Agenda

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Communities Scrutiny Committee held on 26 February 2025.

Council Plan Targets Performance Update.

Kath Drury, Information and Improvement Manager / Amar Bashir, Improvement Officer

Voluntary sector organisations in attendance to present an overview on how their funding is spent.

Tris Burdett, Programmes Manager and Interim Economic Development & Regeneration Manager / Representatives from NED Citizens’ Advice, Derbyshire Law Centre and Volunteer Centre

To receive an update on the work of the Community Safety Partnership.

Faye Green, Community Safety Manager

To inform Committee of recent and forthcoming Cabinet business.

A digest of Cabinet decisions taken since 23 May 2024.  This information is published by Cabinet meeting on the Council’s website.  Cabinet Agendas, Decisions and Minutes can be viewed at: Cabinet

The Forward Plan of Executive decisions.

Plans

These plans are updated to include new business.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To contribute to major Policies being considered by the Council;

·        Allocations Policy Key Amendments

       Gary Smithurst, Housing Strategy & Homeless Manager / Heather Summers, Head of Neighbourhood Services (Rykneld Homes)

To consider and contribute to potential changes in the operating environment which may include legislation, regulation and key projects being undertaken by the Council, for example.

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

The next meeting of the Communities Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to take place in the new Municipal Year.