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Meetings and events from Thursday 27 August to Friday 11 September 2020
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Road Closure Information for Week Commencing Monday 24 August Related to A14 Improvements PDF 124 KB Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 24 August, 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.
For all queries in relation to the main scheme Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line, Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey & Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk
Section 6: Huntingdon town centre Samantha Kedie – samantha.kedie@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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Virtual Briefing by Acting Policy and Crime and Commissioner The Acting Police and Crime Commissioner, Ray Bisby is offering a second virtual briefing session for parish, town and city councillors in the Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire area on Wednesday 2 September from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
The virtual briefings are an opportunity to receive an update on community safety initiatives in your area and to speak to the Commissioner about local issues which are pertinent to residents.
A local police officer from Cambridgeshire Constabulary will also attend to respond to any operational questions where appropriate.
Please email cambs-pcc@cambs.pnn.police.uk if you are a parish, town or city council representative who would like to join this meeting and a Microsoft Teams invite will be sent to you.
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Webinar and Guide on Climate Change by Centre of Public Scrutiny The Centre for Public Scrutiny has provided councils with a guide to combat climate change at a local level. The resource sets out 10 scrutiny questions to embed the necessary environmental, social and cultural changes that communities need to see to build resilience to response to climate challenges such as investment strategies and transport plans.
Two new webinars also aim to help councillors sitting on scrutiny committees, and the officers who support them, take steps to ensure responses to the pandemic correlate with their council’s climate action plans. Both of the below are free events, and will take place on 18 September:
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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)
Thursday 20 August, City AM Online, Councils face £2bn black hole from Covid-19, IFS report Councils in England face a £2 billion black hole over the coming months if the Government does not provide emergency funding, a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests.
Saturday 22 August, Mail,Half of young people want a job in the green economy, survey finds Half of British people aged 18 to 34 want a job in the green economy, according to a report commissioned by domestic and business energy supplier Good Energy.
Saturday 22 August, Telegraph, Recycling Five councils in England have sent recyclable material to landfill or incineration since the start of the pandemic, according to a Freedom of Information investigation by the Telegraph.
Sunday 23 August, Mail on Sunday, Government urged to extend business grant deadline The LGA and business groups have urged the Government to extend business support grants before the schemes close on Friday.
Sunday 23 August, Sunday Mirror, Council tax collection Research by the Sunday Mirror under Freedom of Information laws found 88 councils who responded are using bailiffs more often than they did five years ago to collect council tax.
Tuesday 25 August, Guardian, Councils scrapping use of algorithms in benefit and welfare decisions Councils are reportedly scrapping the use of computer algorithms in helping to make decision on benefit claims and other welfare issues.
Tuesday 25 August, BBC Online, Debt collection Bailiffs can now resume operations in England and Wales to collect unpaid Council Tax and parking fines after a five-month suspension. |
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Executive Decisions Taken Since Wednesday ...
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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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/your-council-and-democracy/access-to-information/ |
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