Agenda

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 14th November, 2023 6.30 pm

Venue: Barum Room - Brynsworthy. View directions

Contact: Corporate and Community Services 01271 388253

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for absence
2.	To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25th September 2023 PDF 390 KB
3.	Items brought forward which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered by the meeting as a matter of urgency.
4.	Declarations of Interests. (Please complete the form provided at the meeting or telephone Corporate and Community Services to prepare a form for your signature before the meeting. Interests must be re-declared when the item is called, and Councillors must leave the room if necessary.)
5.	To agree the agenda between Part 'A' and Part 'B' (Confidential Restricted Information).
	PART A
6.	Quarterly Update on Planning Planning Processing Times - 2023-24 Quarter 2 PDF 272 KB Head of Planning, Housing and Health to report.
7.	Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation Update Head of Planning, Housing and Health to report.
8.	Financial Management Code PDF 294 KB Report by the Finance Manager (attached). Additional documents: Appendix 1 Financial Management Code , item 8. PDF 456 KB
9.	External Audit - Progress Report and Sector Update Grant Thornton to report.
10.	Update to Delegated Powers in the Constitution PDF 292 KB View the background to item 10. Report by the Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached). Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Part 3 Annexe 2 - Officer Delegations (amended) , item 10. PDF 486 KB Covering note to supplemental item on Item 10 , item 10. PDF 96 KB Part 2 - District Articles July 22 (revised) , item 10. PDF 479 KB Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions - Annexe 1 Updated May 2023 (revised) , item 10. PDF 347 KB
11.	Audit Recommendation Tracker PDF 297 KB Report by the Chief Executive (attached). Additional documents: Appendix A , item 11. PDF 290 KB Appendix B , item 11. PDF 110 KB Appendix C , item 11. PDF 25 KB Appendix D , item 11. PDF 78 KB Appendix E , item 11. PDF 303 KB
12.	Work Programme 2023-2024 PDF 487 KB To consider the Work Programme 2023-2024 (attached).
13.	Exclusion of Public and Press and Restriction of Documents RECOMMENDED: (a) That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended from time to time), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). (b) That all documents and reports relating to the item be confirmed as “Not for Publication”.
	PART B (Confidential Restricted Information) Nil.