Agenda
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting.
Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting. |
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MINUTES - 3 FEBRUARY 2026 To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 3 February 2026. |
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NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.
The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered. |
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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public. |
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URGENT AND GENERAL EXCEPTION ITEMS The Chair to report on any urgent or general exception items which required their agreement. At the time of printing the agenda, the Chair had not agreed any urgent or general exception items. |
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CALLED-IN ITEMS To consider any matters referred to the Committee for a decision in relation to a call-in of decision. At the time of printing the agenda, no items of business had been called-in. |
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MEMBERS' QUESTIONS To receive and respond to any questions from Members either set out in the agenda or tabled at the meeting. |
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COUNCIL DELIVERY PLAN 2025-26 (Q3 UPDATE) REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES
This report presents progress on delivering the Council Delivery Plan for 2025-26. Additional documents: |
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE OF THE CUSTOMER AND DIGITAL SERVICES MANAGER
To provide an update on the Council's Digital Transformation programme. Additional documents: |
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LEASE ON LETCHWORTH MULTI STOREY CAR PARK REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – ENTERPRISE
This report sets out negotiations that have taken place between the Martin Group and the Council with regards to the potential surrender of the Letchworth Multi Storey Car Park. |
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COUNCILLOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – GOVERNANCE
To consider the endorsement of the updated Councillor Learning and Development Protocol and the reporting process for completion of compulsory training.
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REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT (‘RIPA’) ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – GOVERNANCE / MONITORING OFFICER
This Report provides an update on the Council’s current use of RIPA and reports on the annual policy review. The Report also provides an update on the proposed amendments to the Council’s RIPA Policies following its annual review. Additional documents: |
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SECTION 106 TASK AND FINISH GROUP REPORT REPORT OF THE S106 TASK AND FINISH GROUP
The report details the Task and Finish Group’s review of North Herts' application of the Section 106 (s106) mechanism for securing developer contributions from new development and provides an overview of the assessment undertaken and recommendations identified. Additional documents:
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OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY WORK PROGRAMME REPORT OF THE SCRUTINY OFFICER
This report highlights items scheduled in the work programme of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2025-26 civic year. It also includes items that have not yet been assigned to a specific meeting of the Committee. Additional documents: |