Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 2nd November 2011 on the following items (the full Cabinet reports are enclosed for information at the back of the Council agenda book)

• Worcestershire Regulatory Services Enforcement Policy
• Corporate Data Backup
• Proposed Merger of North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnerships
• Single Sustainable Community Strategy for Worcestershire

(i)         WORCESTERSHIRE REGULATORY SERVICES ENFORCEMENT POLICY

            The recommendation was moved by Councillor C. B. Taylor and seconded by Councillor R. Hollingworth.

            RESOLVED  that the Worcestershire Regulatory Services Enforcement Policy be adopted.  

(ii)        CORPORATE DATA BACKUP   

            The recommendations were moved by Councillor Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP and seconded by Councillor R. Hollingworth.

            RESOLVED:  

            (a)       that the increase in the Capital Programme for 2011/12 of         £55,000, in respect of a user back up device and an additional   electronic storage device be approved; and

            (b)       that the cost be met from ICT reserves (£10,000) and current    revenue underspend in the IT service (£45,000).

(iii)       PROPOSED MERGER OF NORTH WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS   

            The recommendations were moved by Councillor R. Hollingworth and seconded by Councillor Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP.

            RESOLVED:  

            (a)       that the merger of Bromsgrove Community Safety Partnership with Redditch Community Safety Partnership and Wyre Forest Community Safety Partnership to create a North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership be approved;

            (b)       that subject to the approval of the merger by each of the             Responsible Authorities, authority be delegated to the           appropriate officers to take the necessary steps to implement   the merger, including the establishment of governance          arrangements and entering into any agreements and that this      also be subject to endorsement by the relevant Community        Safety Partnerships;  

            (c)        that the continuation of locality based operational and     responsive partnership working through the Operational Tasking     Group and its Theme Groups be noted; and

            (d)       that the intention to review the Countywide partnership    arrangements by 2014 be noted.

(iv)      SINGLE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOR WORCESTERSHIRE

The recommendation was moved by Councillor R. Hollingworth and seconded by Councillor M. A. Bullivant.

            RESOLVED that the single Sustainable Community Strategy for Worcestershire, including the section on Bromsgrove District, be approved.