Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point in the meeting, the Executive Member is asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which he might have in respect of business on this agenda.

At this point during the meeting, the Executive Members were asked to declare if they had any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests in the business on the agenda. 

They declared that they had none.

To approve and sign the minutes of the Decision Session held on 27 November 2015.

Resolved: That the minutes of the Decision Session held on 27 November 2015 be signed and approved by the Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so. The deadline for registering is at Monday 18 January 2016 at 5.00 pm.

Members of the public may register to speak on :-

·        an item on the agenda

·        an issue within the Executive Member’s remit;

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

Please note this meeting will be filmed and webcast and that includes any registered public speakers, who have given their permission.  This broadcast can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting.  Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officer (whose contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at: https://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/6453/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_council_meetingspdf

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

The purpose of this report is to enable the Executive Member to review the results of legal actions (prosecutions, cautions and fixed penalties) undertaken by:-

·                   Public Protection (Environmental Health, Trading Standards and licensing)

·                   Regional Scambuster Team and National Trading Standards eCrime Centre,

·                    Housing Services

This decision will be taken in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods.

Resolved: That the report be approved.

Reason:   So that the Executive Members review formal enforcement activity undertaken by Public Protection, the Regional Scambuster Team and the National Trading Standards eCrime Centre in addition to Housing Services.

The Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism, received in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods, a report which reviewed the results of legal actions (prosecutions, cautions and fixed penalties) undertaken by; Public Protection (Environmental Health, Trading Standards and licensing), the Regional Scambuster Team and the National Standards eCrime Centre and Housing Service.

The Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods pointed out that there was a typo in Annex B, in that it should read Housing Act 1985 rather than 1885.

In response to a question from the Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism it was noted that a fixed penalty notice issued under the Health Act 2006 for smoking in a vehicle/premise would have been carried out on the basis of a complaint.

Resolved: That the report be approved.

Reason:    So that the Executive Members review formal enforcement activity undertaken by Public Protection, the Regional Scambuster Team and the National Trading Standards eCrime Centre in addition to Housing Services.