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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1, County Hall, Matlock. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: democratic.services@derbyshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1/23

To receive declarations of interest (if any)

Minutes:

None.

2/23

To consider Minority Group Leader questions (if any)

Minority Group Leaders in attendance at the meeting are able to ask questions on agenda items. Any questions should be provided in writing no later than 12 noon on the day before the meeting.

Minutes:

None.

3/23

To approve, as a correct record, the non-exempt minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2022 pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

To approve as a correct record, the non-exempt minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2022.

4/23

Scrutiny Review of Section 75 Agreements pdf icon PDF 200 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Support the recommendations of the Improvement and Scrutiny Committee for Health; and

 

2)   Approve that the appropriate action be taken to implement the recommendations as set out in the review action plan at Appendix 3 to the report.

Minutes:

Councillor J Wharmby, Chairman of the Improvement and Scrutiny Committee for Health introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, informing Cabinet of the recent review undertaken by the Improvement and Scrutiny Committee for Health on the use of Section 75 Agreements by the Council and its partners in commissioning and the provision of health and social care services.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Support the recommendations of the Improvement and Scrutiny Committee for Health; and

 

2)    Approve that the appropriate action be taken to implement the recommendations as set out in the review action plan at Appendix 3 to the report.

5/23

Derbyshire County Council Climate Change Strategy: Annual Review of Progress pdf icon PDF 458 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED to note the:

 

1)   Contents of the report relating to relevant national and regional policy, legislation and governance changes over the past 12 months that might have implications on the  Council’s climate change programme;

 

2)   Progress being made against the Council’s net zero target of 2032, or sooner, and the County’s net zero target of 2050, and the challenges being faced to reduce emissions from Corporate Property, streetlighting, core fleet and grey fleet;

 

3)   Progress being made against each target and action within the Strategy; and

 

4)   Other key projects, initiatives and schemes that are contributing to the Council’s climate change and wider sustainability agenda and objectives.

Minutes:

Councillor B Lewis introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that provided an annual summary of progress against the delivery of the Climate Change Strategy and the Council’s net zero targets.

 

RESOLVED to note the:

 

1)   Contents of the report relating to relevant national and regional policy, legislation and governance changes over the past 12 months that might have implications on the  Council’s climate change programme;

 

2)   Progress being made against the Council’s net zero target of 2032, or sooner, and the County’s net zero target of 2050, and the challenges being faced to reduce emissions from Corporate Property, streetlighting, core fleet and grey fleet;

 

3)   Progress being made against each target and action within the Strategy; and

 

4)   Other key projects, initiatives and schemes that are contributing to the Council’s climate change and wider sustainability agenda and objectives.

6/23

VCS Infrastructure Provision 2022-23 pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note progress on the development and implementation of the Council’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) infrastructure approach over the last twelve months;

 

2)   Approve the proposals to further develop and embed the approach as outlined in the report; and

 

3)   Approve proposals to maintain existing funding to voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisations, as set out in the report, totalling £452,228 until March 2024.

Minutes:

Councillor C Hart introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that updated Cabinet on the progress of the funding approach to Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) infrastructure provision and sought approval to secure VCS infrastructure grants for a period of twelve months from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)   Note progress on the development and implementation of the Council’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) infrastructure approach over the last twelve months;

 

2)   Approve the proposals to further develop and embed the approach as outlined in the report; and

 

3)   Approve proposals to maintain existing funding to voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisations, as set out in the report, totalling £452,228 until March 2024.

7/23

Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2022 -2023 pdf icon PDF 101 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

To note the outcome of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment and approve its publication.

Minutes:

Councillor A Dale introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that reported on the outcome of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment as required by the Childcare Act 2006 and the Department for Education ‘Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities’ (June 2018), and to obtain approval of the publication of reports to parents and carers.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the outcome of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment and approve its publication.

8/23

Green Towns pdf icon PDF 110 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

Approve the carrying out by the Council of a consultation and public engagement exercise for the introduction of 20mph speed limits under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on roads in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton.

Minutes:

Councillor K S Athwal introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that sought approval of the carrying out of a consultation and public engagement exercise in relation to the introduction of 20mph speed limits on roads in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

Approve the carrying out by the Council of a consultation and public engagement exercise for the introduction of 20mph speed limits under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on roads in areas surrounding the town centres of Buxton and Long Eaton.

9/23

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

Note the contents of the Forward Plan attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

Minutes:

Councillor S Spencer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that presented the Executive’s Forward Plan for the period 1 February – 31 May 2023.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

Note the contents of the Forward Plan attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

10/23

Exclusion of the Public

To move “That under Regulation 4 (2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England)  Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the items of business, that if members of the public were present, exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed to them.”

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That under Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) ( England) Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the items of business, that if members of the public were present, exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed to them.

11/23

To approve, as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2022

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

To approve as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2022.