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

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

To consider the final report of the Scrutiny Review on Drug Related Deaths

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To note the Scrutiny report on Drug Related Deaths and endorse the nine recommendations contained within the Action Plan, in doing so endorsing the Cabinet Member’s comments on each recommendation.

2. To agree to forward the recommendations to the relevant organisation for consideration and implementation.

To consider the final report of the Scrutiny Review on Meals on Wheels

The Executive resolved as follows:

To note the Scrutiny report on Meals on Wheels and endorse the recommendation contained within the Action Plan, forwarding the recommendation to the relevant organisation for consideration and implementation subject to the inclusion of the Cabinet Member’s comments to also consider whether the leaflet could be co-produced and to ensure that accessible versions would be made available.

To consider the recommendation of the Licensing Committee on the review of the Sex Establishment Policy.

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

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To note the comments received within the timeframe of the consultation attached at Appendix 4a, to the Executive report but agree that no amendments be made to the policy in response to these comments.

2. To agree to consider the late responses received in respect of the consultation attached at Appendix 4b to the Executive report, but agree that no amendments be made to the policy in response to these comments.

3. To approve the revised Sex Establishment Policy, as recommended by the Licensing Committee, attached at Appendix 4c to the Executive report with effect until 31 December 2026.

To consider the Lancashire Flood Risk Management Strategy 2021-2027, this strategy has been produced jointly with Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council.

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

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the Lancashire Flood Risk Management Strategy 2021 – 2027 attached at Appendix 5a, to the Executive report, with effect until 31 December 2027. 

2. To approve the business plan associated with the Lancashire Flood Risk Management Strategy 2021 – 2027 included within Appendix 5a, to the Executive report, with effect until 31 December 2027.

3. To commence implementation of the actions contained within the Business Plan associated with the Lancashire Flood Risk Management Strategy 2021 – 2027.

To consider the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the draft Bus Service Improvement Plan attached at Appendix 6a to the Executive report.

2. To grant authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration to make any necessary minor amendments to the Bus Service Improvement Plan before submission to the Department for Transport by end of October 2021.

3. To agree that an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Schemes document be submitted to a subsequent Executive for approval so that the Enhanced Partnership can be established by the deadline of 31 March 2022, liaising closely with local bus operators and Lancashire County Council on cross-boundary issues.

To consider a report on the proposed appropriation of land at Blackpool Central.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

To consider the revised Short Breaks Statement and associated criteria for assessment and support from Children’s Social Care (Supporting Children with Complex Needs) regarding disabled children in Blackpool.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the revised Short Breaks Statement attached at Appendix 8a, to the Executive report, with effect until 30 September 2024.

2. To approve the associated criteria for assessment and support attached at Appendix 8b, to the Executive report, with effect until 30 September 2024.

3. To approve the publication of both documents on the Local Offer website.

To report the level of spending and exposure against the Council’s Revenue budgets and reserves and balances for the first 4 months to 31 July 2021.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To note the report.  

2. To require the respective directors and Director of Resources to continue to closely monitor and manage service financial and operational performances, specifically Growth and Prosperity, Strategic Leisure Assets, Children’s Services and Adult Services.

3. To prompt the Scrutiny Leadership Board to continue to independently review the financial and operational performances of the services listed in decision 2.

4. To note that detailed information on the financial performance of each of the Council wholly-owned companies will be submitted to the next meeting of the Shareholder Committee in line with decision EX26/2021 and this will be the case from now on.

5. To continue to lobby central government (HM Treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Health and Social Care, Department for Transport, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Department for Education in particular) along with local authority peers and networks and the Local Government Association for the funding necessary to cope with the demands and new burdens presenting as a result of both Covid and within Children’s Services.

The report contains information on the proposed or potential courses of action that 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 be not served by publishing information at this stage however once agreement with the other parties has been reached the relevant parts of this information will be published.