Richmond Area Committee Work Programme 2025-26

Monday 17 March 2025 @ 10am

Mayor of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Mayor, David Skaith – update and discussion on the opportunities to work together to improve connectivity and better integrate local transport including rail.

Schools Educational Achievement & Finance

Annual Update – Jon Holden, Assistant Director, Education & Skills and colleagues (information item)

Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Timothy Johns – Senior Policy Officer - Sustainability

Climate Strategy Delivery

To discuss the delivery of the Climate Strategy in the Area Committee area

£50k Seed Funding

To provide details of the progress made on the projects agreed in November 2024

Work Programme 2024-25

To consider the Committee’s draft Work Programme for the coming municipal year

Monday 30 June 2025 at 10am

Election of a Chair

 

Election of a Vice Chair

 

Community Safety & CCTV Annual Update

Paul Romans - Community Safety & CCTV Manager

Traffic management for diversions

Jayne Charlton – Area Manager and Alex Hollifield - Network Information and Compliance Team Leader

£50k Seed Funding

Details of the progress made on the projects implemented through the Seed Funding provided to the Committee

Louisa Carolan – Principal Regeneration Officer

Update on Richmond Town Investment Plan

Verbal update - Louisa Carolan – Principal Regeneration Officer

Discussion item – Yorkshire Water

To gather information that Members would like to be updated on

Annual report 2024/25

For information only

Work Programme 2025-26

To consider the committee’s work programme for the coming municipal year

Monday 15 September 2025 at 10am

Stronger Communities Annual Report

Update on the Stronger Communities Programme and an overview of progress made in the Richmond (Yorks) Constituency area.

Sharon Hudson and Lisa Wilson – Localities West – postponed from June meeting

Richmond Town Investment Plan progress

Louisa Carolan – Principal Regeneration Officer

A684, Morton Flatts, River Swale flooding update

TBC - Jayne Charlton – Area Manager

Yorkshire Water

Details tbc

Work Programme 2025-26

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme for the coming municipal year

Monday 10 November 2025 at 10am

Work Programme 2025-26

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme for the coming municipal year

12 January 2026 at 10am – Budget briefing

 

 

2 March 2026 at 10am

Local Nature Recovery Strategy annual update

Timothy Johns – Senior Policy Officer - Sustainability

Schools, educational achievement and finance annual update

Annual Update – Jon Holden, Assistant Director, Education & Skills and colleagues (information item)

Climate change strategy annual update

To discuss the delivery of the Climate Strategy in the Area Committee area

 

Meeting dates for 2025-26

 

Monday 15 September 2025 at 10am

Monday 10 November 2025 at 10am

Monday 12 January 2026 at 10am (Budget Consultation)

Monday 2 March 2026 at 10am

 

A684, Morton Flatts, River Swale flooding update – Jayne Charlton to either Sept or Nov meeting

Briefing – Let’s Talk Active – TBC – A date for this briefing is required

 

 

 

Work Programme 2025-26

 

The aim is that issues for the future Work Programme will be grouped together to develop themed meetings (see below). This will not preclude other issues from being discussed at those meetings such as annual updates and matters of urgency but will assist in providing a focus for those meetings, going forward.

 

It is likely that issues of concern and interest to Members will arise throughout the year. Members should contact the appropriate Democratic Services Officer to enable these to be considered with the Chair and Group Spokespersons to determine whether they are to be included in the work programme.

 

Briefings on specific issues of interest can be factored into the work programme to take account of issues requiring an in-depth consideration and urgent matters.


 

Issues identified for future work programme

Highways

 

Utility company street works

Information on what is required of utility companies when seeking access to their apparatus, for both planned and emergency works and what powers North Yorkshire council have.

Parking charges

Overview of changes since LGR

Health and Social Care

 

Mental health

A report on how mental health issues are being addressed in the area.

Delayed transfers of care

Further review of work by Health and Social Care to reduce Delayed Transfers of Care following consultation – linked to the Care and Independence Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Development of the Catterick Integrated Care Campus

Update on the development of the CICC

Education and Schools

 

Small schools

Review of educational outcomes at small schools – linked to the Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Review of the Home to School Transport Policy

To consider the review of the new Home to School Transport Policy.

Economic Development

 

Catterick Levelling Up Bid

A presentation on the successful Levelling Up Bid and the current position of the project

Scotch Corner

An update on the issues at Scotch Corner Roundabout

 

·       An update from Richmondshire Leisure Trust regarding Richmond Swimming Pool

·       An update on the current position regarding the A684, Morton Flatts, River Swale flooding

·       Information from Royal Mail regarding the delivery of post following a number of complaints regarding the frequency of deliveries