Contact: Patrick Adams 01954 713408 Email: democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk
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Meetings and events from Thursday 16 May to Friday 31 May 2019
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INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS |
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Planned road closures w/c 13 May - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme PDF 428 KB Please find attached road closures information for w/c 13 May, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.
To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or the A14 helpline.
Section 1 & 2:Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com
Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com
Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton John Akester - John.Akester@thea14.com
A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on the website. |
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Procurement Workshops for Businesses Please could you help us to promote our new Procurement workshops to the businesses in your area.
South Cambridgeshire District Council is offering procurement workshops that will provide a chance for local businesses to: · talk to our Procurement Officer; · hear from him what makes a good tender; · understand how social value can add value; and · work through our forms to help you to successfully quote for work in future.
Our first workshop is at 2pm on 22 May at South Cambridgeshire District Council's offices in Cambourne. If a local business would like to attend they can let us know at openforbusiness@scambs.gov.uk.
Information on the workshops can be found at: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/business/latest-business-news-and-events/
You could share a Facebook post or retweet from our Twitter account.
For more information contact Johanna Davies (johanna.davies@scambs.gov.uk) |
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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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Enforcement Workshop: Mon 3 June at 2:30pm Course: Enforcement Workshop Date: Monday 3 June Time: 2:30pm to 5:30pm Venue: Swansley Room |
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Planning Committee training: Wed 5 June at City Council Planning Committee training is available for our District Councillors on Wednesday 5 June from 9:30am to 4:30pm at Cambridge City Council.
Please note that Article 8.06 of the Council’s Constitution states that “No member shall be eligible to sit on a regulatory committee unless and until they have undertaken suitable training upon appointment to such committee.”
Please contact Democratic Services for more details or if you have any queries regarding this. |
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Licensing Committee Training: Mon 10 June at City Council Licensing Committee training is available for our District Councillors on Monday 10 June from 9:30am to 4:30pm at Cambridge City Council.
Please note that Article 8.06 of the Council’s Constitution states that “No member shall be eligible to sit on a regulatory committee unless and until they have undertaken suitable training upon appointment to such committee.”
Please contact Democratic Services for more details or if you have any queries regarding this. |
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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 9 May, BBC Online: UK flood planners ‘must prepare for worst’ Britain’s flood planners must prepare for the worst on climate change, the Environment Agency Chair has warned.
Thursday 9 May, Times: Opinion: Parks funding Arts reporter Richard Morrison says that from next year the National Lottery Heritage Fund is changing the way it allocates money, which means ring-fenced projects including parks will disappear in favour of a bidding process for funding from the same £1.2 billion pot.
Saturday 11 May, BBC Online: Fly-tipping: Councils demand tougher sentences for worst offenders Tougher sentences for fly-tippers are being called for by councils in England, as new LGA analysis shows nobody has faced the maximum penalty at magistrates’ court since new guidelines were introduced five years ago.
Sunday 12 May, Guardian Online: Dirty air is deadly poison, warns Health Secretary Pollution is a deadly poison, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned as he launches a new investigation into how many people are at risk of dirty air.
Monday 13 May, Independent Online: Recycling volunteers More than 6,000 people across the UK have set up collections to recycle waste traditionally classes as non-recyclable and deemed too expensive to treat by councils.
Tuesday 14 May, Mirror Online: New duty on councils to help domestic abuse survivors Domestic abuse survivors will be given extra protection with a new legal duty on councils to provide secure accommodation-based support.
Wednesday 15 May, BBC Online: Northamptonshire: Unitary authorities plan approved A plan for two unitary authorities to replace Northamptonshire County Council and seven other district and borough councils has been approved by government. |
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EXECUTIVE DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2019
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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Draft Minerals and Waste Local Plan - Consultation Response The Deputy Leader
AGREED to the response to the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Minerals & Waste Local Plan, as attached in Appendix 1 to the decision. |
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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: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/the-council/access-to-information/access-to-information-summary/ |
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SCDC Starters and Leavers
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