Meeting documents

Venue: Mezzanine Room 1, County Hall, Aylesbury. View directions

Items
Note No. Item

10.00am

1.

Apologies for Absence

10:01

2.

Declarations of Interest

To disclose any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests.

10:02

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 186 KB

Of the meeting held on 31st October 2017.

10:03

4.

Chairman's Report

For the Chairman of the Committee to provide an update to the Committee on recent scrutiny related activity.

10:10

5.

Modern Slavery Inquiry

This item is an evidence gathering item for the Committee’s Modern Slavery Inquiry. Members will examine:

·         Best practice in relation to the role of modern slavery partnership networks, what makes them effective, the challenges and barriers involved and what drives change.

·         They will hear about the numbers of calls to the Modern Slavery helpline run by Unseen.   

·         Victim profiling and victim perspective.

·         How to build an understanding of prevalence.

·         The plans for a pilot victim service to be set up in Bucks, what it will look like, its aims, focus and how the inquiry can help shape and inform it going forward

 

Contributors:

Justine Currell, Director of Unseen and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire.

Nicola Bell, Manager of Rahab victim service.

11:30

6.

Public Questions pdf icon PDF 329 KB

The Committee has received one public question from Mr Terry Reilly which is included in the report pack within this agenda.

 

 

The public question item is an opportunity for members of the public to put a question or raise an issue of concern, related to Environment, Transport and Locality Services.   Where possible, the relevant organisation to which the question/issue is directed will be present to give a verbal response.  Members of the public will be invited to speak for up to four minutes on their issue.  A maximum of 30 minutes is set aside for the Public Questions slot in total (including responses and any Committee discussion). This may be extended with the Chairman’s discretion. 

 

For full guidance on Public Questions, including how to register a request to speak during this slot, please follow this link:

 

http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/about-your-council/scrutiny/getting-involved/

11:40

7.

Sustainable School Travel Inquiry: 6 Month Recommendation Monitoring pdf icon PDF 331 KB

The Committee will review and assess the progress towards the recommendations made within the Inquiry report as agreed by Cabinet in April 2017.

 

Contributors:

Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation

Joan Hancox, Head of Transport Strategy

12:05

8.

Economic Development Inquiry 12 Month Recommendation Review

Members will review and assess the progress towards completion/implementation of the Inquiry recommendations

 

Contributors:

Martin Tett, Leader  

John Rippon, Head of Growth and Strategy

Philippa Batting, Bucks Business First

Ian Barham BTVLEP

Additional documents:

12:30

9.

Modern Slavery Inquiry - Interim Report : What steps should the Council take to ensure it fully meets the responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act 2015?

Members will consider and agree the draft Inquiry interim report for stage one of the Modern Slavery Inquiry. Subject to Member approval, it will be reported to Cabinet on the 8th January 2018.

 

12:40

10.

Committee Work Programme

12.45pm

11.

Date of the Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at 10:00am on the 23rd January 2018 in the Mezzanine Room 1 County Hall.