Notice of a public meeting of

Scrutiny of Health Committee

To:

Councillors Andrew Lee (Chairman), Liz Colling (Vice-Chair), Nick Brown, Caroline Dickinson, Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff, Richard Foster, Sam Gibbs, Peter Lacey, John Mann, Rich Maw, Heather Moorhouse, David Noland, Andy Paraskos, Clive Pearson, Andy Solloway and Andrew Timothy.

Date:

Wednesday, 18 December 2024

Time:

10.00 am

Venue:

The Grand, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AD

 

Members of the public are entitled to attend this meeting as observers for all those items taken in open session. Please contact the Democratic Services Officer whose details are at the foot of the first page of the Agenda if you would like to find out more.  This meeting is being held as an in-person meeting.

 

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Recording is allowed at Council, committee and sub-committee meetings which are open to the public, please give due regard to the Council’s protocol on audio/visual recording and photography at public meetings. Anyone wishing to record is asked to contact, prior to the start of the meeting, the Democratic Services Officer whose details are at the foot of the first page of the Agenda. We ask that any recording is clearly visible to anyone at the meeting and that it is non-disruptive.

 

AGENDA

 

 

 

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1.  

Apologies for Absence

 

 

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2.  

Minutes of the Meeting held on 13th September 2024

(Pages 5 - 12)

 

For approval by the committee.

 

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3.  

Declarations of Interest

 

 

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

 

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4.  

Chair's Announcements

 

 

Any correspondence, communication or other business brought forward by the direction of the Chair of the committee.

 

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5.  

Public Participation

 

 

Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice to Edward Maxwell of Democratic Services (edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk) by midday on Friday, 13th December 2024, three working days before the day of the meeting.  Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item.  Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak:-

·            at this point in the meeting if their questions/statements relate to matters which are not otherwise on the Agenda (subject to an overall time limit of 30 minutes);

·            when the relevant Agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on a matter which is on the Agenda for this meeting.

If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chair who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.

 

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6.  

Progress on issues Raised by the Committee

(Pages 13 - 16)

 

Report from the Principal Scrutiny Officer updating the committee on progress made against matters arising at the previous meeting.

 

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7.  

Review of Issue Referred from full Council on 21 February 2024 regarding the Council's use of Glyphosate and Neonicotinoids

(Pages 17 - 40)

 

For the committee to consider its recommendation to full Council following a review of the matter referred to Scrutiny of Health Committee in February 2024 as follows:

“To reduce the budget for mowing and spraying by at least £100,000 a year and to cease all purchases of any products containing glyphosate or neonicotinoids”. 

Report presented by Jonathan Clubb (Head of Parks and Grounds), Richard Marr (Area 4 Manager, Highways) and Victoria Turner (Public Health Consultant).

 

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8.  

Director of Public Health's Annual Report 2023/24

(Pages 41 - 118)

 

Report presented by Louise Wallace, Director of Public Health.

 

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9.  

Independent Public Inquiry into the Government Handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Module 1 Outcomes

(Pages 119 - 136)

 

Report presented by Victoria Turner, Public Health Consultant.

 

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10.  

Any Other Items

 

 

Any other items which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.

 

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11.  

Work Programme

 

(Pages 137 - 142)

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12.  

Date of Next Meeting

 

 

Friday, 7th March 2025 at 10am - Grand Meeting Room at County Hall, Northallerton.

 

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Members are reminded that in order to expedite business at the meeting and enable Officers to adapt their presentations to address areas causing difficulty, they are encouraged to contact Officers prior to the meeting with questions on technical issues in reports.

 

 

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Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive

(Legal and Democratic Services)

 

County Hall

Northallerton

 

Tuesday, 10 December 2024

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