Issue - meetings

The Leader’s Portfolio

To consider report CEX/57 of the Chief Executive, which was referred to the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission on 14 March 2022.

Rule 16.4 (Special Urgency Notice) of the Access to Information Procedure Rules will be applied and a decision will be taken by the Cabinet on this matter at its meeting on 16 March 2022.

The reason that it will be necessary to publish the report later than the 5 clear days required is following a request from the Unison Union, who need to finalise their consultation with their Branch Executive members. As this is a staff related matter and to assist with Unison coming to an agreed position on the Essential User Car Allowance Scheme a request for the additional time was agreed by the Chief Executive, who felt it was important that their views be included in the final report for Cabinet’s consideration.

If the decision was delayed further, this would take us into the next municipal year, creating further uncertainty to the staff affected.

The Leader of the Council as the Chair of Cabinet, and the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission have been consulted and have confirmed their support for the use of the urgency being acceptable.

This report will be included in a supplementary agenda.

The Leader of the Council informed the Cabinet that the report on the “Proposed Changes to the Essential Car User Allowance Scheme” would no longer be considered as an item for business at the meeting.  Unfortunately, a collective agreement with the Unison union could not be reached and the report had been deferred.

To consider report CEX/57 of the Chief Executive.

Rule 16.4 (Special Urgency Notice) of the Access to Information Procedure Rules will be applied and a decision will be taken by the Cabinet on this matter at its meeting on 16 March 2022.

The reason that it will be necessary to publish the report later than the 5 clear days required is following a request from the Unison Union, who need to finalise their consultation with their Branch Executive members. As this is a staff related matter and to assist with Unison coming to an agreed position on the Essential User Car Allowance Scheme a request for the additional time was agreed by the Chief Executive, who felt it was important that their views be included in the final report for Cabinet’s consideration.

If the decision was delayed further, this would take us into the next municipal year, creating further uncertainty to the staff affected.

The Leader of the Council as the Chair of Cabinet, and the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission have been consulted and have confirmed their support for the use of the urgency being acceptable.

This report will be included in a supplementary agenda.

The Commission was informed that the report on the “Proposed Changes to the Essential Car User Allowance Scheme” would no longer be considered as an item for business at the meeting.  Unfortunately, a collective agreement with the Unison union could not be reached and the report had been deferred.