Decisions

(1)  To approve the area to be the subject of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) or supplemental CPO shown edged red on the plan at Appendix 1 (the CPO Map), which identifies the outline area of the land, interests, and new rights to be acquired for the SVEZ Scheme (the CPO Land) by voluntary acquisition or compulsory purchase.

(2)  To authorise the making of a CPO or supplemental CPO pursuant to s226(1)(a) and 226(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and s13 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 for the acquisition of land, interests, and new rights within all or part of the area identified as the CPO Land, for the purposes of facilitating the development of the SVEZ Scheme.

(3)  To authorise all necessary steps to be taken to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of a CPO(s) including the publication and service of all notices, requisitions for information, statement of reasons and the preparation and presentation of the Council’s case at any public inquiry required to secure confirmation of the CPO(s) by the Secretary of State.

(4)  To note, and give due regard in determining whether or not to authorise the promotion of the CPO(s), the public sector equality duty contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (PSED) and the requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998, as detailed further in section 11 and Appendix 2 of the report.

(5)  Subject to confirmation of the CPO(s), to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Sustainable Communities to acquire all the land and rights over the CPO Land, including service of a general vesting declaration, notice to treat and/or notice of entry, subject to any compensation to be paid being within the SVEZ Scheme budget as set out in section 8 of the report.

(6)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Sustainable Communities to make any necessary amendments to the CPO(s) including, if required, to reduce the extent of the CPO Land to align with works and land requirements and (once the boundary is finalised) update the CPO Map to reflect on a plot-by-plot basis the extent of acquisition and rights required.

(7)  To delegate to the Executive Director of Sustainable Communities for payments of over £500,000), in consultation with the S151 Officer authority to:

(i)  Authorise agreements to be entered into with landowners to secure the withdrawal of objections to the COP(s) and to authorise the Executive Director of Sustainable Communities to take all necessary steps to acquire by agreement land and/or rights forming part of the CPO Land, subject to any consideration payable being within the SVEZ Scheme budget as set out in section 8 of the report;

(ii)  to negotiate and settle all necessary compensation and professional fees (including interim payments) either as agreed with landowners or as determined by the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal in relation to the acquisition of land and/or rights forming part of the CPO Land in accordance with the Land Compensation Act 1961, the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and the Land Compensation Act 1973 provisions in force at the relevant time and the body of case law relevant to the assessment of compensation, where any compensation to be paid is within the SVEZ Scheme budget as set out in section 8 of the report

(8)  To authorise the instruction of the SVEZ Scheme Project Team’s legal advisers, Burges Salmon LLP, to prepare and serve such documentation as may be required for the CPO(s).

(9)  To note the ongoing progress which has been made towards the acquisition of land required to develop the SVEZ Scheme and the previous decisions outlined in the report.

Changes to strategic performance indicators reported quarterly to Cabinet and Corporate PDS Panel.

To agree revisions to the Strategic Performance Indicators as set out in the report.

This report gives details of performance against the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2023/24.

(1)  To note the Treasury Management Report to 31^st March 2024, prepared in accordance with the CIPFA Treasury Code of Practice.

(2)  To note the Treasury Management Indicators to 31^st March 2024.

(1)  To note the 2024/25 revenue budget position (as at the end of June 2024).

(2)  To note the revenue virements listed for information in Appendix 3(i) of the report.

(3)  To note the capital year-end forecast detailed in paragraph 3.22 of the report.

(4)  To note the changes in the capital programme including capital schemes that have been agreed for full approval under delegation listed in Appendix 4(i) of the report.

(1)  To note the revenue budget outturn on budget position for 2023/24, after allowing for carry forwards and transfers to reserves.

(2)  To approve the revenue carry forward proposals listed in the tables in paragraph 3.7 of the report.

(3)  To agree that all other over budgets are written-off as an exception to the Budget Management Rules for 2023/24.

(4)  To approve the transfer of £0.13m from corporate earmarked reserves.

(5)  To note the revenue virements for 2023/24 reported for information in Appendix 2(i) of the report.

(6)  To note the reserve positions and the use of flexible capital receipts shown in paragraph 3.21 of the report.

(7)  To note the outturn position of the 2023/24 capital programme in paragraph 3.34, and the funding outlined in paragraph 3.36 of the report.

(8)  To approve the capital rephasing and write-off of net underspends as listed in Appendix 3 of the report. This reflects the outturn spend position on projects against final budgets as detailed in Appendix 4(ii) of the report.

The Youth Justice Plan is the Youth Justice Strategic Plan for Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Youth Justice Service (YJS) for 2024/26.

It sets out the key priorities and targets for the service for the next 24 months as required by the Crime & Disorder Act 1998 and overseen by the Youth Justice Board. This Plan adheres to the Youth Justice Board’s ‘document ‘Youth Justice Plans: Guidance for Youth Justice Services’.

The Plan has been developed under the guidance of the B&NES YJS Partnership Board in consultation with YJS team members and considering feedback from B&NES YJS service users. The progress in the plan will be monitored by the YJS Partnership Board throughout the year ahead.

The Youth Justice Plan:

• summarises the YJS structure, governance and partnership arrangements.
• outlines the resources available to the YJS.
• reviews achievements and developments during 2023/24.
• identifies emerging issues and describes the partnership’s priorities.
• sets out our priorities and actions for improving youth justice outcomes in the next two years.

To recommend that full Council approves the Youth Justice Plan 2024-26.

Over the next three years, B&NES is investing an unprecedented amount in transport to take us a significant step forward in meeting our strategic aims. The Transport Action Plan outlines the activity that we will take over the next three years to realise the priority to deliver more travel choices for residents, workers and visitors.

To approve the Transport Action Plan interactive digital map for publication in Summer 2024.