Policy Committee Wednesday, 10 December 2014 at 10:30 County Hall , County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP AGENDA 1 Minutes of last meeting held on 12 November 2014 3 - 6 2 Apologies for Absence 3 Declarations of Interests by Members and Officers:- (see note below) (a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (b) Private Interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) 4 Implementation of the Raising of the Participation Age Strategy for 7 - 22 Nottinghamshire 5 Economic Development Strategy - Progress Report 23 - 34 6 Annual Delivery Plan 2014-15 - Quarter 2 Progress Report 35 - 96 7 LEADER Rural Development Programme - Nottinghashire 97 - 106 Submission Results 8 Work Programme 107 - 110 Notes (1) Councillors are advised to contact their Research Officer for details of any Group Meetings which are planned for this meeting. (2) Members of the public wishing to inspect "Background Papers" referred to in Page 1 of 110 the reports on the agenda or Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act should contact:- Customer Services Centre 0300 500 80 80 (3) Persons making a declaration of interest should have regard to the Code of Conduct and the Council’s Procedure Rules. Those declaring must indicate the nature of their interest and the reasons for the declaration. Councillors or Officers requiring clarification on whether to make a declaration of interest are invited to contact Paul Davies (Tel. 0115 977 3299) or a colleague in Democratic Services prior to the meeting. (4) Councillors are reminded that Committee and Sub-Committee papers, with the exception of those which contain Exempt or Confidential Information, may be recycled. (5) This agenda and its associated reports are available to view online via an online calendar - http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/dms/Meetings.aspx Page 2 of 110 minutes Meeting POLICY COMMITTEE Date Wednesday, 12 November 2014 at 10:30am membership Persons absent are marked with `A’ COUNCILLORS Alan Rhodes (Chairman) Joyce Bosnjak (Vice-Chairman) Reg Adair Diana Meale Jim Creamer Philip Owen Kay Cutts MBE John Peck JP Glynn Gilfoyle Ken Rigby Kevin Greaves Martin Suthers OBE Stan Heptinstall MBE Gail Turner Richard Jackson Stuart Wallace David Kirkham Muriel Weisz John Knight ALSO IN ATTENDANCE Councillor Alan Bell Councillor Sheila Place Councillor Nikki Brooks Councillor Liz Plant Councillor Steve Carroll Councillor John Wilkinson Councillor Kate Foale Councillor Yvonne Woodhead OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE Mick Burrows Chief Executive Jon Wilson Adult, Social Care & Health Anthony May Children’s, Families and Cultural Services Philip Dent Tim Gregory Jas Hundal Environment & Resources Nigel Stevenson Angela Wendels Carl Bilbey Martin Done Keith Ford Jayne Francis-Ward Neil Robinson Policy, Planning & Corporate Services Anthony May Celia Morris Catherine Munro Anna Vincent Page 3 of 110 Michelle Welsh 1 OTHER ATTENDEES Martin Sleath Gail Flack Unison MINUTES The Minutes of the last meeting held on 8 October 2014, having been previously circulated, were confirmed and signed by the Chairman. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE None. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS AND OFFICERS None REDEFINING YOUR COUNCIL – TRANSFORMATION AND SPENDING PROPOSALS 2015-16 – 2016-17 RESOLVED: 2014/060 1) That the progress made to date under the Redefining Your Council framework be noted. 2) That the Category A savings proposals, as appended to the committee report, be approved for implementation. 3) That consultation start on the category B and C savings proposals, as appended to the committee report, and a potential increase in Council Tax. STAFFING STRUCTURE FOR PERFORMANCE, INTELLIGENCE AND POLICY TEAM RESOLVED: 2014/061 1) That the work undertaken in developing the centralised Performance, Intelligence and Policy Team be noted. 2) That the proposed staffing structure for the Performance, Intelligence and Policy Team as set out in Appendix A to the committee report, be approved. INFORMATION STRATEGY 2014-18 RESOLVED: 2014/062 1) That the Information Strategy be approved and adopted. 2) That it be recognised that additional resources and funding would be required to deliver this Strategy and appropriate business cases would be presented in respect of this. Page 4 of 110 2 NEW POLICY FOR PROVIDING PLANNED SHORT BREAKS FOR ADULT SERVICE USERS AND THEIR CARERS RESOLVED: 2014/063 1) That the results of the Short Breaks Policy consultation be noted. 2) That the policy for providing planned short breaks for adult service users and their carers be approved. 3) That the policy be implemented from January 2015. SCHOOLS FUNDING: AGREEMENT OF THE LOCAL FUNDING FORMULA FOR 2015-16 RESOLVED: 2014/064 That the recommendations of the Schools Forum to distribute available funding between Nottinghamshire schools and academies in 2015-16, as outlined in Appendix 1 and paragraphs 13,14 & 16 of the committee report, be approved. APPOINTMENT TO OUTSIDE BODY RESOLVED: 2014/065 1) That Nottinghamshire Advice Network Charitable Board be added to the Outside Body appointments list. 2) That Councillor Langton be appointed to serve on the Board on behalf of the Council until May 2017. EUREKA! 12-MONTH REVIEW RESOLVED 2014/066 That the progress made to date with Eureka! be noted. COMMUNITY ASSET TRANSFER POLICY RESOLVED 2014/067 That the Community Asset Transfer Policy be approved. PROPOSED SCAPE GROUP REORGANISATION RESOLVED 2014/068 1) That the reorganisation of the Scape Group of companies, be supported in principle, subject to details referred to in recommendation 3) below being finalised. 2) That the County Council’s Shareholder representative be authorised to vote in favour of the reorganisationPage in consultation 5 of 110 with the Corporate Director of 3 Environment and Resources and the Group Manager, Legal and Democratic Services. 3) That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Environment and Resources to negotiate and approve final details of the terms of the transfer of the Council’s shareholding from Scape System Build Limited (SSBL) to Scape Group Limited (SGL), as specified in paragraph 7 of the committee report, in consultation with the Group Manager, Legal and Democratic Services and the Section 151 Officer. 4) That the Council enter into the necessary legal agreements to effect the above recommendations. 5) That, subject to the transfer of shareholding taking effect, the list of Outside Bodies be updated as necessary. WORK PROGRAMME RESOLVED: 2014/069 That the work programme be noted. The meeting closed at 12.45 pm. CHAIRMAN Page 6 of 110 4 Report to Policy Committee 10 December 2014 Agenda Item: 4 REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAISING OF THE PARTICIPATION AGE STRATEGY FOR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Purpose of the Report 1. This report seeks approval of the proposed Raising the Participation Age Strategy (attached as Appendix 1 ) as recommended by the Children and Young People’s Committee. Information and Advice 2. The Raising of the Participation Age came into effect from June 2013, when all young people completing year 11 became subject to a duty to participate in education or training until the end of the academic year in which they turn 17 years of age. RPA is being phased in and, as such, from 26 June 2015 the duty to participate will be extended to a young person’s 18th birthday. The three primary routes for young people to participate are: • full-time study in a school, college or with a training provider • full-time work or volunteering combined with part-time education or training • an Apprenticeship/Traineeship. 3. Under RPA, the duty to participate resides with the young person. In order to satisfy that duty, young people in full-time learning will access 540 guided learning hours per year. Those in employment or volunteering will do so for an average of 20 hours per week as a minimum, and in addition will access 280 guided learning hours a year. Young people in an apprenticeship and the new traineeships also meet the duty to participate. 4. For young people who are being home educated, there is no hourly requirement of education, and the amount and content of that education is at the discretion of the home educator. In most circumstances it will be the young person themselves who will state that they are home-educated. Where a local authority believes there is some doubt in the matter they may wish to seek confirmation of this from the parent or guardian, but no on- going monitoring of the education is required. 5. Local authorities have existing responsibilities to support young people into education or training. These include a responsibility to: Page 7 of 110 1 • secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for 13-19 year olds • make available support to encourage, enable and assist young people aged 13-19 years and young adults aged 20-24 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment to participate in education and training. 6. In order to meet these responsibilities, local authorities are expected to track participation in line with National Client Caseload Information System (NCCIS) requirements and to ensure that young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are supported. 7. The Education and Skills Act (ESA) 2008 places two new duties on local authorities in relation to RPA: • promoting the effective participation of all 16 and 17 year old residents in the local authority area, and • making arrangements to identify young people resident in the local authority area who are not participating. 8. Local authorities are expected to meet any costs incurred in the delivery of these duties from their overall budgets. In addition, local authorities are expected to lead the local implementation of the September Guarantee, which is an offer of a place in learning for young people leaving year 11 and all 17 year old Nottinghamshire residents. 9. In relation to RPA, schools and colleges are under a duty to secure access to independent face-to-face careers guidance for pupils in year 8-13 where it is the most suitable support for young people to make successful transitions.