Agenda

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 25* of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded).

(* In accordance with Procedure Rule 25, notice of an appeal must be received in writing by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting).

1.  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

2.  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

3.  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:

No exempt items have been identified.

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes.)

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes.

To consider a report from the Head of Democratic Services advising the Scrutiny Board on the procedural aspects of calling in the decision.

To consider a report from the Head of Democratic Services, which presents background information relating to a key decision that has been called in in accordance with procedures set out within the Leeds City Council’s constitution.

The original delegated decision was taken by the Chief Officer Elections & Regulatory and the Chief Officer Transportation and Highways on 13 November 2024 and relates to Parking Charges On District Centres.

Please note that appended to the cover report are documents including two call in requests, the delegated decision notice and the original report to the decision maker.

To determine whether to release the decision for implementation or recommend to the decision-maker that the decision should be reconsidered.

The next meeting of the Scrutiny Board (Environment, Housing and Communities) will take place at 10am on Friday 6 December 2024. There will be a pre-meeting for all members of the Scrutiny Board at 9.30am.