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Meetings and events from Thursday 6 October to Friday 21 October
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INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS |
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Community Chest Grants - Fully Allocated for 2016/17 Please note that the Community Chest for this financial year has been fully allocated. The fund is closed and we are no longer taking applications. The fund will re-open at the beginning April 17. Details for applying will be published on the webpage at https://www.scambs.gov.uk/communitychest nearer the time. |
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Open for Business - Latest Newsletter Please find attached our latest Open of Business newsletter, which includes ideas for maximising business growth and getting involved in shaping the future of infrastructure around Cambridge. |
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Parliamentary Boundary Review - Public Hearing at Cambridge 10-11 November The Boundary Commission for England are hosting a two day public hearing at the Guildhall in Cambridge from Thursday 10 to Friday 11 November to allow members of the public to meet with the Assistant Commissioners and discuss the proposed changes to the constituency boundaries for MPs.
Those who wish to speak at the public hearing will need to book first on the Boundary Commission’s website.
More details on the Boundary Review are available on the Commission’s website. |
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UPCOMING DISTRICT COUNCILLOR TRAINING Unless otherwise specified, please confirm your availability to attend any of the following briefing or training events by contacting Patrick Adams on 01954 713408. This will ensure your training records are kept up to date and suitable venue and catering booking can be made. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. |
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Freedom of Information Act Briefing - Thursday 27 October 2pm There will be a briefing on the Freedom of Information Act for District Councillors on Thursday 27 October in the Monkfield Room from 2-3pm. |
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Devolution Briefing on 10 November at 6:30pm The Devolution Briefing, which was scheduled for Thursday 13 October has been moved to Thursday 10 November at 6:30pm, as the information from the Government will be received a month later than expected. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Media Monitoring
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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)
Thursday 29 September: Guardian: Number of homeless hits record levels A total of 15,170 households were classed as homeless in the three months to June 2016 – a rise of 10 per cent on the same period last year.
Thursday 29 September: BBC Online: Plans for “flood risk” symbols on home prove controversial The insurance industry has published three “flood risk” symbols it would like estate agents in England and Wales to put on their property particular.
Thursday 29 September: Telegraph: “Let Britain build more houses, or face an explosion of social anger” Alistair Heath says if Theresa May is serious about social justice must make fixing Britain’s “horrendous, corrosive housing crisis” a top priority.
Friday 30 September: BBC Online: Firms brace for “largest business rates change” Companies in England and Wales will find out later what their business rates bill is likely to be for the next five years.
Saturday 1 October: BBC Online: More than 15,000 homes hit by winter floods, says Local Government Association The LGA is calling for the control of flood defence funds to be devolved.
Sunday 2 October: Mail on Sunday: £2 million spend on bridges for threatened species “Bat bridges” are being erected at a cost of £2 million by the Government and councils despite a study by experts last year showing they are “useless”.
Monday 3 October: BBC Online: Government plans to build 40,000 homes by 2020 Chancellor Philip Hammond is to unveil plans to build 40,000 new homes by 2020.
Tuesday 4 October: BBC Online: Sajid Javid attacks “nimbyism” as he calls for 1m new homes Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has attacked “nimbyism” as he called for a million new homes to be built by 2020.
Tuesday 4 October: Independent Online: Ministers consider backing new law to prevent people becoming homeless The Government is considering backing a new law to strengthen councils’ duties to stop people becoming homeless. |
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EXECUTIVE DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2016
A list of decisions currently within the call-in period is available on the Council’s website.
The call in procedure is set out in full in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, ‘Scrutiny and Overview Committee Procedure Rules’. |
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Food Safety Plan The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder
APPROVED the Environmental Health and Licensing Service Food Safety Plan 2016/17.
This decision was first published on Friday 30 September and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 7 October at 5pm. If not called-in the decision can be implemented on Monday 10 October. |
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Future of Park Life The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder
AGREED A) To note the feedback from Parklife 2016 B) To continue to work in partnership with Cambridge Sports Lake Trust to arrange a free Parklife event each year for the next three-years, relying on income from sponsorship, grant funding and pre-booking to reduce the Council’s expenditure to approximately £2,500 per event for each year of a three year programme; and C) To continue to underwrite the events with £10,000 per annum. D) To further promote the contribution of Cambridge Sports Lake Trust to the event through branding and advertising.
This decision was first published on Friday 30 September and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 7 October at 5pm. If not called-in the decision can be implemented on Monday 10 October. |
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DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority: |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov |
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SCDC Starters and Leavers
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