Issue - meetings
SCF Minutes
Meeting: 22/04/2026 - Joint Staff Consultative Committee (Item 28)
PDF 190 KBTo receive the Minutes of the Staff Consultation Forum from January, March and April 2026.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the Minutes of the Staff Consultation Forums for January, March and April 2026.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 3 minutes 18 seconds
The Director – Resources presented the item entitled ‘SCF Minutes’ alongside the Minutes of the Staff Consultation Forums for January, March and April 2026 and highlighted the following:
· The February Forum had been cancelled and the January Forum moved to later in the month due to staff returning from the Christmas shut down period.
· An extra clean of the multi-storey car park had been arranged following feedback.
· Staff had been kept informed on the decision to surrender the multi-storey car park lease to provide them with reassurance on car parking spaces.
· A presentation on Microsoft Copilot and relevant guidance had been given at the January Forum.
· A new process led by IT to track starters, leavers and movers at the Council had been discussed.
· Race Equality Week had been discussed and considered by the Staff Consultation Forum (SCF) and Inclusion Group, and resources related to this had been made available on the Intranet.
· The Director – Regulatory had attended the April Forum and attendance by other directors at future forums would be investigated.
The following Members asked questions:
· Councillor Claire Strong
· Councillor Ian Albert
· Councillor Bryony May
In response to questions, the Director – Resources advised that the Chief Executive no longer attended Staff Consultation Forums as the Chief Executive Coordinating Group took place at the same time, and SCF Staff Representatives had expressed a preference not to alter SCF meeting times when consulted.
In response to questions, the HR Services Manager advised that:
· No feedback had been received on the new Employee Assistance Programme yet, but lots of staff Members had signed up to this following the in-person staff briefing and they would continue to monitor feedback.
· 190 responses had been received from the Staff Survey, which was slightly lower than in 2024, but it was noted that this survey was shorter and focused on a smaller area compared to the previous one.
· Analysis from the Staff Survey and any action plan from this would be presented to the Leadership Team, and to the Committee at a future meeting.
The Chair confirmed that no Members objected to the approval of the SCF Minutes and, it was:
RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the Minutes of the Staff Consultation Forums for January, March and April 2026.