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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Decision: None Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City
and County of Swansea, no interests were declared. |
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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Decision: Approved Minutes: Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting of the Poverty Reduction Policy Development Committee held on 25 October 2021 were approved as correct record. |
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Community Food Growing Policy. Decision: For Information Minutes: Anthony Richards gave a verbal update to the Committee on
the current position relating to the progress of the Community Food Growing
Policy. He outlined that the policy is in draft form but needs further work and discussion with other departments and third sector partners before it can put out for public consultation. The consultation would be for a minimum of 4 weeks and would be advertised on the council’s website, via its social media platforms and all Members would be encouraged to promote the draft policy to local groups and organisations within their wards and communities. Following the consultation exercise and collation of any
comments and feedback, an Integrated Impact Assessment would be completed and
submitted to the Access to Services Team for approval. Following this, the report would then be brought back to the
PDC for discussion and approval, before being referred to the Cabinet Member. |
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Corporate Debt Policy. Decision: For Information Minutes: Anthony Richards gave a verbal update to the Committee on
the current position relating to the progress of the Corporate Debt Policy. He outlined that the workshop held in October with Members
and staff from Housing Rents and Council Tax had proved very useful. The draft
policy will need further refining and input from other departments before it
can put out for public consultation. As per the discussion on the previous item, the consultation
again would be for a minimum of 4 weeks and would be advertised on the
council’s website, via its social media platforms and all Members would again
be encouraged to promote the consultation.
Following the consultation period and collation of any comments and
feedback, an Integrated Impact Assessment would be completed and submitted to
the Access to Services Team for approval. Again, the report would then be brought back to the PDC for discussion and approval, before being referred to the Cabinet Member. |
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Work Plan 2021-2022. PDF 126 KB Decision: Approved Minutes: The Chair verbally presented an updated Work Plan 2021-2022. He outlined that the two reports originally scheduled for the December meeting may now need to be rescheduled in the New Year, and indicated that a report on the Draft Promoting Affordable Credit Policy would now be brought forward to the next meeting instead for discussion. Resolved that the amended contents of the report be noted. |