Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Thursday 10 December 2015 4.00 pm

Venue: To be held at the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH

Contact: Emily Standbrook-Shaw, Policy and Improvement Officer  Email: emily.standbrook-shaw@sheffield.gov.uk

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Apologies for Absence

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Exclusion of Public and Press

To identify items where resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public

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Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 74 KB

Members to declare any interests they have in the business to be considered at the meeting

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Public Questions and Petitions

To receive any questions or petitions from members of the public

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Sheffield City Region's Proposed Devolution Agreement pdf icon PDF 68 KB

This meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee is being held to consider the Sheffield City Region’s proposed devolution agreement. It will do this through two broad questions:-

 

a)    What are the potential benefits of the proposed devolution agreement for Sheffield and the City Region?

 

b)    What additional powers are required from Government to generate the economic impact we are seeking?

 

Background Information and Evidence

 

To inform the Committee’s discussion, the following documents are attached:-

 

a)    Overview – Sheffield City region’s Proposed Devolution report of Sheffield City Council’s Director of Policy, Performance and Communications

 

b)    The Sheffield City Region’s Proposed Devolution Agreement

 

c)    A summary of the IPPR North (Institute for Public Policy Research) document “The State of the North 2015:Four tests for the Northern Powerhouse”

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Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on a date to be arranged

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