Notice of a public meeting of

Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session

To:	Councillors Webb (Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education) and Pavlovic (Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities)
Date:	Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Time:	10.00 am
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

AGENDA

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Notice to Members – Post Decision Calling In:

Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in any item* on this agenda, notice must be given to Democratic Services by 4:00pm on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 (5 working days after meeting). 

*With the exception of matters that have been the subject of a previous call in, require Full Council approval or are urgent which are not subject to the call-in provisions. Any items that are called in will be considered by the Corporate Scrutiny Committee.

Written representations in respect of items on this agenda should be submitted to Democratic Services by 5:00pm on Friday, 10 April 2026 (2 working days before meeting).

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1. Appointing a Chair

To confirm arrangements for chairing the meeting as follows: · Councillor Webb – All standard agenda items 1-5. · Councillor Webb – Agenda item 6 – ‘SEND capital projects to support inclusion in mainstream schools.’   · Councillor Pavlovic – Agenda item 7 – ‘Formal Enforcement Action (January to December 2025), New Single Use Vape and Renters Rights Enforcement Provisions.’ · Councillor Pavlovic – Agenda item 8 – Urgent Business.

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2. Apologies for Absence
	To receive and note apologies for absence.

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3. Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are

asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other

registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on

this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the

Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of

the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it

becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

(1) Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

Type of Interest	You Must
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests	Disclose the interest, not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.
Other Registrable Interests (Directly Related) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Directly Related)	Disclose the interest; speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.
Other Registrable Interests (Affects) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Affects)	Disclose the interest; remain in the meeting, participate and vote unless the matter affects the financial interest or well-being: (a) to a greater extent than it affects the financial interest or well-being of a majority of inhabitants of the affected ward; and (b) a reasonable member of the public knowing all the facts would believe that it would affect your view of the wider public interest. In which case, speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise do not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

(2) Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member

concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months

must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget

calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction

applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a

criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government

Finance Act 1992.

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4. Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee. Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Friday, 10 April 2026. To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda. Webcasting of Public Meetings Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

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5. Minutes		(Pages 7 - 12)
	To approve and sign the minutes of the Combined Executive Member Decision Session held on Tuesday, 3 March 2026.

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6. SEND Capital Projects to Support Inclusion and Belonging		(Pages 13 - 50)
	To ask the Executive Member to note the proposed use of the DfE 2025-26 SEND Capital through grant allocation to identified schools to support adaptations of the learning environment for children and young people with SEND, and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Children and Education, the Director of Governance and the Director of Finance to take such steps as are necessary to develop the grant allocation process, procure, award and enter into the resulting grant agreements.

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7. Formal Enforcement Action (January to December 2025), New Single Use Vape and Renters Rights Enforcement Provisions		(Pages 51 - 116)
	To ask the Executive Member to review formal enforcement action undertaken by Public Protection (Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing teams), National Trading Standards Regional Investigation and eCrime teams and the Healthy and Sustainable Homes Service, and to ask the Executive Member to consider approving an updated enforcement policy, a new ‘fixed monetary penalty notices’ and other ‘compliance notice’ provisions as ‘formal enforcement action’ to help tackle the sale of illegal single use vapes, and a new housing civil penalties notice policy for offences from 1 May 2026 onwards considering the Renters’ Right Act 2025.

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8. Urgent Business
	Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

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Democracy Officer:

Ben Jewitt

Contact details:

· Telephone: (01904) 553073

· Email: democratic.services@york.gov.uk

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