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Urgent Update: Planning Committee 21 July 2022

Item 20 Pages 38-44

Planning Committee Training

The Council, at its meeting held on 20 July 2022, agreed that Part C2, 2.5.1 (Members as Substitutes on Committees) be amended to read:

For each Committee any Member who is not a Member of that Committee may act as a Substitute on that Committee for a seat allocated to their Political Group.

It is therefore proposed that the recommendations set out on pages 38-39 of the report be amended as follows:

1.         That the Training Programme set out in Appendix 1 be approved.

2.         That the following Members:

·           new Planning Committee Members

·           new Substitute Members (or Members who are likely to substitute at Planning Committee for the first time should the Council amend the Constitution) and

·           those Planning Committee Members and Substitute Members returning to the Committee after a break and (or Members who are likely to substitute at Planning Committee after a break should the Council amend the Constitution)

must complete the Induction Training and Enforcement Training as outlined in Appendix 1 by the end of September 2022, failing which such Members shall be disqualified from participation at Planning Committee until this training has been completed.

3.         That all other Planning Committee Members and Substitute Members (or all other Members with recent Planning experience who are likely to substitute at Planning Committee should the Council amend the Constitution) must complete refresher training covering the Duty under Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 incorporated within training on the Development Plan as outlined in Appendix 1 by 1 November 2022, failing which such Members shall be disqualified from participation in Planning Committee until this training has been completed.

4.         That it is strongly recommended that all Planning Committee Members and Substitute Members, including all those Members who are likely to substitute at Planning Committee should the Council amend the Constitution, complete at least 2 specialised/best practice subject area training sessions (other than those in recommendations 2 and 3) covering those other topics set out in Appendix 1.

5.         That Parish Councils continue to be invited to all training events.

6.         That training sessions be delivered virtually.