, as detailed within the circulated report, be approved. Reason for Decision: To ensure that the Council has an up to date strategy. Implementation of Decision: The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.
Members received a supplement to the circulated report, containing updated information on the draft Public Participation Strategy for the period 2023-2028, which was taken into account during the discussion in the meeting. Decision: That the draft Public Participation Strategy for the period 2023-2028, as detailed within the circulated report, and within the supplement to the circulated report, be commended to Council for adoption. Reason for Decision: To ensure the Council meets legal duties set out in The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021) as they relate to council participation activities. Implementation of Decision: The decision was for immediate implementation – this course of action was agreed to by the Scrutiny Chair. There would be no call in of this item. Consultation: This item was subject to external consultation.
The discussion from the previous Scrutiny Committee was taken into account, and Cabinet agreed the extra recommendations put forward, as detailed as bullet points below. Decisions: 1. That the revised Strategic Change Programme for the period 2023-2024, as detailed within the circulated report, be commended to Council for adoption, providing the following changes be made to the report, prior to the meeting of Council: · That the reference to Climate Change on page 133 of the circulated report be expanded, to reflect the Climate Change motion approved at Council earlier this civic year, and that this commitment is repeated on page 134 of the circulated report, to underline the commitment to advancing this work in this civic year, pending a fuller review of the corporate plan for the period 1st April 2024 onwards, · That the reference to the ‘Active Travel Plan’ be amended to the ‘Active Travel Network Map’, to give it its correct title, · That the words ‘reducing the reliance on private vehicles’ which were removed, be reinstated, · That an additional action/s be inserted within the Active Travel area of the plan, to reflect the work that is intended to be done in 2023/24. 2. That the Head of People and Organisational Development be given delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Executive, to make any further changes that are necessary, prior to final publication, and which do not materially change the content of the Programme. Reason for Decisions: To ensure the revisions made to the Strategic Change Programme section of the Corporate Plan are approved, meeting legal duties set out in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 as they relate to council corporate planning activities. Implementation of Decisions: The decisions were for immediate implementation – this course of action was agreed to by the Scrutiny Chair. There would be no call in of this item.
No urgent items were received.
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