Meeting Details

To confirm and authorise the signing of the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 7 November 2017.

Minutes to follow.

(1400-1410)

To receive the Lord Mayor's announcements and such communications as the Lord Mayor may wish to place before the Council.

(90 minutes allocated) (1425-1555)

To deal with oral questions in accordance with Standing Order 10(C)

A.   Questions from Members of the Public to any Cabinet

       Member, Assistant Leader, District Committee

       Chairman or Ward Forum Chairman (20 minutes)

B.   Questions from any Councillor to a Committee

       Chairman, Lead Member of a Joint Board or Ward

       Forum Chairman (20 minutes)

C.   Questions from Councillors other than Cabinet

      Members and Assistant Leaders to a Cabinet Member

      or Assistant Leader (25 minutes)

D.   Questions from Councillors other than Cabinet

      Member and Assistant Leaders to the Leader or

      Deputy Leader (25 minutes)

(5 minutes allocated) (1555-1600)

To make appointments to, or removals from, committees, outside bodies or other offices which fall to be determined by the Council.

(30 minutes allocated) (1600-1630)

To consider a report of the Improvement Quartet: Leader, Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Schools, Chief Executive and Corporate Director Children and Young People.

Councillor Carl Rice to move the following Motion:

"The Council welcomes and notes progress in children's social care and in education,and notes progress on the voluntary trust arrangement for children's services."

(break 1630-1700)

To consider a report of the Corporate Resources and Governance Overview and

Scrutiny Committee together with a commentary from the Executive.

Councillor Mohammed Aiklaq to move the following Motion:-

That the recommendations R01 to R05 be approved, and that the Executive be requested to pursue their implementation.

(90 minutes allocated) (1730-1900)

To consider the attached Motions of which notice has been given in accordance with Standing Order 4(A).

(45 minutes allocated for Public and Private report) (1900-1945)

Report of the Leader.

 Report to follow.

Lord Mayor to Move:-

"That, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, which includes the following exempt information, the public be now excluded from the meeting:-

Agenda Item etc.                     Relevant Paragraph of

                                                Exempt Information Under

                                                Revised Schedule 12A of

                                                the Local Government Act

                                                1972

• Refer to Private Reason