Agenda, decisions and minutes

DECISION: The meeting of the Executive Cabinet meeting held on 3 August were confirmed as a correct record for signature by the Executive Leader.

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda.

If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter.

There were no declarations of interest received.

Members of the public who have requested the opportunity to ask a question(s) on an item(s) on the agenda will have three minutes to put their question(s) to the respective Executive Member(s).  Each member of the public will be allowed to ask one short supplementary question. 

There were no public questions.

Report of Chief Executive.

To note the report and that further information will be provided to Members as it becomes available.

The Executive Member for Resources presented the report of the Chief Executive which informed Members about the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s (LGBCE) decision to hold an electoral review of Chorley Council and the proposed timetable of implementation.

The review is due to commence in June 2018 and expected to be completed by March 2019.  Elections on the new electoral arrangements will take place on the ordinary day of elections 2020 when it will be a whole-council election.

Decision: To note the report and that further information will be provided to members as it becomes available.

Reasons for recommendation(s)

The electoral arrangement of every principal local authority in England must, by law (Section 56 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009), be reviewed from time to time.  It is the responsibility of the LGBCE to decide when those reviews are conducted.

Alternative options considered and rejected

By not undertaking the electoral review the authority would not be complying with Section 56 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

Report of Deputy Chief Executive/Director (Early Intervention and Support). 

To approve that PSPO’s replace Dog Control Orders and Designated Public Place Orders with delegated power to the Head of Legal, Democratic and HR Services to amend as appropriate the wording of the orders.

The Executive Member for Public Protection presented the report of the Director of Early Intervention and Support.

Following the introduction of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, the Council’s current Dog Control Orders (DCO’s) and Designated Public Place Order (DPPO’s) are required to be replaced by Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO’s) by October 2017.

There were 764 responses to the consultation relating to the current DCO’s.  73% owned or walked a dog, 90% agreed to the introduction of the PSPO for dog fouling, 72% agreed to a PSPO for dogs on a lead by direction and 79% agreed to a PSPO for dogs on a lead in designated areas.

For the DPPO’s consultations 100% of respondents agreed that the PSPO was a good idea. 

Decision: To approve that PSPO’s replace Dog Control Orders and Designated Public Place Orders with delegated power to the Head of Legal, Democratic and HR Services to amend as appropriate the wording of the orders.

Reasons for recommendation(s)

To update the existing orders to Public Spaces Protection Orders and introduce new provisions for the Town Centre and Coppull PSPO’s allowing more flexibility for authorised officers.

Alternative options considered and rejected

That the Town Centre and Coppull PSPO be extended to include other areas outside the current PSPO zone. 

To consider the exclusion of the press and public for the following items of business on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

By Virtue of Paragraph 3: Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

Condition:

Information is not exempt if it is required to be registered under-

The Companies Act 1985

The Friendly Societies Act 1974

The Friendly Societies Act 1992

The Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 to 1978

The Building Societies Act 1986 (recorded in the public file of any building society, within the meaning of the Act)

The Charities Act 1993

Information is exempt to the extent that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Information is not exempt if it relates to proposed development for which the local planning authority may grant itself planning permission pursuant to Regulation 3 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992(a).

To exclude the press and public for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Decision: To exclude the press and public for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Report of Deputy Chief Executive/Director (Early Intervention and Support).

To amend the Select Move policy to allow Registered Providers to advertise 25% of their stock outside the Select Move scheme.

The Executive Member for Homes and Housing presented the confidential report of the Director of Early Intervention and Support.

Decision: To amend the Select Move policy to allow Registered Providers to advertise 25% of their stock outside the Select Move scheme.

Reasons for recommendation(s)

As set out in the report. 

Alternative options considered and rejected

As set out in the report.