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Meetings and events from Thursday 2 April to 17 April 2020
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Planned Road Closures for Week Beginning 30 March - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon PDF 209 KB Please find attached details of road closures for the week beginning Monday 30 March relating 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.
John Birchall has now left the project. For all queries in relation to Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line & Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey, please email A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk
Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton John Akester - John.Akester@thea14.com
Section 6: Huntingdon town centre Liam Heath – liam.heath@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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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)
Thursday 26 March: Mail: Coronavirus: Waste services Municipal rubbish dumps have closed and a growing number of councils have warned residents that some non-essential collection services such as garden and bulky waste might have to be suspended.
Friday 27 March: Guardian: Coronavirus: Universal Credit “almost impossible” to claim as 500,000 apply Workers attempting to apply for Universal Credit after being laid off during the coronavirus have described how it is almost impossible to complete a claim.
Sunday 29 March, Sky News: Council workers attacked amid coronavirus pandemic The LGA has said council workers are facing “sickening physical and verbal assaults” as they implement social distancing measures and keep essential services running during the coronavirus lockdown.
Monday 30 March, BBC Online: Coronavirus: Thousands of council staff moved to the frontline Tens of thousands of council staff are to be redeployed in “critical” roles to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
Tuesday 31 March, Telegraph: Coronavirus: Bin collections could be reduced The frequency of bin collections could be reduced due to coronavirus, councils have warned as they try to keep household waste collections going amid staffing shortages.
Tuesday 31 March, Times: Air pollution: Toxin-trapping trees can clean up streets Some species of trees are much better than others at trapping and diluting toxic particles, according to research.
Wednesday 1 April, Guardian: Coronavirus: UK faces cardboard shortage due to crisis The UK could be hit by a national cardboard shortage as councils suspend their regular collections owing to pressures caused by the coronavirus. |
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EXECUTIVE DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2020
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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Delegation of Powers from Leader to Chief Executive PDF 114 KB In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, Part 3, Responsibility for Executive Functions, please find attached a decision taken by the Leader to to authorise the Chief Executive to exercise all executive functions where it is impracticable or impossible for the matter to be considered by the Cabinet or relevant Lead Cabinet Member.
Please note that this decision is for information only and cannot be called-in. |
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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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Non Domestic Rates Discretionary Relief Policy - adoption of revised policy to include estate agents, letting agents, employment agencies and betting shops The Chief Finance Officer AGREED to adopt an updated version of the Discretionary Business Rate Relief Policy due to an instruction from the Government to allow Estate Agents, Employment Agencies, Letting Agents and Betting Shops to be entitled to the Expanded Retail Discount Scheme.
Please note that the Chairman of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee and Chairman of Council agreed to this decision being treated as a matter of urgency and that it should be exempt from call in by virtue of Scrutiny Procedure Rule 12.18 – 12.19. This means that the decision can be implemented immediately. |
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