Agenda
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Meetings and events from Thursday 18 April to Friday 3 May
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Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils |
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Modern Slavery Awareness Session (online) - Thursday 18 April Policing colleagues from the Specialist Crime Team are hosting events under their SOC Fusion work which encourages and facilitates a partnership approach to tackling Serious & Organised Crime. They are hosting awareness-raising Knowledge Events quarterly this year, for frontline staff but also anyone who would like to better understand the signs and symptoms that we can be aware of in our communities, and how best to work with police to tackle these issues.
These events are all 2:30pm – 4pm on Teams: 18 April Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking – join here: Click here to join the meeting 18 July County Lines and criminal exploitation 17 Oct Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime 12 Dec Awareness of fraud /money laundering / economic crime. For calendar invites, links to later dates, and/or any questions or problems please email communitysafety@scambs.gov.uk |
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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 11 April, Sky News: Voter ID Analysis by the campaigning group Best for Britain shows that 14,000 people were turned away from polling booths in the 2023 local elections due to a lack of awareness over Voter ID requirements.
Thursday 11 April, Times: Farmers warn of food crisis Swathes of the country were under flood warnings on Wednesday as farmers warned of a food production “crisis” after months of heavy rain and repeated storms.
Friday 12 April, ITV Tonight: Fly tipping The number of fixed penalty notices issued in relation to fly tipping offences has dropped by 25 per cent coupled with a 17 per cent decrease in court fines according to government statistics.
Saturday 13 April, Sky: Climate change likely to cause increase in ticks Climate change is likely to increase the activity and distribution of ticks in the UK, which could lead to a rise in the diseases they carry, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Sunday 14 April, Independent: Homes for Ukraine Ukrainian refugees were sent to live with suspected gangsters under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, an investigated by the Independent found.
Monday 15 April, Evening Standard: Homelessness pressures Councils face a £300 million funding gap to support their efforts to tackle homelessness, the charity Centrepoint has claimed.
Monday 15 April, Telegraph: Investing in nature essential for national security Investing in nature is “essential for national security”, Tony Juniper, the Chairman of Natural England has said.
Tuesday 16 April, ITV News: Council tax arrears Freedom of Information requests have revealed a 70 per cent rise in the total amount of council tax arrears over the last 5 years, with almost 600,000 residents referred to bailiffs. |
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View Planning Applications
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Executive Decisions Taken Since Wednesday 10 April 2024
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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Community Chest Grants - Hope Against Poverty
This decision was first taken on 10 April and so the deadline for call-in is 17 April. |
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Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report That the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning agrees: A) the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report (Appendix 1 of this decision) to be published on the Councils’ shared planning service website.
B) to delegate any further minor editing changes to the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development where they are technical matters.
This decision was first taken on 10 April and so the deadline for call-in is 17 April. |
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Peer Review Action Plan A) Cabinet approved the action plan in Appendix 1 to the report. B) Cabinet further agreed that progress against the plan would be reported alongside the quarterly Key Performance Indicators until complete.
This decision was first published on Tuesday 16 April and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 23 April. |
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Proposed administration of the Northstowe Community Activation Grant Fund on behalf of Homes England, criteria and award process Cabinet: A) Approved the Council administering Homes England’s Activation Grant Fund as set out in paragraphs 8-10 of the report. B) Approved the scheme criteria and guidance for the Community Activation Fund as set out in Appendix A to the report.
This decision was first published on 16 April and so the deadline for call-in is 23 April. |
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Low-income Family Tracker (LIFT) Cabinet agreed: A) Purchasing a two-year license for the Low-Income Family Tracker platform at a cost of £53,000. B) Employing an additional two-year fixed term Development Officer, at a total cost of £104,000, to manage and maintain the system and coordinate projects across the Council. C) A budget of £30,000 to support the benefits take up campaign with direct mailshots.
This decision was first published on 16 April and so the deadline for call-ion is 23 April. |
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Homes for Ukraine – Landlord Incentive Scheme Revision Cabinet agreed the revised Homes for Ukraine Landlord Incentive Scheme Policy, as set out in Appendix A to the report.
This decision was first published on 16 April and so the deadline for call-in is 23 April. |
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Acquisition of 33no. affordable homes, Cottenham Cabinet approved the acquisition, authorising the Service Manager – Acquisitions and Development to proceed to contract with the developer (Redrow).
Cabinet approved the onward sale of the relevant Shared Ownership homes (4).
This decision was first published on 16 April and so the deadline for call-in is 17 April. |
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Acquisition of 45no. Affordable Homes, Barrington (see Part 2 below) Cabinet approved the acquisition, authorising the Service Manager – Acquisitions and Development to proceed to contract with the developer (Redrow).
Cabinet approved the onward sale of the relevant Shared Ownership homes (13).
This decision was first published on 16 April and so the deadline for call-in is 23 April. |
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Decisions Made By Officers and Reported For Information Please click on the link to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority. |
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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov |
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The Council's Starters and Leavers
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