Corporate & Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee Remit  

Scope  

      The Council’s corporate organisation and structure, resource allocation, asset management, procurement policy, people strategy, equality and diversity, performance management, communication and access to services.  

      Partnership working, community development, community engagement, community strategies and community safety.  

      This Committee is the Crime & Disorder Committee for the purposes of Part 3 of the Police and Justice Act 2006.  

  

Agenda Briefings (Attended by Group Spokespersons only) - will be held at 9.30am on the day of the committee meeting

Corporate and Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee

2024-2025 Work Programme   

Committee Meeting – 10 June 2024 @ 10:30am

Transformation Strategy

Robert Ling, Director of Transformation – Operating Model & Programme Plan

Workforce Update inc. Restructure Update

Provided by Trudy Foster, Assistant Chief Executive (HR & Business Support)

North Yorkshire Refugee Resettlement Update

Annual Programme Update – Jonathan Spencer, Refugee Resettlement Project Manager  

Locality Budgets

Annual review of Councillor Locality Budgets 2023/24 – Rachel Joyce, Assistant Chief Executive (Local Engagement)

Work Programme 2024/25  

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 22 July 2024 @ 10:30am

Work Programme 2024/25   

Consideration of the work programme

Committee Meeting – 9 September 2024 @ 10:30am

Community Safety  

Bi-annual Update on Community Safety Plan Delivery & Partnership Working, with a focus on ‘PREVENT’ – Odette Robson, Head of Safer Communities, Chair of CSP - Assistant Chief Constable Catherine Clarke and representative from the North East Counter Terrorism Unit

Transformation

Verbal update on ongoing work across the Council to include areas such as property, IT, customer services, workforce etc - Robert Ling, Director of Transformation

Customer Services

Update on delivery of the planned new common customer approach in line with the customer theme of the Transformation Strategy – Margaret Wallace - AD Customer Revenue and Benefits

Youth Justice  

Annual Performance Update – Barbara Merrygold, YJS Planning & Development Officer / Andy Dukes YJS Team Manager  

Localities Update  

Bi-annual update on work of the Localities Service to include an update on volunteering Marie-Ann Jackson, Head of Localities & Keeley Metcalfe, NYCC Resourcing Solutions Business Partner

Notice of Motion – Right to Grow

Officer report on potential community grow approach, covering policy position in regard to Planning policy; Use of council land /assets/property/parks i.e. an understanding of what land the Council has and the process we would need to take to investigate its use further; the temporary use of land already identified for development; and any immediate legal implications associated with the proposal.  The report will also provide examples of where we are already using council land creatively, what type of funding opportunities may support such community start ups/activity, and any other context information/intelligence e.g. it’s benefits/drawbacks – lead officer: Angela Crossland, Head of Healthier Lives County and Economy

Work Programme 2024/25  

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 21 October 2024 @ 10:30am

Work Programme 2023/24  

Consideration of the work programme

Committee Meeting – 2 December 2024 @ 10:30am

Transformation

Presentation on ongoing work across the Council to include areas such as property, IT, customer services, workforce etc - Brigette Giles, Interim Director of Transformation

Workforce

Update on attendance levels and wellbeing and any emerging HR related themes 18 months in to new Council – Trudy Forster, Assistant Chief Executive (HR & Business Support) and Sarah Ridley, Head of People & Organisational Development

Council Plan 2024-28 Development  

Update on Council Plan Refresh including Review of Council Priorities – Will Boardman, Head of Strategy & Performance

Resilience and Emergencies

Annual overview of the National Resilience Standards and NYC’s current performance, together with an overview of ongoing Resilience and Emergencies work – Matt Robinson, Head of Resilience and Emergencies

Motions to Full Council

Report on Motions to Full Council in November 2024, subsequently allocated to this Committee by Scrutiny Board

Work Programme 2024/25   

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 13 January 2025 @ 10:30am

Work Programme 2024/25   

Consideration of the work programme

Committee Meeting – 3 March 2025 @ 10:30am

Transformation

Update on ongoing work across the Council to include areas such as property, IT, customer services, workforce etc – Brigette Giles, Interim Director of Transformation

Attendance of Deputy Mayor

Proposal to invite Jo Coles, York and North Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime to receive an update on the new Police & Crime Plan for 2025-2029, and hear her views on crime, ASB and the services commissioned to provide support to victims etc.

Community Safety  

Bi-annual Update on Community Safety Plan Delivery & Partnership Working – Odette Robson, Head of Safer Communities & Chair of CSP - Assistant Chief Constable Catherine Clarke

Stronger Communities  

Bi-annual update on work of the Stronger Communities team and progress update on the corporate volunteering project – Marie-Ann Jackson, Head of Stronger Communities & Keeley Metcalfe, NYCC Resourcing Solutions Business Partner

Customer Access  

Annual Update on the Operation of the Customer Portal – Madi Hoskins, AD Technology & Margaret Wallace, AD Customer Revenue & Benefits

Work Programme 2024/25  

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 14 April 2025 @ 10:30am

Draft Work Programme 2025/26  

Consideration of the work programme