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A
Good
afternoon
everybody
and
welcome
to
the
june
meeting
of
executive
board,
I
will
start
with
the
formalities
at
the
top
of
the
agenda,
so,
first
of
all
to
advise
everybody
present
in
the
room
that
this
meeting
is
going
to
be
a
webcast,
and
we
welcome
anybody.
That's
chosen
to
tune
in
on
such
a
lovely
sunday
afternoon
and
then
I'll
move
to
the
first
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
the
appeals
against
the
refusal
of
inspection
of
documents.
A
Thanks
chair
to
confirm.
B
A
Be
no
appeals
received
for
today's
meeting.
Thank
you
item
two.
We
don't
have
any
exempt
items
on
this
paper
item
three.
We
have
no
late
items.
That's
right
check,
item
four
turn
to
the
board.
Are
there
any
declarations
of
interest?
Please
I
don't
see
any
I'll
turn
to
item
five,
which
is
the
minutes
of
the
meeting
held
in
april
of
this
year.
Is
everybody
satisfied
with
the
minutes?
A
Take
it?
Everybody
is
so
we'll
move
on
to
the
first
full
paper
of
this
executive
board,
which
is
item
six,
please
counselor
prior.
C
Thank
you
chair,
so
this
is
the
outcome
of
the
statutory
notice
on
a
proposal
to
decommission
the
resource
provision
at
the
gledel
primary
school,
and
so
it's
previously
brought
to
the
executor
in
march
of
the
last
few
years,
the
nature
of
scnd
provision
for
speech
and
language
community
for
children
with
speech
and
language
communication
difficulties,
then
leads
has
evolved.
C
The
nhs
speech
and
language
therapy
service
offer
now
allows
children
to
access
directly
support,
direct
support
from
a
speech
and
language
therapist
whilst
being
on
the
role
of
their
local
mainstream
school
children
can
remain
within
their
local
community
rather
than
being
transported
across
the
city.
Currently,
there's
only
one
pupil
attending
this
setting
is
due
to
transition
into
secondary
school
at
the
end
of
this
academic
year.
Therefore,
no
pupils
will
be
directly
affected
by
this
change.
There
were
no
responses
made
during
this
latest
notice
period.
D
Gaster
prior
said
this
has
been
before
us
before,
and
we
agreed
in
principle
to
this
course
of
action,
and
we
know,
of
course,
that
it's
a
static
provision
and
under
users
has
been
pointed
out.
However,
we
know
there's
also
a
speech
and
language
resource
problem
in
the
city,
and
we
know
that
the
nhs
provide
a
what
is
a
good
service
except
it's
over
subscribed,
and
here
is
the
so
point.
We
sure
we've
thought
as
laterally
laterally
as
possible
about
providing
the
right
provision
before
we
take
this
final
step.
D
Could
we
have
done
more
simple
question,
but
I
think
an
important
one.
I
would
like
to
hear
about
that.
Please.
C
I
think
if
there
is
more
to
be
done,
I
think
that
is
still
best
done
through
mainstream
schools
rather
than
through
this
provision
in
glendale.
But
I'm
happy
to
let
officers
come
in
with
further
detail.
E
Yeah,
I
think,
there's
been
a
robust
consultation
with
partners
and
with
our
health
colleagues,
and
I
think,
there's
confidence
that
actually
there
will
be
sufficiency
within
these
plans
and
also
as
councillor
pryor
has
said,
that
actually,
in
terms
of
outcomes
for
children
and
the
new
model,
you
know
having
children
able
to
stay
and
closer
to
home
in
mainstream
position
at
provision
is
actually
the
best
option.
So
there
has
been
some
detailed
work
around
that
council
accountant.
D
I'm
sure
you're
right
in
what
you
say
about
the
provision
being
better
provided,
as
as
it
is
generally
now
anyway.
The
question
really
was
the
fact
that
the
nhs
scheme
is
oversubscribed
and
I
don't
see
how
anything
that
you
said
indicates
very
clearly
that
we're
going
to
improve
the
situation,
and
I
would
like
some
sort
of
report
back
there
for
at
some
stage
as
to
exactly
what
progress
has
been
made.
A
Thank
you.
I
will
turn
then
somebody
else
indicating
to
speak.
I
will
turn
to
the
recommendations
on
page
19
and
I
take
it.
Everybody
is
happy
with
those
recommendations.
A
Yes
yeah,
given
that,
given
the
comments
may
counsel
the
carter.
Thank
you
we'll
move
on
to
item
seven,
please,
council,
prior.
C
Thank
you.
So
this
is
the
new
discretionary
business
rate
relief
scheme.
The
report
details
a
proposal,
a
proposed
new
discretionary
business
rate
relief
policy
that
better
reflects
the
city's
stated
ambitions
in
the
leads
economic
recovery
framework
2020
and
the
leads
inclusive
growth
strategy
18
to
23..
The
proposed
scheme
value
remains
capped.
It's
a
total
value
of
1.75
of
local
discounts
to
businesses
against
their
non-domestic
rates
bills.
This
will
cost
the
council
875
000,
based
on
50
retention.
C
Support
will
be
targeted
at
social
enterprises,
businesses
that
are
in
their
first
three
years
of
trading
and
businesses,
which
have
a
social
or
civic
purpose
that
delivers
wider
benefits
to
local
people
and
communities,
reduced
expenditure
and
rates
will,
it
is
hoped,
give
recipients
more
scope
for
investing
in
innovation,
research
and
development,
while,
crucially
helping
them
retain
and
create
kind
of
high
quality
employment
opportunities
that
underpin
the
council's
ambitions.
F
And
so
hello,
everybody,
I'm
eve
reuters
office
of
culture
and
economy,
the
the
that
cap
is
a
figure
that
was
set
by
the
council
previously
in
relation
to
the
previous
discretionary
race
relief
scheme.
So
it's
carried
over
from
the
previous
scheme.
G
G
You
know
social
value
and
provide
good
value
to
the
taxpayers
as
affordable
venues
to
have
activities
in
for
a
lot
of
the
time
very
progressive
social
enterprises.
Then
it
might
be
worthwhile
that
the
council
ensures
that
the
community
centers
in
the
absence
of
their
business
rates
being
charged
at
all,
which
will
be
the
best
possible
outcome,
could
at
least
ensure
that
they
benefit
from
this
rates
reduction
scheme.
Because,
as
as
I
said,
I
couldn't
think
of
any
venue
that
generally
in
our
communities,
offers
better
social
value
than
those.
A
You
can't
forgotten,
I
think
the
public
sometimes
sounds
surprised
when
we
explain
that
we
charge
ourselves
50
business
rates,
but
only
give
ourselves
half
of
it
back.
Who
would
like
to
come
in
on
on
that
point?
Please.
H
Thank
you
chair
on
the
business
rates
for
communities.
We
don't
tend
to
apply
for
reliefs.
We
do
it
for
the
businesses
within
the
within
the
region.
So
it's
not
something
that
we
would
apply
for
for
ourselves
to
obtain
those
release.
C
Thank
you.
So
this
third
paper
is
to
secure
the
proposed
new
public
artwork
in
memory
of
david
olawali
and
to
give
the
authority
give
the
authority
the
authority
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
leeds
culture
trust.
C
So
this
is
a
project
which
has
been
in
development
since
early
2016
when
doma,
which
is
the
david
alawali
memorial
association.
First
approached
yinka
shanibari
with
the
proposal
to
create
a
sculpture
designed
to
commemorate
the
life
of
david
oluwali.
I'm
sure
members
have
seen,
and
some
of
the
recent
press
around
the
the
new
david
olawali
plaque,
which
the
elite,
civic
trust
put
in,
and
its
theft
of
course.
C
So
this
report
asked
for
approval
to
front
funds
the
cost
of
a
new
public
artwork
up
to
the
value
of
1.83
million,
to
be
held
against
the
capital
programme.
Contingency
reserve,
a
full
fundraising
strategy
to
cover
the
costs
has
been
agreed.
However,
this
paper
just
ensures
that
the
timelines
can
be
met.
C
The
proposal
is
that
the
artwork
will
be
located
within
the
new
air
park
and,
of
course,
we'll
be
subject
to
a
planning
application
which
will
be
submitted
in
late
july
and
early
august,
and
the
ambition
is
that
the
new
artwork
will
be
unveiled
in
september
2023
as
part
of
the
year
of
culture,
obviously
I'll
be
happy
to
come
back
to
exec
board,
because
obviously
this
will
there'll
be
further
updates
with
this
as
it
moves
on
I'll
leave
it
there.
Thank
you.
D
No
objection
in
in
principle
at
all
my
only
concern
is
that
everyone
should
be
aware
effectively
we're
underwriting
the
cost,
which
is
1.8
million
pounds.
And
so
what
I
would
like
to
have
a
reassurance
on
is
that
we
are.
We
are
number
one
going
to
do
as
much
as
we
can
to
actively
support
the
fundraising
to
make
sure
that
he's
achieved
two.
We
aren't
going
to
effectively
double
dip
into
the
2023
funding
that
this
council
has
already
agreed
and
three
that
we're
going
to
get
regular
report
back.
I
don't
buy
that.
D
I
don't
mean
every
alternate
exec
board
meeting
until
until
it's
actually
installed,
but
as
we
go
on
so
we
know
that
our
efforts
to
ensure
the
1.8
million
pounds
of
public
money
is
not
required
and
that
the
private
fundraising
has
been
effective,
efficient
and
properly
carried
out
and
other
than
that.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
carter.
I
think,
as
councillor
pryor
said,
we're
very
keen
to
bring
those
updates
back
to
make
everybody
aware
of
what
is
happening
with
this.
I
don't
know
eve.
Do
you
want
to
comment
on
the
work
that's
been
put
into
fundraising,
please.
I
think
that's
an
important
point.
The
council
car
to
raise.
F
Yes,
thank
you
leader,
so
we're
absolutely
going
to
work
hand
in
hand
with
leads
2023
to
support
them
on
the
fundraising
council
of
carter.
F
So,
for
example,
in
some
cases
it
it
may
be
that
it's
appropriate
for
the
council
to
be
the
named
application,
making
them
being
the
named
organization
in
applications
for
fundraising,
depending
on
the
advice
that
we
receive
from
organizations
and
trust
that
we
apply
to,
and
so
we
will,
of
course
be
doing
that
very
closely
with
the
lee's
223
team,
karen
murgatroyd,
who
is
our
partnership,
lead
between
ourselves
and
leads
2023?
G
Yes,
actually,
I
just
wanted
to
formally
associate
the
little
democrat
group
with
support
for
this
public
artwork
and
the
role
that
the
council
is
playing
in
enablement
because,
besides
the
issue
of
the
finance,
of
course,
there's
the
sighting
of
the
sculpture,
which
will
be
part
of
the
new
park
which
is
being
built,
which
I'm
sure
will
make
it
even
more
iconic
as
a
new
space
for
people
to
recreate,
as
well
as
com
to
be
yeah.
G
G
And
I
just
wanted
to
have
clarity
that
leads
2023.
If
I
read
the
report
correctly
are
involved
in
that
fundraising.
So
would
this
form
part
of
what
their
original
fundraising
target
was?
Or
is
this
something
which
is
now
added
on
top
of
the
2023
fundraising
goals?.
F
So
it
will
be
included
in
their
overall
aspirations
for
fundraising
to
deliver
the
year
of
culture.
That
makes
sense,
so
it's
recognized
as
one
of
their
signature
events
during
the
year
and
so
the
fundraising
that
he's
done
to
be
able
to
secure
the
sculpture
and
pay
for
it
will
be
recognized
as
being
part
of
the
total
amount
that
is
spent
on
the
year
of
culture.
Is
that
is
that
clear
enough.
A
Thank
you.
So
I
don't
know
somebody
else
wanting
to
come
in
on
this
item,
so
I
will
turn
to
the
recommendations
on
page
60
and
obviously,
we've
noted
the
comments
councillor
carter
made
about
regular
updates
as
well
in
terms
of
the
recommendations.
So
I
take
it
looking
around
everybody's
happy
with
these
recommendations.
I
My
first
paper
is
a
submission
of
round
two
leveling
up
fund,
which
will
is
known
as
luff
bids,
so
the
leveling
up
fund
is
a
huge
opportunity
for
leads
to
secure
very
significant
capital
investment
that
will
cont
contribute
to
the
renewal
and
regeneration
of
community
facilities,
transport
infrastructure,
green
spaces
and
high
streets
in
places
right
across
the
city.
I
So,
as
except
knows,
we've
already
secured
20
million
under
round
one
of
the
luff
funding
stream
for
connecting
west
leeds
project
to
improve
the
outer
ring
road
corridor
between
pudsey
and
horsford,
and
the
proposals
for
bids
and
bids
underground
to
illustrate
our
commitment
to
identifying
and
delivering
opportunities
in
all
parts
of
leeds.
I
It
is
important
and
that's
what
we've
sought
to
do
is
to
maximize
the
opportunity
for
in
securing
investment
across
these
through
round
two,
especially
given
that
there's
been
no
announcements
about
any
further
rounds
of
the
leveling
up
fund
round.
Two
of
the
of
the
love
was
announced
and
opened
by
government
at
the
end
of
march
and
over
the
past
three
months.
I
We
raised
our
initial
thinking
on
how
we
might
respond
at
the
executive
board
in
april
and
since
then,
our
proposals
have
developed
and
the
scale
of
leads
in
our
ambition
means
that
we
are
probably
submitting
more
bids
than
any
other
local
authority.
I
Some
of
the
projects
set
out
in
this
report
have
been
in
development
prior
to
the
leveling
up
fund
and
we
are
taking
the
opportunity
to
bid
for
and
hopefully
secure,
funds
that
will
help
that
in
their
delivery.
This
is
the
case
for
fernville
wellbeing,
center
or
woodley
park,
and
ride
and
northwest
leeds
employment
hub.
I
We
are
very
conscious
that
the
time
and
resources
available
to
develop
these
proposals
has
meant
that,
in
some
cases,
consultation
and
engagement
with
key
stakeholders
has
not
always
been
possible
in
the
way
we
would
normally
allow
for
given
realistic,
leading
times
for
project
development,
and
this
is
something
we
would
like
to
address
with
much
greater
involvement
of
local
people
in
detail,
project
design
as
any
successful
bids
come
forward.
Thank
you.
A
G
Thanks
jeff,
I'm
I'm
actually
welcoming
of
the
fact
that
the
council
is
putting
forward
six
bids
because
I
think
the
people
of
leeds
so
far
might
wonder
why
certain
parts
of
the
city
are
enjoying
direct
financial
intervention
from
the
government
like
morley
and
the
previous
leveling
up
fund,
successful
bid
in
putzy
when
they're.
Not
so.
Actually
this.
G
This
is
a
step
up
in
in
providing
equity
of
access
to
government
funding,
and
I
assume
that
when
they
are
being
judged
our
separate
bids
that
each
will
have
their
own
respective
feedback
in
terms
of
why
the
government
did
not
feel
that
they
quite
fulfilled
the
criteria
that
they
set
this
time
round.
As
it
is,
there's
also
a
great
variety
of
projects.
G
Some
like
the
park
and
ride
scheme,
the
the
employment
scheme
in
lee's
northwest,
which
I'd
like
to
point
out.
Our
councillors
in
ottaway
are
fully
behind
and
down
to
the
green
roots
scheme,
which
is
in
the
constituency
that
the
leader
and
myself
are
councillors
within,
so
that
broad
range
of
subject
matter
within
these
projects
should
ensure
that
we
should
at
least
hit
the
mark
once
out
of
these
bids
and
being
the
largest
authority
in
the
country
bar
birmingham.
You
would
expect
us
to
have
multiple
bids
since
we
have
multiple
mps.
G
So
I
wish
the
the
group
well
in
terms
of
our
asset
management
team
who
are
taking
these
bids
forward,
and
I
certainly
do
offer
my
wholehearted
partnership
between
the
bid
going
in
and
and
afterwards
in
terms
of
whether
or
not
the
government,
I
assume,
will
request
supplementary
information
about
the
bids
that
they
are
particularly
interested
in,
and
I'd
like
to
hear
about
that
part
of
the
process.
If
there's
any
clarity
to
be
had.
D
Councillor
galton
gets,
gets
it
wrong.
As
regards
as
regards
the
initial,
the
great
two
bids,
initially
one
was
at
fernville,
one
was
horsefirst
stroke.
Actually
horse
was
stroke
carved
in
fastly.
It
wasn't
at
all
constituents
to
say.
Oh
constitutionally.
D
But
now
we've
taken
the
assumption
upon
ourselves
that
this
is
the
final
round.
Who
knows
whether
it
is
or
it
isn't.
But
let's
just
suppose
that
it
is.
Then
I
understand
that
you
would
want
to
put
as
many
bids
in
as
as
possible.
D
I
I
remember,
for
example,
the
mp
for
east
leeds
kicking
off
something
alarming
when
the
project
in
east
leeds
didn't
go
ahead,
and
we
were
assured
and
told
well,
we'd
have
some
very
kind
words
back
from
the
department
saying
it
was
a
good
bid
and
it
had
to
be
judged
against
all
the
others.
D
And
yet
now
it's
in
here
again,
but
it's
given
as
far
as
you're
concerned
no
priority.
So,
presumably
as
one
of
the
requirements
is
that
the
councillors
and
the
mp
for
the
areas
concerned
have
to
support,
then
we
would
expect
the
councillors.
D
Actually
it
goes
further
than
just
east
leeds
in
that
area
of
leeds
and
the
mps
it
could
in
fact,
be
more
than
just
one
mp.
That
would
benefit
from
that.
Particular
scheme
will
be
in
themselves
writing
to
support
the
bids,
because
if
we
don't
get
the
mps
supporting
the
bids
and
the
local
council
is
supporting
the
bids,
we're
going
to
struggle,
and
I
don't
want
to
see
a
struggle.
D
It
seems
to
be
successful
in
as
many
bids
as
we
can
be,
but
I
do
pose
the
question:
have
we
put
instead
of
too
many
eggs
in
one
basket
too
many
bids
it
all
together
and
are
we
risking
jeopardizing
success
and
I'd
like
a
bit
of
clarity
on
that.
A
J
Yeah,
thank
you
chair,
so
the
opportunity
is
for
a
bid
from
each
constituency
so
that
that
that
that's
the
basis
upon
which
the
six
have
been
brought
forward,
they're
assessed
in
their
own
right,
they're
different
schemes
in
terms
of
some
of
their
transport
schemes.
Some
of
them
are
place
based
schemes,
so
they
will
be
assessed
separately
by
different
departments
in
in
that
sense,
in
looking
at
them,
there's
no
requirement
set
out
for
a
local
authority
to
set
its
priorities
of
the
bids
it
puts
in
that.
D
D
B
Come
in,
I,
I
think
what
I
would
say
is
if,
if
the
government
come
to
us
and
say
there's
more
chance
of
us
being
successful
by
prioritizing,
then
we'll
prioritize
and
we'll
have
a
process
here
where
we'll
consult
exec
board
members.
To
do
that,
I
think,
in
the
absence
of
the
government
having
any
process
like
that,
then
I
I
we
we've
done
what
the
process
has
asked.
As
martin
has
said,
that
would
be
my
my
view.
A
And
I
think
the
point
I
would
make
I'll
let
you
come
back
council
card,
but
the
point
I
would
make
is
we
were:
we
were
allocated
the
priority
status
indicated
we
could
put
a
bid
in
for
each
constituency.
I
view
the
government
clearly
indicates
that
they
want
to
bid
from
each
constituency.
That's
what
the
that
state
has
indicated.
We
may
be
subject
to
criticism.
Had
we
not
done
that
and
that's
the
position
that
that
has
got
us
here?
A
Not
every
not
every
local
authority
had
the
same
status
within
the
process
that
we
did
and
I
think
we
need
to
take
advantage
of
that
as
we
have
done
with
the
in
in
the
two
rounds
of
funding.
It's
not
clear.
I've
heard
minister
speak
number
of
times.
A
It's
not
clear
that
there
will
be
a
third
round
of
leveling
up
bids
open
and
I
think,
given
that
to
get
in
a
bid
for
each
constituency
whole
within
our
boundaries,
is,
is
a
good
piece
of
work
and
sets
out
our
ambition
and
our
ambition
for
the
benefits
of
this
to
be
in
the
whole
city
and
and
and
that
ambition,
I
think,
is
really
clear
from
us
I'll.
Let
council
car
to
come
back
and
then.
D
A
G
I
I
think
this.
This
is
a
pertinent
point
to
bring
up,
because
it
points
out
in
paragraph
two
on
page
77,
that
the
constituency
mps
must
formally
advise
their
priority
support
to
submitted
bids
and
therefore,
if
we're
talking
about
prioritization
and
which
ones
we
judge
will
be
the
ones
most
likely
to
be
accepted,
I
would
suggest
that
any
scheme
which
doesn't
get
the
prompt
support
of
a
constituency
mp,
is
necessarily
putting
itself
in
sixth
position
out
of
the
schemes
which
are
coming
forward.
So
I
all
I
would
say
is
I.
G
I
hope
that
all
these
schemes
have
the
support
of
their
constituency
mp
and
that
they,
if
they're,
not
happy
with
some
of
the
detail,
that
they're
clarifying
what
it
is
they'd
like
to
be
included
to
enable
their
support
to
be
achieved
by
the
deadline
of
the
7th
of
july.
Because
the
clock
is
ticking.
Isn't
it.
I
Thank
you
chair.
I'm
a
little
bit
confused
council
carter
said
that
we
have
no
priorities,
but
then
said
we
have
no
priority
or
low
priority.
Don't
know
my
age-related
hearing
loss
might
have.
I
I
There
is
a
kind
of
priority
if
you
will
in
how
far
advanced
along
the
projects
are,
but
in
terms
of
and
and
whether
they
fit
into
the
criteria
of
our
best
council
plan.
But
we
haven't
been
asked
for
prioritization.
We
did
get
very
positive
feedback
on
fernville.
I
can't
imagine
why
it
wasn't
given
the
money
in
december,
given
that
it
was
said
to
be
an
extremely
strong
bid,
but
we
haven't
had
any
written
feedback,
councillor
galton.
I
So
unless
somebody
can
correct
me
on
that,
so
I
would
too
like
to
see
the
government
feedback
on
our
bids
and
and
properly
feedback
so
that
we
know
for
the
future.
A
Great,
shall
we
turn
to
the
recommendations
on
page
76
and
noting
that
this
report
is
exempt
from
calling
because
we
need
to
get
meet
the
deadline
that
the
government
has
set
and
I
take
it.
Everybody
is
happy
with
the
recommendations
and
I
see
nobody
objecting
so
we'll
move
on
to
item
10,
please
councillor
hayden.
I
Thank
you
very
much
the
so.
This
is
the
lead
station,
sustainable
travel
gateway
scheme
and
it's
a
project
for
sustainable
travel
project,
funded
by
a
34.9
allocation
from
the
department
of
transport
and
west
yorkshire,
combined
authority
and
in
the
transforming
cities
fund
programme.
I
I
So
the
master
plan
sets
to
redevelop
the
station.
So
it's
capable
of
meeting
increasing
passenger
numbers
over
the
next
20
years.
To
do
this,
the
capacity
on
new
station
street
for
pedestrians
needs
to
be
increased.
Now.
I
just
want
to
note
here
that
new
station
street
belongs
to
network
rail
and
it
they
have
made
it
very
clear
that
for
security
and
health
and
safety
reasons
they
do
not
want
vehicles
on
new
station
street
and
therefore,
as
part
of
this
big
project.
I
To
achieve
this
network,
rail
and
dft
have
confirmed
that
all
vehicles
should
be
removed
and
the
secure
perimeter
established
the
station
will
reach
capacity
this
decade
with
increasing
passage
and
numbers
as
a
result
of
programs
such
as
the
transparent
route
upgrade
and
platforms,
extensions,
enabling
longer
trains.
I
The
majority
of
the
project
is
on
network
rail
land.
As
I've
mentioned,
network
rail
has
approved
the
designs
and
will
be
responsible
for
managing
and
maintaining
the
asset
following
the
project
completion.
The
aim
of
the
project
is
to
improve
onward
journeys
for
passengers,
address
known
accessibility,
issues
at
the
station
and
improved
passenger
security.
I
The
works
include
the
pedestrianization
of
new
station
street
through
the
reallocation
of
bus
services
to
bar
lane
and
taxi
rank
to
bishop
gate
visible
from
new
station
street
entrance.
Connectivity
from
the
station
to
the
surrounding
area
will
be
enhanced
through
the
installation
of
steps
and
two
times
21
person,
passenger
lifts,
providing
step
free
access
to
the
taxi
rank.
I
A
560
space
cycle
hub
will
be
built
alongside
two-way
segregated
cycle
lane
on
neville
street
dart
neville
street
and
bishop
gate.
Environmental
improvement
works,
including
lighting
upgrades
and
the
replacement
of
the
cladding
will
take
place
in
neville
street
and
dart
neville
street.
This
will
include
the
decommissioning
of
the
existing
artwork
in
consultation
with
the
original
artist
and
creation
of
a
frame
along
the
eastern
elevation
of
neville
street,
which
will
provide
space
for
artwork,
which
network
rail
is
working
with
local
artists
will
change
over
time.
I
I
Network
rail
require
renewal
work
to
be
undertaken
with
on
the
structure
of
new
station
street,
known
as
milgoit.
I
At
the
same
time
as
the
project
planning
permission
and
listed
building
content
was
gained
in
23rd
of
october
2020
highways
of
approval
for
the
highways
design
was
obtained
in
13th
september
2021,
so
the
main
weights
are
scheduled
to
commence
in
november
2022
and
complete
in
summer
2024,
subject
to
a
network
rail
confirming
the
design
and
funding
of
the
the
milgoit
deck
and
beans
replacement,
enabling
drainage
commenced
in
may
2022
on
bishop
gates,
as
I
mentioned,
and
which
will
be
followed
by
works
on
neville
street
in
early
july
2022
and
neville
street
later
in
the
year.
I
A
comprehensive
communication
plan
was
activated
prior
to
the
commencement
of
this
works
of
these
works.
Sorry,
extensive
engagement
sessions
have
been
held
with
the
key
project
state
work,
stakeholders,
including
network
rail
built
environment
and
accessibility
panel,
the
lead
auag,
the
least
disabled
people's
organization,
buster
bus
and
taxi
operators
I'll
leave
it
there.
Thank
you,
leader,.
D
But
it
isn't
true
to
say
that
everybody's
happy
with
this
proposal,
would
you
like
to
report
on
the
views
of
the
taxi
and
private
hire
trade
and
also
the
views
of
disability
groups,
who
have
pointed
out
that
two
21
person
lifts
and
no
ramped
access
would
mean
that
there'd
be
problems
at
a
time
when
the
station
was
at
capacity
which
presumably
it
will
be,
but
also,
if
one
or
both
of
the
lifts
malfunction-
and
we
all
know
from
residents
who
live
in
multi-storey
flats,
that
lifts
have
a
horrible
habit
of
malfunctioning,
and
some
disability
groups
have
made
it
very
clear,
quite
rightly
to
this
council
that
they're
not
at
all
happy
with
the
accessibility
arrangements
for
disabled
people.
D
Additionally,
I
want,
I
do
want
to
know
the
views
of
the
private
hire
and
taxi
drivers
trades
who
say
that
the
additional
space
that's
been
provided
it's
giving
with
one
hand
and
taking
away
with
the
other,
because
we've
reduced
the
taxi
rank
spaces
elsewhere
in
the
city
and
then,
additionally,
they
draw
very
clear
attention
to
bishop
gate,
which
they
believe
is
unworkable
as
it's
currently
proposed
and
that
it
will
result
in
at
peak
times
or
times
of
events,
probably
a
great
many,
a
dangerous
number
of
people
being
on
bishop
gate
street
trying
to
get
taxes
which
have
been
limited
by
this
council
and
I'll.
D
Add
my
own
particular
point
here
and
say
that
yes-
and
we
all
know
what
happens
when
there
are
crowds
particularly
of
people-
who've,
maybe
had
a
surface
of
alcohol
and
who
knows
what
else?
I
think
you
need
to
answer
some
pretty
serious
questions,
particularly
for
disabled
people,
but
also
for
the
taxi
trade
and
private
hire
trade.
Who
will
be
crucial
to
the
success
of
this
new
station
arrangement?
And
it's
all
very
well
saying
it's
network
rail
network,
rail
network,
rail,
I'm
sorry!
D
A
It's
fair
to
say,
met
the
taxing
pay
for
higher
trade
and
they're
unhappy
with
network
rails
decision
to
remove
the
existing
taxi
rank
off
network
rail's
own
private
property
decision
network
rail
of
counter
on
the
basis
of
security
and
health
and
safety
advice.
A
That
is
we're
clearly
working
in
partnership.
I'm
sure
officers
and
colleagues
can
come
in
in
some
more
detail,
we're
clearly
working
with
network
rail
on
developmental
station
and
rail
services
to
try
and
catch
up
with
other
parts
of
the
country.
They've
seen
significant
investment
in
their
transport
infrastructure
booked.
A
Coming
back
to
the
issues
around
the
closure
of
the
existing
taxi
rank,
I'm
quite
clear,
like
I
say
that
sits
in
network
rail's,
private
property,
and
it
is
there,
it
is
their
decision
around
its
closure
that
has
led
to
some
other
developments,
iran.
Clearly
we
do
want
to
work
with
everybody
in
the
city
on
this,
but
that's
the
particular
concern
that
I
know
I
know
is
held
by
people.
J
Perhaps
if
I
touch
on
the
disabled
access
points
at
councillor
carter,
ray's
chair,
I
mean
we've
consulted
heavily
in
terms
of
the
development
and
they're
set
out
in
the
appendix.
In
terms
of
the
the
volume
of
consultation
that
that
takes
place,
I
mean
counselor
carter
rightly
points
out
that
there
are
some
representatives
on
the
on
the
disability,
access
side
who
have
concerns
about
the
scheme
and
that
that
is
correct.
J
It's
also
correct
that,
in
terms
of
the
balance
of
the
consultation
that
the
network,
rail
built
environment
and
accessibility
panel
are
supportive
of
the
scheme,
it's
been
endorsed
by
age-friendly
leads.
The
leads.
Disabled
people's
organization
are
supportive
as
other
carers
network
and
what
what
the
scheme
is
doing
is
is
creating
a
car
for
car
and
vehicle
three
area
outside
of
the
front
of
the
station
that
provides
advantages
and
then
also
in
terms
of
the
existing
taxi
rank.
J
The
existing
taxi
rank
has
a
number
of
deficiencies,
particularly
in
terms
of
wheelchair
users,
who
have
to
access
on
the
street
side,
not
the
curb
side
and
there's
no
rear
access
for
wheelchair
users,
either.
What
the
new
taxi
rank
does
is.
It
provides
those
facilities
in
a
purpose-built
facility
that
meets
those
requirements,
so
I
don't
think
it's
a
it's,
not
a
binary
issue,
council
of
culture
in
terms
of
the
balance
of
the
issues,
but
there's
a
lot
to
commend
the
scheme
and
there's
a
lot
of
support
for
the
scheme
amongst
a
number
of
disability
groups.
D
In
general
terms,
I'm
supportive,
but
you
can't
brush
under
the
carpet
concerns
raised,
particularly
by
disability
groups,
but
also
by
the
people
who
ensure
the
nighttime
economy.
In
particular,
of
this
city
is
properly
served
and
I'm
sorry
yeah
that
has
a
councillor
lewis
seems
to
want
to
blame
one
partner
being
network
credit,
and
I
can't
quite
see
why
he
wanted
to
do
that.
But
nevertheless
the
city
council
bears
equal
responsibility
and
I
want
to
see
a
better
arrangement
for
disabled
people
before
I
give
the
nod
to
this.
D
Finally-
and
I
don't
want
to
have
to
come
back
here
time
to
come
and
say
well,
you
were
told
because
there's
too
much
of
that
goes
on
already
here.
D
D
A
A
But,
like
I
say
it
is
you
can
phrase
a
question
as
many
ways
as
you
like
counselor
carter,
but
that
is
you
know
the
existing
taxi
rank,
which
I
know
that
that
the
trade
would
like
to
the
hackney
carriage
trade.
Obviously,
private
hire
vehicles
can't
use
it,
but
hackney
carriage
trade
would
like
to
keep
is
not.
A
It
is
not
in
the
council's
gift
to
maintain
it
because
it
is
not
on
council
land
or
the
council
highway
network,
and-
and
there
is
no-
you
know
in
terms
of
some
straightforward
answers,
and
I
don't
know
how
more
straightforward
I
can
be
in
response
to
that.
I
Thank
you.
I
mean
martin's
just
listed
the
groups
that,
although
they
might
not
be
wholly
happy,
have
endorsed
the
scheme,
and
I
also
want
to
including
the
carers
network,
who
are
hugely
important
in
terms
of
looking
after
disabled
people,
but
just
from
a
personal
standpoint,
it's
those
people
with
hidden
disabilities
negotiating
leaving
the
station
is
incredibly
difficult
in
that
constrained
space,
especially
for
people
with
autism
who
that
crowded
area
and
not
knowing
where
to
go,
is
incredibly
disorientating.
I
This
will
be
very
clear
as
a
picture
showing
the
report
and
the
the
cgi
pictures
to
the
show
in
the
park
report.
It's
going
to
be
very
clear
where
the
taxes
are,
and
you
don't
have
to
get
a
lift.
I
If,
if
you're
able
body
you
there
are,
you
know
stairs
to
you
so
200
people
50
to
100
people,
but
many
many
of
them
can
use
the
says,
including
people
with
hidden
disabilities
and
the
more
cognitive
disabilities
that
people
have
to
deal
with
and
that
we
want
to
be
able
to
have
full
accessibility
to
our
station
and
obviously
wheelchair
users
and
other
people
with
physical
disabilities
will
have
to
use
the
lifts.
I
You
have
to
use
the
lift
in
the
station
as
well
to
get
to
the
different
platforms.
I
know
in
my
own
world.
Lifts
breaking
down
is
a
huge
problem,
so
we
will
seek
to
network
rail
to
make
sure
that
that
lift
those
two
lifts
will
be
maintained
properly
and
and
that
people
have
full
accessibility
to
the
station
and
the
taxi
around.
Thank
you.
A
D
The
proposals
for
the
taxi
rank
raises
serious
issues
of
overcrowding.
That's
got
nothing
to
do
with
the
existing
taxi
rank,
which
I
quite
agree
is
not
as
we
wanted,
and
the
other
point
is
that
I
go
back
to
the
point
about
disabled
people,
particularly
in
wheelchairs,
that
there
is
an
issue
there.
That
is
not
being
addressed
now,
to
be
frank
to
say:
well,
it's
not
us!
It's
network
rare
well
come
on.
D
Let's
put
some
shoulder
into
this
and
some
muscle
into
it,
there's
24
million
pounds
of
government
money
and
these
issues
need
sorting
on
what
is
otherwise
a
good
scheme
which
I
do
not
in
principle
oppose
at
all,
but
so
far
it
failed
to
answer
my
questions
other
than
to
blame
network
rail
and
well
now
that
may
well
be
correct,
but
only
partially
correct.
If
it's
correct
at
all.
I
want
to
see
I
want
to
see
you
know
it
seems
to
me
the
first.
D
A
Thank
you
councillor
carter.
Again,
I
won't
repeat
the
answer.
I've
given
on
a
number
of
occasions
around
the
ownership
of
the
existing
taxi
rank,
which
is
out
of
our
control
and
owned
by
network
rail.
I
was
in
terms
of
the
other
questions
I'm
looking
to
see.
If
martin,
would
you
like
to
come
in,
please
yeah.
J
It
was
just
in
relation
to
the
potential
overcrowding
that
you
you've
raised.
Councillor
carter
in
terms
of
the
bishop
gate
street
proposal.
I
mean
that
design
and
proposal
has
been
modeled
using
the
appropriate
methods
and
that
overcrowding
issue
hasn't
been
one.
That's
come
forward
with
the
design.
I
mean
I'm
happy
to
look
at
that.
I'm
happy
to
brief
you
on
it,
but
that's
the
position
of
how
the
design
has
been
arrived
at.
I
I
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know
this:
this
council
was
presented
with
a
situation
in
which
network
whale
and
the
department
of
transfer
wanted
to
remove
vehicles
from
new
station
street.
Our
duty
and
our
obligation
is
to
provide
a
taxi
rank,
an
accessible
taxi
rank
and
in
a
very,
very
constrained
part
of
the
city,
and
the
team
have
worked
extremely
hard
in
very
difficult
circumstances
to
deliver
that.
It's
not
exactly
how
we
would
want
it.
Of
course
it's
not,
but
in
very
constrained
and
and
difficult
circumstances.
I
This
is
a
very
accessible
scheme.
People
can
use
lifts
if
they
cannot
physically
walk
down
brought
down
steps.
The
overcrowding
around
that
taxi
rank
is
terrible
anyway.
Now
so
and-
and
it
has
been
modeled
as
martin
says-
to
make
sure
that
the
new
one
you
know
passes
any
legal
requirements
we
have,
but
it's
been
extremely
difficult
for
the
team
and
they've
done
an
incredible
job
under
very
difficult
circumstances.
A
Thank
you
for
that
offer.
Does
anybody
else
want
to
come
in
on
this
item?
Okay,
I
shall
move
to
the
recommendations
on
page
95
and
see
if
the
board
is
happy
with
those
recommendations
you
can
see.
Council
carter
is
reserving
his
position.
Is
everybody
else
happy
it's
great.
Thank
you.
Councillor
hayden
and
we'll
move
on
to
council
cooper's
items
please
and
item
11.
K
Thank
you
leader.
The
first
of
my
papers
today
is
a
paper
that
is
proposing
a
new
social
value
fund
in
in
the
city,
so
the
the
proposal
is
involves
us
charging,
suppliers
and
tenders,
an
annual
fee
that
could
be
used
to
contribute
to
social
value
in
leeds.
If
approved,
it's
expected
that
it
could
generate
half
a
million
pounds
and
upwards
in
future
years.
K
There
are
to
be
three
levels
of
fee
and
with
the
number
of
employees
an
organisation
has
as
the
criteria
for
which
fee
level
they
will
pay
at
the
maximum
being
1250
for
an
organization
employing
250
or
more
employees.
K
K
We
expect
that
we'll
be
able
to
develop
this
fund
and
allocate
the
funding
by
an
advisory
panel
that
we
will
will
consist
of
elected
members,
officers
and
third
sector
representatives
who
could
quickly
establish
recommendations
around
how
that
fund
would
be
deployed.
K
There's
a
lot
of
detail
in
the
report,
but
some
consultation
has
taken
place
with
organizations
that
we
already
tender
and
and
who
us
and
also
the
third
sector,
and
it's
it's
been
a
very
positive
leondos
by
then
so
far,
so
I'll
leave
it
there
for
now
chair.
Thank
you.
D
Sector
for
a
particular
purpose-
and
I
don't
have
any
difficulty
at
all-
with
attempting
to
raise
more
money
for
charitable
purposes,
but
nevertheless
it's
it's
a
tax
one
that
some
companies
can
opt
out
of
reading
the
paper.
But
nevertheless
it's
a
tax,
and
I
know
you
exclude
public
sector
bodies.
D
Why
would
you
do
that
and
just
focus
on
private
sector
companies?
D
And
I
don't
know
who
dreamt
this
up,
but
there
must
be
much
better
ways
of
raising
this
amount
of
money
through
the
council
for
good
causes
and
to
be
frank,
the
prospect
of
yet
another
body
of
hand-picked
counsellors
and
friends
from
other
sectors.
Who
will
do
us
their
soul
because
you
probably
fund
them
anyway
is
not
an
acceptable
way
of
progressing
counselor
cooper,
and
I
think
you
should
take
this
paper
away.
Think
about
it
again
and
bring
it
back
in
a
much
more.
D
I'll
in
the
light
that
encourages
the
private
sector
in
a
difficult
time,
it's
not
it's,
absolutely
no
good
deciding
one
sector
is,
you
know
suffering
the
most
most
sectors
at
the
moment
are
suffering
in
one
way
or
another.
It's
a
very
bad
time
to
have
brought
it
forward
very
bad
time,
but
if
you
were
to
take
it
away,
think
about
it,
use
some
common
sense
and
come
back
with
a
better
proposal.
I'm
sure
we,
but
this
is
nothing
more
than
a
a
stealthy
way
of
screwing
money
out
of
suppliers.
D
G
Thanks
chair,
I'm
in
the
danger
of
sounding
like
countler
carter,
a
little
bit
in
this
one,
which
is
regrettable
when
it's
a
paper
that
talks
about
social
value
and
trying
to
raise
money
for
deserving
causes.
But
I
really
do
think
the
council
needs
to
think
again
about
this
particular
initiative.
I
and
several
other
councillors,
are
on
the
lord
mayor's
charity
appeal.
G
That
is
meant
to
be.
The
civic
fundraising
drive
that
we
have
every
single
year
to
highlight
an
individual
third
sector
organization
within
the
city
that
does
great
work
and
that
we
hope
to
put
on
an
even
more
sustainable
footing
by
greater
money
to
to
be
spent,
but
also
a
greater
understanding
from
the
lead
citizens.
G
The
children's
services
also
has
its
own
fundraising
outfit
as
well,
which
hopes
to
talk
to
corporate
organizations
to
make
sure
that
the
children
in
our
city
also
get
some
support
that
they
might
not
otherwise
have,
and
this
would
be
indirect
competition
with
both
of
those,
because
there's
a
danger
that
the
corporate
world
out
there
will
think
well,
I'm
already
paying
through
the
nose
through
this
social
value
fund.
G
So
why
should
I
give
you
even
more
for
any
of
these
two
very
deserving
fundraising
aspects
for
the
lord
there
or
for
for
children
in
the
city?
So
I
would
really
appreciate
if
this
was
taken
away
and
rethought,
and
perhaps
the
model
which
is
suggested
could
be
used
as
a
more
sustainable
basis
for
consistent
funding
of
things
like
the
lord
mayor's
appeal
and
the
children's
services
charities.
G
So
it
it
it
came
out
of
the
blue.
I
suggest
it
goes
back
and
comes
back.
You
know
singing
like
rainbow
so
that
we
can
all
go
what
a
fantastic
initiative
that
isn't
undermining
other
initiatives
that
have
been
around
a
lot
longer.
L
Yeah,
I
suppose
this
goes
back
to
this,
this
issue
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
around
social
value
with
our
contracts,
and
we
have
an
obligation
which
the
executive
board
signed
up
to
about
trying
to
derive
social
value
from
our
procurements,
and
we
do
a
lot
already
with
those.
L
In
terms
of
you
know,
driving
training
employment
with,
but
what
those
have
tended
to
concentrate
on
is
is
organizations
where
we
have
contracts
over
a
hundred
thousand
pounds
and
in
the
reality
of
it
is
because
we
have
around
about
1
500
contractors
and
hundreds
of
procurements
going
through.
We
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
negotiate
individual
social
value
benefits
for
those
small
contracts.
L
K
Thank
you,
and,
and
I'd
just
like
to
add
to
what
neil
said
about
our
all
ready
or
the
obligation,
that
is
on
organizations
that
contract
with
us
to
deliver
social
value.
This
is,
in
addition
to
those
requirements,
and
it
is
a
minimal
annual
fee
in
terms
of
money,
but
that
could
deliver
some
so
extra
social
value
to
this
city.
K
We
are
often
being
asked
by
organizations
that
we
work
with
how
they
can
add
value
to
what
we
want
to
be
done
in
the
city
and
often
they
would
pre-covered
often
come
out
and
help
build
things
paint
fences
you
know
have
corporate
days
where
organizations
would
come
out
and
assist.
You
know
in
tackling
inequality
and
poverty
in
the
city,
and
this
is
because
of
kovid.
K
They
haven't
been
able
to
undertake
any
of
that
good
work
over
a
number
of
years
now,
and
so
we
did
float
the
idea
that
of
a
small
annual
fee
if
they
would,
if
we
required
that,
would
they
feel
that
that
would
in
some
way
would
help
them
with
their
social
value
and
what
they
give
and
many
organizations
do
have
their
own
requirements
as
well.
K
On
the
amount
of
social
value
that
they
deliver
to
the
area
that
they
are
working
in
themselves,
and
indeed
the
local
residents
and
so
and
like
I
said,
we
have
consulted
with
many
of
them
and
it
was
received
really
positively.
K
So
I
don't
accept
some
of
the
comments
that
have
been
raised
by
either
councillor
carter
or
councillor
golden
and
to
say
paying
through
the
nose
for
a
organisation
which
is
an
annual
fee.
You
know
in
the
maximum
of
1250
pounds
for
the
organization
that
employs
250
employees
is,
is
not
correct.
Councillor
goldman,
I
don't
say
so,.
D
D
They
have
an
opt-in,
they
haven't,
they
have
an
opt-out.
I
accept
that,
but
of
course
the
sneaky
feeling
is
that
once
you
say
well
have
the
opt-out,
where
the
hell
does
your
chance
of
getting
business
from
the
council
go
and,
as
you
have
rightly
said,
councillor
cooper
already,
most
of
the
organizations
that
we
are
dealing
with.
In
fact,
a
very
large
number
already
have
social
responsibilities
within
their
company
framework
to
ensure
that
they
do
support
in
all
sorts
of
ways
and
in
many
cases
a
lot
more
than
this
already.
D
And
I
don't
particularly
like
to
agree
with
councillor
golden,
but
I
do
on
this
occasion.
You
know
we
have
the
lord
mayor's
charity.
We
have
children's
charities.
We
have
things
that
all
sorts
of
organizations
in
the
council
sponsors-
and
this
seems
to
be
the
road
to
hell-
is
paved
with
good
intentions.
D
D
It
endangers,
and
you
might
laugh
and
say
it's
a
a
small
amount
of
money.
It
is
now,
but
we
all
know,
don't
we
and
this
just
simply
just
won't.
Do
it's
badly
thought
out
badly
dreamed
up
and
I'm
astonished
you've
brought
it,
and
I
think,
if
you've
had
the
sense
to
have
discussions
with
other
group
leaders,
you
would
have
found
we
could
have
put
our
heads
together
and
come
up
with
a
way
of
resolving
this.
Without
this
cack-handed
effort.
K
K
You
know
we
are
proposing
to
agree
the
way
that
that's
allocated
across
party
and
and
across
organizations
in
the
city,
and
I
just
think
that
their
opposition
to
this
paper
is
completely
unfounded,
and
I
would
ask
accept
board
members
to
support
this
paper
to
allow
us
to
do
some
extremely
good
work
in
the
city
through
organizations
that
already
contract
with
us
or
in
the
future,
wish
to
contract
with
us
when
they
apply
for
any
tenders.
K
G
Thanks
chair
once
again,
council
cooper
has
difficulty
listening.
Sometimes
no
one
is
objecting
to
the
idea
of
creating
social
value.
No
one
is
a
is
opposing
the
council
talking
to
the
people
that
it
has
procurement
contracts
with
to
better
understand
how
they
might
want
to
contribute
to
that
social
value.
G
Some
of
that
social
value
that
you're
hoping
to
generate-
and
I
think
this
is
the
suspicion-
is
this
issue
about
setting
up
a
new
advisory
panel,
which
can
then
act
as
judge
and
jury
on
bids
that
come
forward
to
it
and
and
splash
out
money
in
that
manner.
Whereas,
actually,
I
think
those
people
that
you're
talking
to
that
you
procure
from
would
be
very
happy
for
a
significant
proportion
of
this
money
to
be
directly
associated
without
debate
towards
those
fundraising
opportunities
from
children's
services
and
from
the
lord
mayor.
G
A
I'm
not
prepared
to
come
back,
so
I'm
going
to
turn
to
the
recommendations
on
I'll
I'm
going
to
turn
to
the
recommendations
on
page
155
and
see
whether,
after
that
discussion,
if
the
board
is
happy
with
those
proposals.
A
So
we're
all
happy
with
it
and
stator
and
waldolf
over
there.
We'll
move
on
to
the
next
item,
which
is
item
12
council
cooper.
Please.
K
Thank
you
leader,
and
my
next
paper
is
the
financial
out
turn
for
the
year
ending
31st
of
march
2022.
and,
first
of
all,
before
I
go
into
any
detail
at
all.
I
would
just
like
to
put
on
record
my
thanks
to
victoria
and
her
team
for
the
remarkable
work
that's
been
undertaken
by
her
and
her
department
in
such
a
difficult
and
challenging
year.
You
know
not
knowing
what's
coming
at
us
next
have
to
say
in
terms
of
covered
inflation
and
a
number
of
other
fronts
as
well.
K
So
I
just
want
to
you
know,
make
sure
that
our
thanks
go
quite
loudly
to
victoria
and
her
team.
Only
please
take
them
back
to
the
team
for,
on
behalf
of
executive
board
victoria,
for
the
work
that's
been
undertaken,
like
I
said
in
very
difficult
and
challenging
times,
and
the
report
and
its
appendices
go
into
a
great
amount
of
detail,
and
I
don't
propose
to
go
through
all
that
data
at
all.
K
I
know
that
exec
board
members
will
have
have
read
their
papers
and
and
picked
up
on
the
points
that
maybe
that
they
want
to
pick
up
on.
The
out
turn
really
has
been
that
we
have
a
underspend
of
1.5
million
pounds
on
the
revenue
budget,
which
is
remarkable,
as
I've
said.
K
Given
the
ups
and
downs
in
in
this
year's
finances,
I've
got
to
say,
like
I
said
there
is
a
lot
of
detail
in
in
the
report
on
each
area
and
and
how
each
area
is
either
overspent
or
underspent
and
how
that's
been
mitigated
through
through
the
finances.
K
So
I
shall
leave
it
there,
chad
and
wait
for
questions
which
undoubtedly
will
come
from
councillor
carter
and
councillor
goldson.
D
A
mind
reader,
you
aren't
just
a
couple
of
questions
because
we're
looking
backwards
here,
we're
looking
at
last
year
and
I'll
just
start
by
by
adding
my
thanks
to
victoria
and
her
team.
It's
been
a
difficult
year
for
all
of
them
in
all
sorts
of
ways
with
with
the
rest
of
us
in
many
ways,
and
it's
it's
a
credible
outcome,
notwithstanding
the
fact
that,
of
course,
the
1.5
million
underspend
would
not
be
there.
Had
we
not
used
the
govid
reserve
of
24
million
we'd
have
been
looking
at
a
very
different
situation.
D
So,
as
I
say,
we
are
looking
backwards.
Lessons
to
be.
We've
discussed
them
before
one
particular
question.
D
H
Thank
you,
chair
for
every
one
inc
pay
rise
above.
What
we
budgeted
for
would
be
estimated
at
four
million,
so
a
two
percent
right
pay
rise
would
be
eight
million
okay.
G
G
I
understand
that
the
financial
reporting
will
not
allow
for
covert
related
excuses,
and
that
means
that
there
is
a
greater
risk
for
the
authority,
because
there
will
no
longer
be
any
more
government
covered
related
aid
and
they
certainly
won't
be
giving
us
any
money
out
of
the
goodness
of
their
heart,
because
that's
not
the
nature
of
the
regime
is
it
and
we
will
have
potentially
the
pressure
of
a
higher
wage
settlement
for
our
public
workers.
G
G
A
I've
been
victorian,
but
I
do
think
nearly
two-year
pandemic,
where
we
had
over
18
months
of
unprecedented
government
restrictions,
and
we
know
over
2100
people
sadly
died
in
these
councils.
Hardly
an
excuse
I
do
I
do
want
to.
I
do
want
to
pull
you
up
on
on
on
the
use
of
that
word
and
minimizing
the
impact
of
code.
I
don't
think
it's
appropriate
victoria.
Please.
H
Thank
you
chair
when
the
budget
was
set
in
february.
There
was
a
number
of
action
plans
that
at
that
time,
and
we
felt
we
would
be
achievable.
H
However,
during
that
period,
there's
been
substantial
change
to
the
economy,
which
may
have
an
impact
on
the
delivery
of
some
of
those
proposals.
H
What
we
are
doing
is,
on
a
monthly
basis,
we'll
be
reporting
to
executive
board
on
those
action
plans
and
the
deliverability
of
them.
Where
pressures
are
identified,
they
will
they
will
come
here
and
with
mitigating
action
on
how
we'll
manage
them
throughout
the
year
and
then
those
actions
will
be
reviewed
for
going
forward.
So
it's
quite
a
robust
process
that
we
go
through
around
the
delivery
of
the
savings
proposals.
B
Please
yeah.
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
couple
of
additional
points.
I
I
think,
there's
no
doubt
that
the
government
you
know
did
provide
help
during
the
pandemic
to
local
government
and
tours
particularly
to
get
through
without
our
finances
you
know,
being
in
even
more
severe
position,
and
that
was
that
was
very
welcome.
B
I
think
the
position
we're
in
now
is
that
the
nhs
has
been
given
significant
resources
to
deal
with
the
backlog
directly
caused
by
the
pandemic,
but
local
government
has
not
been
in
the
same
position,
and
so
we
are
still
going
to
be
dealing
with
the
implications
of
covid
this
year
and
over
the
next
two
three
years.
We
have
backlogs
ourselves,
but
we
don't
have
the
additional
resources
to
deal
with
that.
B
Now
we're
having
dialogue
with
the
government
about
that
about
the
issue
of
energy
costs
and
inflationary
pressures
about
the
issue
of
workforce,
that
council
carter
raised
and
and
whether
pay
rises
can
be
funded
but
the
whole.
B
You
know
the
result
of
all
of
that
will
hopefully
get
you
know,
support
from
government
in
some
way
to
to
recognize
that,
particularly
on
the
social
care
side,
where
the
demand
pressures
are
highest,
but
the
the
corollary
of
all
that
is
that
the
I
can
absolutely
assure
you
that
the
the
review
every
bit
of
the
organization
is
going
to
have
to
look
at
serious
reviews,
because
the
financial
position
that
that
is
facing
us
in
the
next
you
know,
year
and
and
to
three
years
is,
is
as
significant
as
I've
known
it
in
the
in
the
time
I've
been
here
so
yeah.
A
Great
I'll
turn
to
the
recommendations
on
page
169
and
I
take
it.
Everybody
is
happy
with
those
recommendations.
Thank
you.
We'll
move
on
to
item
13,
please,
council,
cooper.
K
Thanks
leader
and
I
think
happy
might
be
a
stretch
of
a
description
for
some
of
our
colleagues
on
exec
board
today,
but
nevertheless
we
will
continue.
The
next
paper
on
my
portfolio
is
the
treasury
management
out
turn
for
the
financial
year
ended
31st
of
march
2022..
K
Obviously,
the
purpose
of
this
report
is
to
inform
exec
bird
of
the
final
out
town
out
turn
for
treasury
management
performance
in
that
year,
and
the
net
debt
in
the
year
has
reduced
within
that
year
as
well.
So
I'm
pleased
to
be
able
to
report
that
and
that
we've
reported
savings
against
the
budget
of
4.18
million
pounds,
but
I'll
leave
it
there
for
questions
later.
Thank
you.
D
Yes,
good
victorious
explain
why
that
saving
came
about
and
explain
the
possible
implications
of.
I
realize
the
council
is
now
quite
the
finance
department.
Quite
astutely
is
looking
to
move
to
long-term
borrowing
right,
I'm
balancing
it
with
short-term.
I
understand
the
reasons
why,
but
I
would
like
an
explanation
of
why
to
expectedly
dropped
and,
secondly,
what
the
impact
of
further
rate
increases
are
likely
to
be.
If
you
would
like
to
have
a
guess
finger
in
there.
H
The
actual
borrowing
has
reduced
this
year
because
the
capital
programme
was
reduced
and
the
reason
for
that
was
that
obviously,
we've
been
through
the
pandemic
and
the
delivery
of
some
of
those
capital
schemes
was
challenging
throughout
the
year,
and
so
that's
one
reason
why
and
the
level
of
borrowing
is
less.
The
other
is
also
around.
The
underspend
is
due
to
those
undertaking
less
borrowing,
but
also
around
securing
some
of
the
interest
rates
on
the
long-term
borrowing.
H
So
there
were
certain
points
throughout
the
year
when
the
interest
rates
dropped
and
we
secured
borrowing
on
the
long
term
of
that
basis
and
we're
now
in
a
position
where
we
haven't
got
any
short-term
borrowing,
it's
all
on
the
long,
and
so
that's
fixed
that
price
in
for
us,
which
has
given
us
some
security
and
sustainability
over
the
next
few
years.
However,
any
new
borrowing,
as
we
know,
interest
rates
are
increasing
and
we've
had
five
consecutive
increases,
so
we're
now
at
1.25
percent.
H
That
impacts
on
both
the
short
term
and
the
longer
term
rates
that
we
can
secure
at
and
I
haven't,
got
the
figure
actually
around
what
we're
forecasting
around
interest
rates.
But
we
have
put
in
3.4
in
the
budget
to
cover
any
future
borrowing,
but
obviously
we
we
don't
know
at
what
level
that
that
will
end
up
at,
but
we
do
still
monitor
it
and
we'll
lock
in
when
we
think
that
there's
good
value
thank.
D
H
The
the
budget's
built
in
so
even
though
it's
a
saving
this
year,
it's
a
one-off
saving
so
ongoing
next
year.
If
we
do
undertake
the
capital
programme,
the
budget's
already
in
place
for
that
borrower
yeah.
Thank
you.
A
I
don't
see
anybody
else
wanted
to
speak
on
this
item.
So
I'll
move
to
the
recommendation
to
note
the
report
and
take
it
everybody's
happy
with
that.
Thank
you,
councillor
cooper
and
we
move
on
to
council
of
venice
paper.
Please
number
14.
M
Thank
you
leader.
It
gives
me
immense
pleasure
to
be
able
to
introduce
such
a
positive
report
to
exec
board.
As
you
will
all
be
aware,
we
maintained
our
outstanding
ofsted
judgement.
We
received
outstanding
force,
support
to
look
after
children
and
care
leavers
the
impact
of
management
and
leadership.
M
We
achieve
good
for
children
need
of
help
and
protection
and
outstanding
for
overall
effectiveness.
This
is
an
incredible
achievement.
Coming
out
of
a
global
pandemic
with
unprecedented
demand
on
children's
social
work.
We
remain
the
only
core
city
to
hold
an
outstanding
rating
and
in
the
feedback
meeting
ofsted
verbally
fed
back
to
us
that
we
should
be
very
proud,
as
it's
difficult
to
maintain
outside
outstanding,
and
especially
in
the
current
context,
when
you
are
an
outstanding
authority,
you
usually
get
a
brief
inspection.
M
M
The
report
particularly
refers
to
every
single
area
of
concern
from
the
focus
visit
last
july
having
improved.
It
is
also
noteworthy
that
whenever
the
report
highlights
an
area
in
need
of
improvement,
it
also
immediately
notes
that
we
are
on
it
as
if
I
read,
as
I've
already
referred
to,
we
know
caseloads
are
higher
than
we
would
want.
This
is
a
national
issue
with
a
shortage
of
social
workers
and
the
vacancies
we
experience
are
resulting
in
increased
workload
and
higher
case
loads.
M
We've
implemented
a
detailed
recruitment
and
retention
plan
and,
of
course,
this
judgment
will
help
us
attract
staff
and
is
part
of
our
recruitment
strategy.
What
we
are
not
in
leads
is
complacent.
We
know
staff
are
under
immense
pressure
with
unprecedented
demand.
Outstanding
does
not
mean
perfection,
and
even
an
outstanding
judgment
report
outlines
areas
to
work
on.
The
senior
leadership
team
will
develop
an
improvement
plan
based
on
the
current
inspection.
M
M
The
recovery
board
across
council
board,
which
was
put
in
place
following
the
fixed
visit
last
july,
in
which
I
chaired
rapidly
addressed
this
actions
taken
included,
thorough,
extensive
admin,
recruitment
and
the
offset
report
refers
to
this
now
being
resolved,
and
the
judgment
in
this
area
is
good.
If
ofsted
had
any
significant
concerns
in
the
domain
of
children
in
need
of
health
and
protection,
we
would
not
have
received
a
judgment
of
good
and
a
judgement
of
outstanding
for
overall
effectiveness.
M
The
support
of
looked
after
children
and
care
leavers
has
improved
from
good
in
2018
to
outstanding
in
2022,
and
I
have
to
say
this
is
probably
the
part
of
the
report
I'm
most
proud
of.
It
was
so
wonderful
to
read
about
the
skill
of
our
dedicated
foster
carers,
the
stability
of
placements,
the
fact
that
children's
cultural
needs
are
recognized,
and
I
was
really
pleased
to
see
our
work
with
unaccompanied
asylum
seeking
children
referenced.
M
My
favorite
line
of
the
report,
which
I've
read
many
times
is
children,
benefit
from
consistently
strong
and
creative
social
work
delivered
to
an
exceptionally
high
standard.
This
was
also
a
line
highlighted
by
yvette
stanley
chief
inspector
of
ofsted
in
her
congratulatory
letter,
which
you've
seen
in
the
report.
M
This
report
is
a
testimony
to
our
truly
outstanding
staff,
who
have
given
their
hearts
and
souls
to
the
children
of
this
city
during
a
time
of
growth
global
crisis.
I
hope
everyone
who
contributes
to
the
following
discussion
will
take
time
to
thank
our
staff.
Who've
delivered
this
outstanding
judgment
in
the
face
of
huge
challenges
in
a
demanding
climate.
Thank
you,
chair.
D
Yes
and
the
staff
should
be
very
proud
of
their
input
into
into
the
ofsted,
which
I
know
was
extremely
thorough
and
came
on
the
back
of
the
late
summer.
Inspection,
which
highlighted
things.
That
certainly
certainly
concerned
me,
and
I
was
very
pleased
when
they
came
back
with
a
full
inspection,
and
I
have
to
say
I'm
very
pleased
that
we've
got
this
report.
But
I
particularly
was.
D
I
suppose
yeah
quite
grateful
for
the
comments
that
the
executive
member
made
about
not
being
complacent,
because
anybody
who's
bothered
to
read
the
horrific
report
that
came
out
on
oldham
this
week.
I
was
bothered
to
look
back
only
a
matter
of
a
few
years
ago
when
they
got
a
good
report.
An
outstanding
one
was
a
good
one
and
now
to
see
what
they
have.
D
What
has
happened
to
them
realizes
there
can
be
no
complacency,
because
we
as
we
sit
here
there
will
be
young
people
at
risk
outside
of
the
civic
hall
boundaries
that
we
know
nothing
about,
and
we
need
with
some
humility
to
accept
that.
That
is
the
case
and,
however
good,
and
it
is
good,
the
ofsted
report
is
that
is
also
the
case.
D
There
are
young
people
at
risk
out
there
and
one
of
the
reasons
that
it's
become
a
national
issue
that
is
becoming
and
will
become
more,
is
that
it
more
and
more
is
coming
to
light
about
the
fact
that
children
are
being
abused
in
one
way
or
another
across
the
country
and
particularly
in
larger
cities,
and
we
ain't
scratching
the
surface.
So
we
we
need
to
be
vigilant.
D
We
need
to
make
sure
we
do
what
we
can
to
put
the
resources
in
place.
So
does
the
government-
and
I
welcome
some
of
the
inquiries
that
are
being
set
up
nationally
now,
because
it's
gone
on
too
long,
it's
gone
on
for
25
years
more
than
that,
with
the
situation
getting
worse,
not
better.
D
I
would
like
to
ask
one
specific
question
and
that
relates
to
a
habit
that
started
when
bradford
got
its
dreadful
judgments
and
they
put
in
place
recruitment
policies,
which
I
think
some
of
us
felt
quite
disturbing
and
we
lost
social
workers,
particularly
in
children's
services.
Is
that
now
rectified?
B
Yeah
julie
might
want
to
answer
the
the
question
from
councillor
carter.
We
are
making
great
efforts
to
recruit
with
some
success,
but
there
is,
there
is
still
still
big
challenges
in
that
area
and
in
fact,
I'm
doing
an
online
session
to
attract
new
social
workers.
Tonight
I
I
just
wanted
to.
I
thought:
council
venice
summed
it
up
absolutely
brilliantly,
and
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
thanks
to
the
team
and
to
sell
in
particular
julie,
and
you
know
her
colleagues
and
I
always
think
about
it.
B
A
bit
like
you
know
that
there's
a
family
of
social
workers
who
were
right
at
the
front
line
of
all
of
this
who
deal
with
incredibly
difficult
judgments
on
a
daily
basis
and
then
there's
a
sort
of
extended
family
of
support
that
they
they
can
they're
supported
by
in.
In
the
wider.
You
know,
early
years
provision
and
the
you
know
the
schools,
the
partners
in
the
city,
the
police,
the
you
know,
the
charities.
B
We
work
with
the
and
the
rest
of
the
organization
as
well,
who
are
trying
our
best
to
free
up
social
workers
to
do
social
work,
which
is
the
best
way.
B
I
can
describe
it
in
the
you
know,
with
all
the
all
that
comes
with
dealing
with
the
issues
that
we've
we've
flagged,
we're
absolutely
not
complacent,
and
the
reason
I
think
we've
withstood
what
was
a
without
doubt
a
storm
of
the
pandemic
and
the
you
know,
together
with
the
you
know,
the
workforce
and
challenges
that
we've
had
to
deal
with
in
the
financial
challenges
we've
had
to
deal
with
in
the
council.
B
Is
you
fall
back
on
the
culture
that
you
create
in
an
organization
and
all
the
leader
myself
and
cap
savannah
have
been
out
quite
out
and
about
quite
a
lot
to
meet
a
lot
of
the
staff
and
when
you
meet
them
you,
you
can
see
why.
We've
got
the
judgment
that
we've
got,
despite
probably
the
external
factors
that
were
that
were
hitting
us
at
the
time,
and
we
you
need
to
continue.
You
know
back
in
the
back
in
the
staff
to
do
that.
B
I
was
in
gibton
this
morning
at
a
and
one
of
our
early
years
settings-
and
you
know
just
talking
to
the
the
brilliant
colleagues
there
and
listening
to
their
stories
about
what
they
would
do.
B
It
had
to
do
during
the
pandemic
and
the
issues
of
how
you
get
people
from
north
kipton
to
come
to
somewhere
in
south
gipton
and
work
with
people
in
osmond
thorpe,
and
you
know
that
also
brought
through
to
me
how
the
what
we've
stuck
with
over
the
years,
thanks
to
the
you
know,
the
decisions
that
have
been
making
over
a
long
period
in
terms
of
that
very
community-based
and
neighborhood-based
support
through
those
children's
centers
and
early
years.
Settings
is
what
you
know
has
also
made
the
difference.
So
yeah
just
massive.
E
Yes,
I'm
happy
to
come
in
just
in
relation
to
the
specific
point
around
social
work.
Social
work
recruitment
is
a
national
challenge
at
the
moment.
It
has
to
be
said.
I
think,
as
tom
has
just
said,
the
culture
of
the
organization
is
absolutely
central
to
that,
both
in
terms
of
recruiting
social
workers,
but
also
retaining
our
social
workers
and
staff
right
across
the
children
and
families
directorate.
For
that
matter,
we're
doing
a
lot
of
work.
E
Our
whole
culture
is
about
restorative
approaches
and
that's
about
having
the
right
conversation
we're
having
those
live
conversations
with
our
staff
in
terms
of
retention
in
terms
of
our
broader
offer,
around
staff
well-being
around
workforce
development-
and
I
think
the
other
thing
you
know-
I
suppose
I
would
want
to
say
is
there-
is
absolutely
no
room
for
complacency,
and
you
know
I
think
the
the
report
highlighted
the
number
of
staff
that
we
have,
who
have
worked
their
whole
career
in
leads
and
remained
in
leeds,
and
I
have
no
doubt
that
that
is
about
the
culture
and
that's
about
the
values
and
at
its
heart.
E
You
know,
and
we've
got
to
keep
abreast
of
our
communities,
our
families
and
their
needs
to
know
our
children
to
know
our
families
to
know
our
communities
and
to
innovate
constantly
with
our
partners
with
colleagues
right
across
the
council
to
ensure
that
we
are
able
to
meet
their
needs.
So
I
can
assure
you
and
within
the
course
of
the
inspection
immediately
after
the
inspection,
we
were
having
conversations
about.
So
what's
the
you
know,
what's
child
friendly
leads?
Three
look
like
you
know:
where
are
the
areas
we've
got
areas
recommendations
where
we
need
to
improve?
G
Thanks
chair
first
of
all,
this
is
a
celebratory
time
to
get
outstanding
as
a
particular
achievement
to
retain
outstanding
is
a
singular
one
and
I
will
fulfill
what
council
have
reminded
us
to
do,
and
that
is
to
congratulate
the
staff
who
delivered
that
result
and
of
course
we
also
need
to
congratulate
the
political
leadership,
because
it
has
been
very
consistent
from
councillor
vena
and
we've
had
several
fights
over
aspects
of
it
over
the
over
those
years.
But
her
consistency
is
not
in
dispute.
G
I'm
not
a
football
fan,
but
I
know
that
we've
recently
had
a
transfer
season.
I
think
that's
what
it's
called
and-
and
I
think
the
point
there
was
that,
where
a
team
is
identified
as
being
outstanding,
then
sometimes
some
of
the
chief
practitioners
tend
to
want
to
get
poached
by
other
people
that
want
to
achieve
the
same
level
of
outstanding.
So
I
can
appreciate
that
there
might
be
a
risk
element
as
well
to
our
outstanding
status
and
that
some
of
our
professionals
might
be
being
sought
from
other
areas.
G
So,
of
course,
I'd
depend
on
council
vena
to
make
sure
they
still
feel
loved,
which
I'm
sure
is
part
of
the
result
and
another
positive
aspect,
I
suppose,
is
that
having
had
the
reaffirmation
of
the
outstanding
status,
it
means
that
perhaps
there
might
be
some
greater
thinking
space
to
come
away
from
the
places
where
we
know
where
assuredly
good
in
children's
social
care
and
perhaps
have
a
little
bit
more
time
to
focus
on
some
of
those
other
areas
that
tom
reardon
was
talking
about
earlier,
which
are
early
years
based
centres.
G
Where
we've
made
a
big
commitment
to
keeping
the
ones
that
we've
got,
and
now
we
can
perhaps
spend
some
time
making
sure
that
their
performance
can
be
as
outstanding
as
other
aspects
of
children's
services
as
well.
So
I
look
forward
to
that
happening
over
this
year.
Now
that
the
space
is
there
to
do
it.
A
Thank
you,
council
goal.
I
won't
ask
council
venice
to
join
in
the
football
chat
that
you've
introduced,
but
I
do
think
it's
fair
to
say
you
know
we.
I
mean
we're
very
much
focused
on
our
children's
social
care,
the
subject
of
the
ilux
inspection,
but
over
the
recent
years
we've
had
a
really
strong
partnership
with
the
department
for
education.
A
We'll
have
recognized
the
strength
of
the
work
we've
done
in
leeds,
and
we've
had
that
partnership
around
current
and
and
former
practitioners
and
senior
practitioners
supporting
other
councils
to
get
to
the
position
of
our
strength
so
being
a
football
fan
and
quite
understand
what
you
were
saying.
A
Well,
it
is,
you
know
the
you
know,
the
our
strength
is
recognizing
supporting
other
councils
and
we
do
loan
people
out,
as
you
say,
to
try
and
develop
other
councils.
Given
that,
like
I
say
that
the
national
recognition
we
get
of
the
strength
of
our
work
counts,
of
only
jump
to
before
you
move
the
recommendations
you
just
want
to
somewhat
before
I
ask
councilman
again
my
thanks
to
the
staff
as
well.
I'm
sorry
council
card
would
like
to
come.
D
Without
going
into
any
details,
whether
we're
going
to
be
obligated
as
leaders
on
the
specific
issue
that
was
raised
at
the
special
scrutiny
meeting,
I
only
need
someone
to
tell
me
when
we
are
going
to
be
I'm
sure
council
of
anonymous.
No.
M
Yes,
I'll
start
with
that,
so
there's
going
to
be
a
report
of
the
rag
group.
That's
turned
by
just
under
our
our
independent
children's
safeguarding
chair,
which
will
be
going
back
to
children's
scrutiny
with
they'll
be
going
back
to
children's
screening.
With
the
report
we
haven't
got
the
timing
of
that,
yet
I
don't
know
which
scrutiny
meeting
it
will
be
going
to,
but
it'll
be
in
the
next
few
months.
M
In
terms
of
my
summing
up
comments,
council
card
referred
to
the
focus
visit
of
2021
and,
as
I
outlined
in
in
my
comments,
all
the
concerns
from
2021
were
addressed
and
all
areas
improved,
and
that
is
such
a
testimony
to
style
and
julie
and
the
team
to
have
made
those
improvements
in
the
context
we've
been
in
because
the
challenge
of
keeping
outstanding
you
don't
get
to
keep
outstanding
if
you're,
just
just
at
the
same
level,
you
were
at
the
last
time
they
came
and
you
have
to
demonstrate
how
you
further
improved
and
further
innovated
and
to
do
that
in
the
context
of
a
global
pandemic.
M
Leeds
does
have
a
very
comprehensive
and
innovative
early
help
programme,
and
that
is
a
real
cornerstone
of
our
protection
of
children
and
supporting
families
early
in
the
life
of
a
problem
and
counselor
carter
referred
to
national
reports
at
the
moment,
and
we've
had
the
national
panel
report,
which
is
the
report
into
the
the
tragic
deaths
of
star
hobson
and
arthur
labino
hughes.
We've
also
had
the
review
the
national
view
of
children's
social
care
led
by
josh
mcallister.
M
Really.
Interestingly,
a
lot
of
the
recommendations
in
that
report
are
leads
practice,
so
that
report
really
focuses
on
the
need
for
early
health
and
prevention,
family
group
conferencing,
keeping
children
out
of
care
wherever
it's
safe
to
do
so.
So
it's
really
interesting
that
yeah
his
report
does
recommend
a
lot
of
what
we're
doing
anyway.
The
staff
are
amazing
and
it's
very
positive
in
the
climate
we're
in
to
receive
a
report.
M
That's
so
positive
about
social
work
and
social
work
practice,
because
the
rhetoric
around
where
social
workers
are
deemed
to
have
failed
children
doesn't
doesn't
keep
children
safe.
It
has
the
opposite
impact
because
it
stops
people
wanting
to
be
children,
social
workers.
So
it's
really
positive
to
have
a
report
that
is
so
praising
of
social
work
practice
and
it's
really
hard
heart-working
heartwarming.
That
people
feel
proud
to
work
for
leeds
and,
as
julie
said,
we
have
a
lot
of
very
long-term
staff,
including
sal
himself.
Who's
been
here.
M
I
think,
since
the
90s
and
a
real
key
part
of
our
staff
retention
is
that
pride
that
people
have
working
for
leads
and
the
love
people
have
for
their
work
and
ofsted
mainly
see
frontline
staff,
they
don't
they
don't
spend
much
time
with
senior
staff
or
politicians
at
all.
I
met
them
just
just
for
about
an
hour
in
the
very
first
week.
They
start
at
the
front
door
where
referrals
come
in
and
they
follow
cases
through,
and
it
is
overwhelmingly
frontline
staff
that
they
see.
M
So
this
is
very
much
their
result
and
it's
down
to
the
genuine
relationships
they
have
with
children
and
families
which
comes
across
so
strongly
in
the
report.
So
I
would
want
to
end
my
summing
up
comments
as
I
ended
my
introductory
comments
by
just
a
just
genuine
heartfelt
thanks
to
our
staff.
Thank
you.
N
The
new
strategy
builds
on
the
previous
housing
strategy
and
sets
out
the
city's
ambition
for
housing,
as
well
as
detailing
how
the
city
will
work
together
to
meet
the
ambitions
over
the
next
five
years.
N
Since
the
last
housing
strategy
was
introduced.
Back
in
2016,
we've
seen
an
evolution
in
the
city's
overarching
strategic
aims.
The
three
pillars
recognize
the
big
challenges
the
city
faces
and
the
news
housing
strategy
has
been
developed
to
reference
and
complement
these
goals.
There
are
many
similarities
and
similarities
to
the
old
strategy.
Long-Term
challenges
that
will
take
time
to
tackle
that
remains.
A
need
for
more
particularly
affordable.
Housing
leads
a
situation
which
is
reflected
nationally.
N
N
So,
like
other
cities,
we've
seen
in
senior
demographic
change
and
we
have
a
higher
number
of
older
people,
which
is
seeing
a
growth
in
demand
for
care
services
that
to
reflect
these.
The
strategy,
like
the
previous
one,
is
built
around
six
key
teams.
That's
meeting,
affordable
housing
needs,
improving
housing,
quality,
reducing
homelessness
and
and
rough
sleeping,
thriving
and
inclusive
communities
in
improving
health
through
housing
and
finally,
child
and
age
friendly
housing.
N
The
strategy
will
help
to
guide
the
housing
sector
and
the
many
services
and
the
communities
it
affects
across
the
whole
of
leeds
to
deliver
the
outcomes
that
will
help
the
help
to
leeds
to
meet
his
best
city
ambition
and
improve
the
lives
of
his
cities.
On
our
stop
then
happy
to
take
any
comments
on
this
stage.
D
It's
difficult
to
to
argue
with
what's
in
front
of
us,
but
a
couple
of
points.
First
of
all,
can
we
this
time
measure
the
success
of
what
we're
spelling
out
here
is
the
important
pillars
of
our
policy,
because
it
appears
to
me
that
if
we've
had
a
previous
five-year
policy
which
we
have,
we
haven't
really
assessed
what
parts
of
it
have
been
highly
successful.
What
parts
of
it
have
been
moderately
successful
and
what
parts
of
it
have
failed
altogether.
D
D
If
then,
the
pine
department
don't
buy
into
it
or
decide
to
trim
around
the
edges
and
a
lot
of
it
comes
down
to
what
actually
gets
passed
at
the
planning
committees
and
then
goes
on
to
be
built,
and
some
of
the
things
don't
help.
To
my
mind,
enough
safeguards
for
disabled
people,
child
friendly,
have
properly
maintained,
play
spaces
and
public
open
spaces
around
developments.
D
I
remember
not
so
long
ago,
being
it's
a
planning
inquiry
for
the
site
allocations
plan
and
some
of
the
issues
we
discussed
in
fact
were
around
standards
and
standards
that
have
been
nationally
set
and
where
the
federation
of
national
house
business
federation
had
already
gone
nationally
opposing
a
lot
of
these
standards,
the
government
had
set
and
lost.
G
Thanks
chair,
I
welcome
the
strategy
primarily
because
it
does
have
little
detail
and
works
in
the
form
of
principles
and
broad
brushstrokes.
But
as
far
as
someone
like
me
is
concerned,
that's
quite
useful
in
terms
of
holding
the
council
to
account
in
its
strategic
role
for
housing.
G
So,
for
instance,
if,
if
I
take
you
to
page
276
and
it
talks
about
the
three
pillars
and
how
the
housing
strategy
will
help
deliver
the
council
to
deliver
those
three
pillars
and
in
inclusive
growth
harry,
it
talks
about
building
more
affordable
homes
of
the
right
type
and
location
and
next
to
it,
supporting
strategic
place,
making
principles
ensuring
that
housing
contributes
to
the
creation
of
local
neighborhoods.
G
One
of
the
key
failures
of
this
council
over
the
past
couple
of
decades
is
that
it
has
not
enabled
the
delivery
of
social
housing
evenly
across
all
of
the
diverse
communities
in
this
city
and
it
measures
its
success
solely
on
a
leeds
level
and
unfortunately,
that
creates
shortages
of
certain
housing
types.
And
one
of
the
things
I'd
like
to
see
coming
out
of
this
housing
strategy
is
a
commitment
from
the
administration
to
look
at
making
sure
that
those
shortages
of
affordable
housing
in
areas
like
mine
and
others
are
addressed.
G
Even
if
it's
a
long-term
strategy
would
just
like
to
be
addressed
in
some
format,
and
in
so
doing
I
would
suggest
it
would
create
more
sustainable
communities,
because
family
networks
would
be
sustained
and
people
with
disabilities,
for
instance,
who
were
young
and
single,
wouldn't
be
told?
Well,
you
can't
live
where
you've
grown
up.
You've
got
to
move
into
the
city
centre
now,
because
that's
the
only
place
where
this
kind
of
accommodation
is,
we
really
do
need
to
develop
that
up
on
the
back
of
this
housing
strategy.
So
I
welcome
it.
A
Counselor
goal:
I
was
very
excited
to
visit
a
scheme
that
does
just
that
in
not
your
ward,
but
I've
seen
robin
hood
ward
recently.
So
clearly
the
work
is
the
work
is
underway.
Cancer
refeed,
please.
N
Yeah,
to
be
honest,
I
mean
there's
not
much.
I
disagree
with.
I
think
I
think
I
think
we've
had
input
from
all
our
partners.
Scooting
everybody
and
the
strategy
is
pretty
much.
I
think,
kept
very
simple,
straightforward
and
and
and
and
you're
quite
right,
there's
got
to
be
a
you
know,
built
built-in
success
indicators.
N
Council
goalton,
I
think
all
the
work
we're
doing
around
which
somewhere
it
falls
under
council
heydance
portfolio,
which
is
housing.
Growth
is
around.
You
know,
consulting
local
communities
and
make
sure
everybody's
on
board,
including
our
partners
as
we
go
forward
and
create
sustainable
communities.
So
I
I
think
you
know
all
in
all.
You
know
we
are
very
optimistic
at
some
of
the
work
we
already
doing
in
terms
of
some
of
the
challenges
faced,
for
instance,
climate
change.
N
You
know,
we've
got
a
huge
capital
program,
which
kind
of
is
already
addressing
those
those
those
challenges
and
and
properties
or
or
high-rise
blocks,
even
like
the
highways
which
aren't
fit
for
purpose.
We're
not
saying
well,
we
need
to
kind
of
repair
those
or
you
know
kind
of
paper
over
the
cracks,
but
we
need
to
kind
of
take
them
down
and
and
have
a
proper
fit
for
purpose
housing
for
our
residents.
N
So
that's
that's!
That's
where
we're
going
with
it
and
then
you
know
it
becomes
a
lewis
mentioned
about
the
the
extra
care
housing
which
again,
I
think
we
we
we
as
a
city,
we're
doing
well
and
we've
got.
N
A
target
to
create
five
500-
you
know
in
the
next
few
years
and
we're
kind
of
well
on
on
our
way
to
to
doing
that.
A
N
To
add
to
what
council
rafe
just
said
and
respond
to
some
of
the
comments
made
so
just
in
terms
of
the
targets
and
the
outcomes
comment
which
cascade
made,
which
I
think
is
an
important
one,.
N
We've
we've
got
a
number
of
tag
outcomes
that
are
specified
in
the
strategy.
Some
of
those
are
specific,
so
you'll
see,
for
example,
on
page
285.
It
refers
to
one
of
the
outcomes
being
to
deliver
800
new,
affordable
homes,
others
are
maybe
less
specific,
and
what
you
need
to
do
is
see
this
report
alongside
the
performance
reporting
that
we
do.
N
This
is
very
much
a
partnership
approach
so
on
some
of
the
issues
that
have
been
referenced
in
terms
of
planning
and
affordable
homes
provision
we
work
very
closely
with
colleagues
in
city,
development,
market
and
others.
We've
got
housing
growth,
an
affordable
homes
board
which
oversees
that
work,
and
we
will
collectively
respond
to
the
challenges
that
we
that
we
have.