Agenda

The Chair will move that the minutes of the meeting be signed as a correct record. The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.

To receive and answer any questions from the public.

(Questions must be received in writing by Democratic Services no later than noon on Tuesday 15 December 2020)

Petitions cannot be presented to virtual council meetings but should be sent to the council for consideration.

a)    If necessary, to review the allocations of seats to political groups

b)    to receive resignations from Committees and to make any necessary re-appointments

c)    to receive resignations from Outside Bodies and to make any re-appointments and (ii) fill any existing vacancies.

Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Services (S151 Officer)

Report of the Monitoring Officer

Report of the Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

To approve the calendar of meetings for 2021/22 municipal year.

Proposer: Councillor K Taylor
Seconder: Councillor Watts

In Basingstoke & Deane, over a period of recent years many GP services have been in crisis. 

Practice after practice is struggling and more GPs are retiring or leaving the service. Over the past 3 years we have seen significant problems where GP practices have given up their contracts usually after a period of instability. We have seen mergers that do not work, and takeovers by large private organisations with resulting poor service to the community. 

Since 2017 we have seen six GP practices in difficulty and two in the last month have given contracts back. This is not the future we envisioned for our local health services depicted in our Horizons 2050 vision. 

This Council through its responsibility for Community Well-Being has a direct role to play working with partners to press for improved local health services to be delivered in our communities. 

The CCG have oversite of this situation and it is vital that this Council develop a much closer and more regular working partnership with them to develop clear plans for securing services and improving those where needed, and to monitor progress and performance.

This Council refers the issue of GP services in Basingstoke and Deane to the CEP committee and tasks it to urgently review and gather evidence on the current factors affecting GP practices, the reasons for the failure of recent partnerships, for contracts being returned and to receive plans and KPI for securing GP services and updates from the CCG on the progress of those plans. 

This Council further asks the Leader of the council to write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ask for an early investigation and intervention by his Department in respect of the provision of GP services in the Borough. 

Proposer: Councillor McCormick

Seconder: Councillor Jones

This Council resolves: 

·           to require all public firework displays within the local authority boundaries to be advertised in advance of the event, allowing residents to take precautions for their animals and vulnerable people;

·           to actively promote a public awareness campaign about the impact of fireworks on animal welfare and vulnerable people – including the precautions that can be taken to mitigate risks;

·           to write to the UK Government urging them to introduce legislation to limit the maximum noise level of fireworks to 90dB for those sold to the public for private displays; and 

·           to encourage local suppliers of fireworks to stock ‘quieter’ fireworks for public display.

To receive questions from members in relation to the minutes of the meetings detailed below:

Question 1

From:  Councillor Vaux

To:       Cabinet Member for Homes and Families

At this festive time, when the weather can be awful, wet and cold, our thoughts are with those less fortunate.  Please would the Cabinet member for Homes and Families update us with the numbers of people who are rough sleeping, and what the borough is doing to support them?

To consider whether, in view of the nature of the remaining items on the agenda, any of them are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt or confidential information within the terms of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972