Agenda and decisions

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned either a

(a)   personal interest

(b)   prejudicial interest

(c)    disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

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To consider a report on procurement options for the Blackpool Coastal Protection Schemes.

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To agree to the continued use of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework where appropriate, and authority to use alternative coast protection framework contractors if required for the delivery of the Blackpool Coastal Protection Schemes between 2022 and 2027.

To consider and note the content of the Council's Procurement Strategy and associated action plan for the period 2023 - 2027.

Once approved this document will form part of the Executive Policy Framework.

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To approve the Procurement Strategy and associated action plan for the period until 31 December 2027.

To present the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document for adoption and the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document – Consultation Statement for approval and publication, the latter setting out all the representations received and the Council’s proposed response

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve and formally adopt the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document attached at Appendix 4a to the Executive report.

2. To approve and agree for publication the supporting Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document Consultation Statement at Appendix 4b to the Executive report.

3. To authorise the Head of Planning Strategy to make any appropriate minor amendments to improve the presentation and finalise a published version of the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (at Appendix 4a to the Executive report).

To consider the proposal for a managed exit from the current Pan-Lancashire Child Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP) and develop a place based Safeguarding Partnership for Blackpool and seek Executive approval for work to progress through to delivery.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1.To approve in principle for the Pan-Lancashire Children Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP) to return its governance and structure to a Blackpool placed based Children Safeguarding Assurance Partnership, superseding the decision of the Executive from 25 February 2019 (Decision EX19/2019 refers).

2.To agree that the existing Pan-Lancashire Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) arrangement continues to exist to analyse the Pan-Lancashire data regarding 0-18 yr. old deaths. 

3.To delegate authority to the Director of Children Services on behalf of the Council to:

•                 work with senior representatives from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Lancashire Constabulary as the 3 Strategic Leading organisations to sign off the final terms of reference and memberships on behalf of the Council and note that these will also be approved at the first meeting of the Blackpool Child Safeguarding Assurance Partnership Governance bodies.

•                 deal with any resourcing implications arising from the review.

To consider an application to the Council’s Business Loan Fund.

This report and appendix is currently exempt from publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is considered on balance that the public interest would not be served by publishing information at this stage as this information would undermine the Council’s position in future negotiations and could risk the application not being able to proceed.

To consider an application to the Council’s Business Loan Fund.

This report and appendix is currently exempt from publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is considered on balance that the public interest would not be served by publishing information at this stage as this information would undermine the Council’s position in future negotiations and could risk the application not being able to proceed.