Agenda and minutes

Councillor Diviani MOVED and Councillor Knight SECONDED that Councillor Moulding be elected Chairman of Devon County Council for the ensuing year.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

COUNCILLOR MOULDING IN THE CHAIR

The Chairman and Group Leaders expressed their gratitude to the immediate past Chairman for her service during her year of office: Councillor Channon responded.

Councillor Hawkins  MOVED and Councillor Gilbert  SECONDED that Councillor Rowe be elected Vice Chairman of Devon County Council for the ensuing year.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

The Chairman, immediate past Chairman and Group Leaders thanked the immediate past Vice-Chairman for his services and support to the former Chairman during her year of office. Councillor Mathews responded.

Councillor Hart, the Leader of the Council, MOVED and Councillor S Hughes SECONDED that Councillor Clatworthy be appointed Deputy Leader of Devon County Council for the ensuing year.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 18 February 2016.

The Chairman of the Council MOVED and it was duly SECONDED that the minutes of the meeting held on 18 February 2016 be signed as a correct record.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

The Chairman reported that the County Council had again achieved the standard required to be awarded the SW Charter for Member Development at Charter plus level for a further 3 years and congratulated all those involved, Members and Officers alike, in that achievement; the Assessors having complimented the Council in particular on building upon its engagement with the community through its work Town and Parish Councils and partnership working generally. 

There was no item raised as a matter of urgency.

There was no petition received from a Member of the Council.

Petitions, Questions or Representations from members of the public in line with the Council’s petitions and Public Participation schemes.

There was no petition or question received from a member of the public.

In accordance with the Council's Public Participation Rules, the Council received and acknowledged oral representations made by a Ms H Collinson on a matter relating to the functions of the Council; namely that the Council should apply greater scrutiny to companies bidding for Council contracts in line with Government guidance and as outlined in the Notice of Motion to be considered by the Council (Minute 15 below refers). 

The Chairman responded, thanking Ms Collinson for her attendance and presentation, acknowledging that her representations had been heard by Members and relevant Officers and would undoubtedly be taken into account when the matter was discussed later at this meeting.

Councillor S Hughes to move:

(a) that the Council adopts the Committee structure shown in the Appendices circulated at the meeting with terms of reference set out in the Council's Constitution;

(b) that the Council note that Cabinet Members shown in the Appendix circulated at the meeting have been appointed to hold office until the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017 together with the remits shown therein."

(c) that the Council appoints Committees, Joint Committees and Working Parties/Panels each with the total number of voting and non-voting members as shown in the Appendix circulated at the meeting for the period expiring at the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017;

(d) that, as required by section 16(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Members be appointed to Committees, Joint Committees, Joint Consultative Committees and Working Parties/Panels in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats as determined at (b) above, as set out for the time being in the Appendix circulated at the meeting;

(e) that the Chief Executive be authorised to approve such changes to membership of the above bodies detailed in the Appendix circulated as may be notified from time to time by the relevant political group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

(f) that additional Members of Scrutiny Committees, Highways and Traffic Orders Committees, the Standards Committee, the Farms Estate Committee and the Devon Pension Board as detailed in the aforementioned Appendix (or to be nominated by those bodies listed thereon) be appointed for the period expiring at the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017 or as otherwise shown (subject to any change notified by the nominating body) or, in the case of parent governor representative on the People’s Scrutiny Committee, following a ballot of eligible parent governors;

(g) that the Council appoint Independent Persons, under s28(7) of the Localism Act 2011 and The Local Authorities (Standing Order) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, to advise the Council on complaints received under the Council’s Standards/Conduct regime and on the dismissal of certain statutory Chief Officers, as outlined in the Appendix circulated at the meeting for the period expiring at the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017.

Councillor S Hughes MOVED and Councillor Way SECONDED:

(a) that the Council adopts the Committee structure shown in the Appendices circulated at the meeting with terms of reference set out in the Council's Constitution;

(b) that the Council appoints Committees, Joint Committees and Working Parties/Panels each with the total number of voting and non-members as shown in the Appendix circulated at the meeting for the period expiring at the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017;

(c) that, as required by section 16(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Members be appointed to Committees, Joint Committees, Joint Consultative Committees and Working Parties/Panels in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats as determined at (b) above, as set out for the time being in the Appendix circulated at the meeting;

(d) that the Council note those members shown in the Appendix circulated at the meeting appointed by the Leader of the Council to the Cabinet and designated as Cabinet Members as indicated therein with the remits shown, to hold office until the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017;

(e) that the Chief Executive be authorised to approve such changes to membership of the above bodies detailed in the Appendix circulated as may be notified from time to time by the relevant political group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

(f) that additional Members of Scrutiny Committees, Highways and Traffic Orders Committees, the Standards Committee, the Farms Estate Committee and the Devon Pension Board as detailed in the aforementioned Appendix (or to be nominated by those bodies listed thereon) be appointed for the period expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017 or as otherwise shown (subject to any change notified by the nominating body) or, in the case of parent governor representative on the People’s Scrutiny Committee, following a ballot of eligible parent governors;

(g) that Independent Persons be appointed under s28(7) of the Localism Act 2011 and The Local Authorities (Standing Order) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015) to advise the Council on complaints received under the Council’s Standards/Conduct regime and on the dismissal of certain statutory Chief Officers as detailed in the aforementioned Appendix, for the period expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017’.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

Councillor S Hughes to move:

"that members shown in the Appendix circulated at the meeting be elected Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees as indicated therein to hold office until the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017."

Councillor S Hughes MOVED and Councillor Way SECONDED:

"that members shown in the Appendix circulated at the meeting be appointed Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees as indicated therein to hold office until the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2017”.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

Answers to questions from Members of the Council pursuant to Standing Order 17.

In accordance with the Council’s Procedure Rules, the Leader and relevant Cabinet Members provided written responses to 12 questions submitted by Members of the Council on Civil Parking Enforcement on Bank Holidays, Parking Meters, the allocation of additional funding from the Government’s Pothole Action Fund, South Devon Highway retaining walls and abutments, highway signage in Kingskerswell, the ‘Our Services Our Say’ campaign on  transparency and accountability within the Council’s decision making process, the implications of the Academisation of Schools for future s106 planning agreements, the impact of car emissions on health, progress with the introduction of LED street lighting in Barnstaple and the Totnes One Way System Appeal Court Judgement.

The Leader and relevant Cabinet Members also responded orally, as appropriate, to any supplementary questions arising therefrom.

[NB: A copy of the questions and answers are appended to the signed minutes and any supplementary questions and answers may be observed through the webcast of this meeting  – see Notes below]

To consider reports from Cabinet Members.

The Council received reports, written and oral, from relevant Cabinet Members on matters of interest or service developments relating to their remits which had occurred since the previous meeting or were likely to have an impact in the future or on specific issues upon which they had been asked to comment, as set out below:

(a)        Policy & Corporate

Councillor Hart commented, as requested by Councillor Greenslade, on progress with the HOSW devolution bid and advised  that a response to repeated requests for a meeting with the Minister to discuss the HOSW bid was still awaited. He recognised the increasing concerns expressed over the imposition of a Mayoral system about which as yet there was no clarification and reiterated his view that any final proposal must be beneficial to Devon.

(b)       Economy, Growth & Cabinet Liaison for Exeter

(Councillors Connett and Greenslade each declared a personal interest in this matter by virtue, respectively, of being a non Executive Director of Exeter Airport and member of his household being employed at the Airport).

Councillor Leadbetter commented, as requested by Councillor Hannaford, on the practicability of a direct rail link for Exeter Airport confirming that the Council had not undertaken or instigated any recent feasibility study for such a link because the Airport was considered too remote from existing railway lines and providing a direct rail connection was therefore adjudged to be prohibitively expensive. He nonetheless undertook to re-examine the feasibility study undertaken some years ago when the Airport was in the ownership of the County Council but also acknowledged that bus/taxi links could be introduced from Cranbrook Station should future demand support that, recognising that should there be continued growth at both the Airport and Cranbrook there was scope to enhance the interchange facilities at Cranbrook Station.

(c)        Children, Schools and Skills

Councillor McInnes commented, as requested by Councillor Hook, upon the Government’s recent announcements relating to Schools becoming academies and the action already taken by the Council to ensure its views (Cabinet Minute 5 and Minute 9 above refer)  were taken into account and the impact in Devon on educational provision should the Government's ‘aspirations’ be achieved.

Councillor McInnes also circulated a Report (CS/16/20) summarising, as requested by Councillor Connett, the position with regard to (a) health assessments for children in care provided by the NEW Devon CCG and containing data on the numbers and progress with assessments undertaken in the past 12 months while also acknowledging the role of the Council as Corporate Parents to hold the CCG to account   That Report also set out data obtained from the NEW Devon CCG (the Lead Commissioner for the Virgin Care contract) on the Child and Adolescent Mental health Services, specifically on referrals and treatment times as requested. The Cabinet Member’s Report  re-affirmed the Council’s aspirations for more effective early help and systematic joint working for children with complex needs to improve the position in the above service areas recognising the concerns expressed about service levels and the need  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

To receive and approve the Minutes of the under mentioned Committees.

B          -           Investment & Pension             -           26 February 2016

C         -           Appeals *                                 -           14 March, 11 April & 9 May 2016

D         -           Standards                                -           14 March 2016

E          -           Public Rights of Way              -           17 March 2016

F          -           Audit                                        -           23 March 2016    

G         -           Procedures                             -           18 April 2016

H         -           Development Management    -           27 April 2016

I           -           Place Scrutiny                                    -           7 March 2016

J          -           Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny   -           8 March 2016

K          -           Peoples Scrutiny                     -           21 March 2016

L          -           Corporate Services Scrutiny  -           24 March 2016 

M         -           Appointments / Remuneration-           11 May 2016 **

*   Appeals Minutes of 9 May will be circulated as soon as available.

** Appointments & Remuneration Committee Minutes of 11 May will be circulated on the day.

The Chairman of the Council MOVED and it was duly SECONDED that the Minutes of the under-mentioned meetings of Committees be approved:

            Investment & Pension                -           26 February 2016

            Appeals                                    -           14 March, 11 April & 9 May 2016

            Standards                                 -           14 March 2016

            Public Rights of Way                 -           17 March 2016

            Audit                                        -           23 March 2016    

            Procedures                               -           18 April 2016

            Development Management        -           27 April 2016

            Place Scrutiny                           -           7 March 2016

            Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny       -           8 March 2016

            Peoples Scrutiny                       -           21 March 2016

            Corporate Services Scrutiny       -           24 March 2016 

            Appointments & Remuneration   -           11 May 2016

The Motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

To receive the Scrutiny Annual Report.

A copy of the report can be viewed on the web;

https://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/committee-meetings/scrutiny-committees/scrutiny-annual-reports/

The Council received and endorsed the 2015/16 Annual Report summarising the activities and investigations undertaken by each of the Council’s four Scrutiny Committees during the course of the year and the outcomes arising therefrom and the continuing challenges and development of the Scrutiny role over that period.

The Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee paid tribute, on behalf of the Chairmen of Scrutiny Committees, to the efforts of all Members involved in the work of those Committees and Task Groups and to the support provided by Officers to facilitate the work of scrutiny in Devon; advocating the continuing value of a strong, independent, scrutiny function to advise the Council. The other Scrutiny Committee Chairmen endorsed those remarks and also commented on the activities of their individual Committees. 

In associating himself with the above remarks the Leader of the Council also expressed his thanks to the Council's Scrutiny Committees for the advice they had given to the Cabinet not only in the past year but over the previous two years, throughout this administration.

[NB: A copy of the Annual Report is available at:

https://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/committee-meetings/scrutiny-committees/scrutiny-annual-reports/ ]

To receive and consider the recommendations of the Cabinet relating to Councillor Connetts Notice of Motion as set out hereunder, namely:

‘that the County Council be recommended to accept the Notice of Motion as the Cabinet and the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF) is committed to and will continue to make the strongest case for work to improve resilience at Cowley Bridge, Exeter and at Dawlish and across the Somerset Levels alongside improvements to the peninsula rail network in line with key aims of the PTRF which are to achieve improvements not only in relation to the resilience of the network but  connectivity across the South West Peninsula railway’. 

The text of the original Notice of Motion, the Cabinet’s recommendations and any reasons therefor may be seen in full in the Minutes of the Cabinet held on 9 March 2016 (Minute 488b) (Page 7, Green Pages).

Pursuant to Minute 173(d) of 18 February 2016 relating to the Notice of Motion previously submitted by Councillor Connett that: 

‘Great Western Railway (GWR) be congratulated on stepping forward with funding  for essential Reports on the resilience of our rail networks after the Government failed to deliver on the Prime Minister’s promises;

Devon County Council continues to make campaigning for rail reliance a priority’

and having had regard to Minute 488(b) of the Cabinet on 9 March 2016:

Councillor Clatworthy MOVED and Councillor Parsons SECONDED that the Cabinet’s recommendation at Minute 488(b) be approved, namely that the County Council be recommended to accept the Notice of Motion as the Cabinet and the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF) is committed to and will continue to make the strongest case for work to improve resilience at Cowley Bridge, Exeter and at Dawlish and across the Somerset Levels alongside improvements to the peninsula rail network in line with key aims of the PTRF which are to achieve improvements not only in relation to the resilience of the network but  connectivity across the South West Peninsula railway.

The amendment  was put to the vote and declared CARRIED and subsequently thereafter also CARRIED as the substantive motion.

To receive and consider the recommendations of the Cabinet relating to Councillor Wrights Notice of Motion as set out hereunder, namely:

that the County Council be recommended to take no further action on the Notice of Motion for the time being in light of the action that is and will continue to be taken to comply with the Cabinet Office Directives (which currently forms part of its published procurement policies, as set out fully in Report BSS/16/5): provided also that in future instances of supplier non-compliance should be published annually on the Council’s website and that the Cabinet note that the Council’s procurement policies would be updated automatically to comply with any further, revised and updated Government Guidance.

The text of the original Notice of Motion can be seen in the Cabinet Minutes of 9 March 2016 (Minute 488) and the Cabinet’s recommendations and any reasons therefor may be seen in full in the Cabinet Minutes of 13 April 2016 (Minute 17)(Green Pages).

Pursuant to Minute 173(c) of 18 February 2016 relating to the Notice of Motion previously submitted by Councillor Wright that:

‘This Council notes that:

·         tax avoidance by big business is rife and the Public Accounts Committee last year criticised HMRC for not doing more to tackle the problem;

·         austerity measures mean that £174m funding has been cut from this council over the past five years;

·         this year £34m will be lost - and many more millions are set to be lost in the coming years, prompting damaging service cuts;

·         the Devon portion of avoided corporation tax could total around £380m;

·         the practice of tax avoidance among corporate giants also has a negative effect on small and medium-sized companies who pay more tax proportionately;

·         that tax evasion and avoidance by multinational companies is costing developing countries up to $300bn a year, according to the IMF – more than these countries receive in aid

This Council further notes:

In early 2015 new regulations required public bodies, including councils, to ask procurement qualification questions of all companies for tenders over £173,000 for service contracts and £4m for works contracts.

However, there are stricter standards available. This Council believes that bidders for council contracts should be asked to account for their past tax record, using the most rigorous possible government guidance (as in Procurement Policy Note 03/14.

This Council therefore calls for procurement procedures to be amended to require all companies bidding for council contracts to self-certify that they are fully tax-compliant in line with central government practice, using the standards in PPN 03/14, applying to contracts of the size specified above.

This Council asks the Cabinet to publicise this policy and to report on its implementation annually for the next three years.

NB. For more information about paying fairer tax, see http://www.fairtaxmark.net/for-business/

and having had regard to Cabinet Minutes 468/9 March and 17/13 April 2016 and also to the further representations referred to at Minute 8 above:

Councillor Clatworthy MOVED and Councillor Parsons SECONDED that, the Cabinet’s recommendation at Minute 17/13 April 2016 be approved, namely that no further action be taken on the Notice of Motion for the time being in light of the action that is and  will continue to be taken to comply with the Cabinet Office Directives (which currently forms part of its  published procurement policies, as set out fully in Report BSS/16/5): provided also that in future instances of supplier non-compliance be published annually on the Council’s website and that the Council’s procurement policies would be updated automatically to comply with any further, revised and updated Government Guidance.

The amendment  was put to the vote and declared CARRIED

Councillor Wright then MOVED and Councillor Biederman SECONDED that Cabinet Minute 17,as the substantive motion, be amended by the deletion after the word ‘to’ in the first line of the words ‘take no further action on the Notice of Motion for the time being in light of the action that isand’ and the substitution therefor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

Councillor Connett to move:

To ensure the school crossing patrol service is protected and continues to operate, this council will ensure:

1.    all crossing patrol vacancies are promptly filled and not left vacant to help with 'vacancy management savings';

2.    No school crossing patrol site will be deleted from the council's establishment without a report presented first to Place Scrutiny and Cabinet.

3.    An annual 'state of the service' report is presented each February detailing the number of school crossing patrols, any vacancies in the preceding year, how long they have been vacant and the robust steps taken to fill posts; and

4.    where it can be shown there is a proven need the Council will look favourably on new applications for a school crossing patrol.

Councillor Connett MOVED and Councillor Brazil SECONDED that:

To ensure the school crossing patrol service is protected and continues to operate, this council will ensure:

1.     all crossing patrol vacancies are promptly filled and not left vacant to help with 'vacancy management savings';

2.     No school crossing patrol site will be deleted from the council's establishment without a report presented first to Place Scrutiny and Cabinet.

3.     An annual 'state of the service' report is presented each February detailing the number of school crossing patrols, any vacancies in the preceding year, how long they have been vacant and the robust steps taken to fill posts; and

4.     where it can be shown there is a proven need the Council will look favourably on new applications for a school crossing patrol.

In accordance with Standing Order 6(6) the Notice of Motion was referred, without discussion, to the Cabinet for consideration.

Councillor Hannan to move

‘This Council notes that the Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Skills, the Deputy Leader of the Council and the County Councillors Network along with many District and County Councils, of all political colours, have made statements that oppose various aspects of the changes to our education system proposed in the White Paper:

·         Cllr McInnes has criticised forced academisation saying that ‘it is wrong to try and coerce heads and governors into following a path that they would not otherwise choose’;

·         Cllr Clatworthy has pointed out that the White Paper ‘does not acknowledge the considerable additional costs falling upon local authorities managing the transition of schools to academies  … and through having continuing responsibility for school transport and safeguarding’;

·         Cllr Paul Carter Chairman of the County Councillors Network, Conservative Leader of Kent County Council and a governor of a multi-academy trust, has said that he thought the plans were being pursued with ‘undue haste’, that small rural schools would suffer ‘a spiral of decline’ if the networks to support them provided through the local authority were removed, and that he was concerned that ‘the change will lead to a poorer education system operating across Kent, and more broadly England, because the value that local authorities generally provide to schools will be removed’.

·         Louise Goldsmith, Leader of Conservative West Sussex County Council, has said the Council was united in opposing the proposals in the White Paper, with no evidence that the county’s schools would be improved, and that ‘We have very specific concerns about how vulnerable children will fare under the proposals – a statutory responsibility that will rightly remain with the council but with very few powers to help us to fulfil that duty.’

There is also particular concern in this Council about the implications of the White Paper for school exclusions, the subject of a recent task group report from People’s Scrutiny.  If implemented the proposals might well lead to schools using more informal methods of exclusion and would increase the likelihood that they would refuse to admit students with records of poor behaviour or complex needs. This is because the schools 'will be responsible for the budgets from which AP (alternative provision such as pupil referral units) is funded' (6.77).  Also, it would clearly be impossible for local authorities to ensure 'sufficiency of AP in their area' (6.74) without the power to direct academy/free schools and without the AP funding which they currently use to commission pupil referral units as Devon does via Schools Company.

Therefore, this Council confirms its opposition to forced academisation and joins with others in expressing its concerns about other aspects of the White Paper, including those mentioned above, and will write to the Secretary of State for Education and to all Devon MPs to make its position clear and to ask for the proposed changes to be reconsidered’.

Councillor Hannan having, in accordance with Standing Order 6(3) and with the consent of the Council, amended the Notice of Motion originally submitted by him to read as hereinafter shown then MOVED and Councillor Brazil SECONDED that in accordance with Standing Order 6(6), the Notice of Motion be considered at this meeting.

The Motion was put to the vote and declared LOST.

Councillor Hannan then MOVED and Councillor Westlake SECONDED that:

‘This Council notes that the Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Skills, the Deputy Leader of the Council and the County Councillors Network along with many District and County Councils, of all political colours, have made statements that oppose various aspects of the changes to our education system proposed in the White Paper ‘Education Excellence Everywhere’.

The Council welcomes the decision of the Secretary of State for Education to abandon plans to force all of England’s schools that are still maintained by their local authorities to become academies.  However, it regrets that some schools may still be forced to convert, including those in local authorities where academies are in a large majority, those in authorities whose maintained schools are deemed to be failing overall to meet a minimum performance threshold, and those seen as struggling or failing to improve sufficiently.

The Council remains concerned about other aspects of the White Paper and the government’s continued commitment to full academisation, with regard to:

1.         School exclusions – giving schools from which excluded pupils originate the responsibility to fund AP (alternative provision such as placement in a pupil referral unit) and to continue to ensure the quality of their education.  This makes informal exclusion more likely and encourages schools not to admit vulnerable children especially those with behaviour problems.  There will also be problems providing for pupils already in referral units and for those who move with their parents to Devon from other local authorities.

2.         Further academisation making it more difficult for local authorities to ensure 'sufficiency of AP in their area' without the power to direct academy/free schools and without the AP funding which they currently use to commission pupil referral units as Devon does via Schools Company.

3.         The lack of acknowledgement of the considerable additional costs falling upon local authorities in managing the transition of schools to academy status, and through having continuing responsibility for school transport and safeguarding.

4.         The impact on small rural schools that could suffer ‘a spiral of decline’ if the networks to support them provided through the local authority were removed.

5.         The diminution of the role of local authorities in undertaking school monitoring (holding schools to account) and providing support for school improvement.

6.         The impact on vulnerable children with local authorities continuing to have a statutory responsibility for their education, but with very few powers to help them to fulfil that duty with more schools becoming academies.

Therefore, this Council confirms its opposition to forced academisation and joins with others in expressing its concerns about other aspects of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

Councillor Greenslade to move

“County Council welcomes the all party opposition by the Local Government Association to the Government’s plans for turning all schools into Academies and applaudes the individual opposition to this proposal by Conservative controlled counties like Hampshire. County Council resolves to support the LGA’s all party opposition to turning all schools into Academies.”

Councillor Greenslade MOVED and Councillor Connett SECONDED that:

“County Council congratulates all those who have successfully lobbied and persuaded the Government to abandon its plans to force all schools to become academies. However County Council continues to have concerns that some schools may still be forced to become academies and resolves to support the LGA, CCN and others in ensuring all schools, which are not yet academies, have the opportunity to take their own “democratic “ decisions about their status and not be forced by Government dictate to convert.”

In accordance with Standing Order 6(6) the Notice of Motion was referred, without discussion, to the Cabinet for consideration.

Councillor Greenslade to move

“County Council welcomes the recent report and conclusions by Cabinet in respect of flood alleviation in Devon. However County Council is concerned that real needs will not be matched by the investment required to deliver within the time frame needed to protect communities from increased flood risk and therefore resolves that the County Council mount a sustained lobbying programme for increased funding from Government for flood alleviation seeking support from the LGA, CCN and Devon MP’s.”

Councillor Greenslade MOVED and Councillor Connett SECONDEDthat:

“The County Council welcomes the recent report and conclusions by Cabinet in respect of flood alleviation in Devon: however the  County Council is concerned that real needs will not be matched by the investment required to deliver within the time frame needed to protect communities from increased flood risk and therefore resolves that the County Council mount a sustained lobbying programme for increased funding from Government for flood alleviation seeking support from the LGA, CCN and Devon MP’s.”

In accordance with Standing Order 6(6) the Notice of Motion was referred, without discussion, to the Cabinet for consideration.

Councillor Greenslade to move

“Following the loss of the park & ride service for Barnstaple County Council asks Cabinet to urgently find the ways and means of reinstating a park & ride service for Barnstaple at the earliest opportunity.”

Councillor Greenslade MOVED and Councillor Mathews SECONDED that:

“Following the loss of the Park & Ride service for Barnstaple, County Council asks Cabinet to urgently find the ways and means of reinstating a Park & Ride service for Barnstaple at the earliest opportunity.”

In accordance with Standing Order 6(6) the Notice of Motion was referred, without discussion, to the Cabinet for consideration.