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Items
No. Item

47.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Marie Bailey, T Clements and A Farell

48.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

49.

Question Time:

To answer questions from members of the public pursuant to Executive Procedure Rule No. 13

Minutes:

None

50.

Matters Referred to the Cabinet in Accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

Minutes:

None

51.

Future High Streets Fund Quarterly Update pdf icon PDF 85 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Minutes:

Report of the Leader of the Council to update on the progress of the Future High Streets Fund programme.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

 

Endorsed the Report

 

 

(Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

 

 

52.

Agreement of the Terms of Reference for the Staffordshire Leaders Board pdf icon PDF 60 KB

(Report of the Leader of the Council)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Leader of the Council to enable Cabinet to consider the revised Terms of Reference agreed by the Staffordshire Leaders Board.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

1.

endorsed the updates made to the Terms of Reference for the Staffordshire Leaders Board as attached at appendix 1

 

 

(Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

53.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider excluding the Press and Public from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-

 

“That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public”

 

At the time this agenda is published no representations have been received that this part of the meeting should be open to the public.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That members of the press and public be now excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that the business involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

(Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

 

54.

Future Delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants and Adaptations

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Homelessness Prevention and Social Housing)

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Homelessness Prevention and Social Housing to set out the proposals and recommendations for the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants [DFG] and Disabled Facilities Adaptations [DFA] from 1st April 2023 when the current arrangements with Millbrook under the SILIS partnership arrangement comes to an end.

 

This report also provides an update on the proposals around delivery using a shared service arrangement with Lichfield District Council following approval by Cabinet to pursue such an arrangement on 17th February 2022

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

1.

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2.

Agreed that the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants and Disabled Facilities Adaptations is brought in-house and delivered internally by Tamworth Borough Council;

 

3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

Agreed to the use of the Framework being procured by Stafford Borough Council for the provision of Occupational Therapy services;

 

7.

Agreed that the Council makes use of a Dynamic Purchasing arrangement that is in place for the procurement of Disabled Facilities Grant works; and works to Council housing properties should continue to be delivered through the existing contractual arrangements with Equans and Wates;

 

8.

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(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor J Oates)