Agenda item

70.1

The Committee received a report containing the Committee’s Work Programme for consideration and discussion. The aim of the Work Programme is to show all known, substantive agenda items for forthcoming meetings of the Committee, to enable this committee, other committees, officers, partners and the public to plan their work with and for the Committee. It was highlighted that this is a live document and Members input to it was invaluable.

By way of an update, it was reported that, with regards to the proposed response to the Council motion on Safe Square, the bid for Violence Reduction Unit grant funding for this year's festive period has been successful.

With regards to the cross cutting item on Adoption of the Gambling Harm Prevention Strategy for Sheffield 2024-2034 it was recommended that Strategy and Resources Committee should take the decision on this issue and suggested that Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee; Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee; Education, Children and Families Policy Committee; and Licensing Committee members should be briefed on the issue.

70.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

(a) the Committee’s work programme, as set out in Appendix 1 be agreed, including the additions and amendments identified in Part 1 of the report;

(b) in particular it be agreed that the Finance and Performance Policy Committee consider the item on Sheffield City Council’s Ethical Procurement Policy, when the new Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and the associated National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) are finalised and published;

(c) approval be given to the consideration of cross cutting issues as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report;

(d) with regards to the cross cutting item on Adoption of the Gambling Harm Prevention Strategy for Sheffield 2024-2034 it was agreed that Strategy and Resources Committee should take the decision on this issue and suggested that Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee; Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee; Education, Children and Families Policy Committee; and Licensing Committee members should be briefed on the issue; and

(d) the referrals from Council (petition and resolutions) detailed in Section 2 of the report be noted and the proposed responses set out be agreed, including the update now reported above.