Agenda and draft minutes

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Safer & Stronger Communities - Monday, 30 November 2009 12.30 pm

Venue: County Hall

Contact: Kath Coldwell Tel: (01865) 815902; E-mail: kath.coldwell@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest Minutes: None.
2.	Questions from County Councillors Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am on the working day before the meeting, ask a question on any matter in respect of the Cabinet Member’s delegated powers. The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.
3.	Petitions and Public Address
4.	Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Annual Response Standards Report PDF 77 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. 15:40 pm *The Cabinet Member for Safer & Stronger Communities is RECOMMENDED to:* a) *Note the contents of the report; and* b) *Request the Chief Fire Officer to report back to the Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities on performance against the response standards for 2009/10.* Minutes: Agreed subject to the addition of Recommendation (c) as listed. Note: The Deputy Chief Fire Officer undertook to provide the Cabinet Member for Safer & Stronger Communities with the totals for year 2007/08 for the number of incidents in scope, incidents responded to in 11 minutes and incidents responded to in 14 minutes.
5.	Authorisation for the Birmingham City Council Illegal Money Lending Team to Operate in Oxfordshire PDF 101 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. 15:50 pm *The Cabinet Member for Safer & Stronger Communities is RECOMMENDED to:* a) agree the delegation of the function of the enforcement of Part III of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to be carried out in Oxfordshire by Birmingham City Council and to delegate the power of prosecution to Birmingham City Council for any matters associated with or discovered during an investigation by the illegal money lending team; b) agree the attached “Protocol for Illegal Money Lending Team Investigations” and that authority be delegated to the Head of Trading Standards and Community Safety to enter into the agreement on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council and to approve minor alterations if required.