Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors D Marren and M Simon.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

No declarations of interest were made.

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 of the Rules a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the body in question. 

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question or make a statement at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given. 

There were no public speakers.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2021.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2021 be approved as a correct record.

To brief the Committee on key Human Resource/Organisational Development priorities.

The Committee considered a report on key human resources and organisational development priorities.

The report provided updates on the NJC pay and conditions claims, JNC pay structure, withdrawal of the £95k exit payment cap, attendance management, wellbeing of staff, apprenticeships and HR performance data.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

To brief the Committee on key Health and Safety developments.

The Committee considered a report which detailed the work being undertaken by the Health and Safety Team and reported the number of accidents and incidents recorded to the end of 2020/21.

Appendix 1 to the Report provided data on the number of accidents and incidents reports recorded to the end of 2020/21 with a comparison to the same quarters in the previous year.  This included any events which had been reported under RIDDOR and for Quarter 4 five events had been reported under these Regulations. 

The Health & Safety Executive had allowed extensions to Frist Aid certificates which expired after 16 March 2020 and had given first aiders until 30 September 2020 to re-qualify.  During recent months training for first aid had been prioritised to enable the requalification of first aiders.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

To consider the report.

The Committee considered a report on the proposals to review and implement changes to the senior management structure of the Council and received an update on the interim senior management arrangements.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendations as set out in the report be approved.