Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to note the proposed incoming legislation (including proposed statutory duties) and its potential impact on the Council and other organisations; and

(ii)            to note the measures being taken by the Council to support our staff, our Arms’ Length External Organisations (ALEOs) and local businesses, to understand and comply with these new proposed statutory duties and continue to work towards identifying any additional costs in relation to complying with the anticipated legislation and liaise with the Chief Officer - Finance on any resultinggrowth pressures and report to the relevant committee if required. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance (Assurance), which provided an update on preparatory work being undertaken in relation to the incoming Martyn’s Law legislation (also known as the Protect Duty) which would place new duties on local authorities with regard to addressing the threat of terrorism.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          notes the proposed incoming legislation (including proposed statutory duties) and its potential impact on the Council and other organisations; and

(b)          notes the measures being taken by the Council to support our staff, our Arms’ Length External Organisations (ALEOs) and local businesses, to understand and comply with these new statutory duties.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to approve recommendation (a); and

(ii)            to note the measures being taken by the Council to support our staff, our Arms’ Length External Organisations (ALEOs) and local businesses, to understand and comply with these new proposed statutory duties and continue to work towards identifying any additionalcosts in relation to complying with the anticipated legislation and liaise with the Chief Officer - Finance on any resultinggrowth pressures and report to the relevant committee if required.