Activity

No’s 

Further details

Planned cost

Actual cost

Planning

General Planning Committee Training

New members only

All committee members and substitute members and open to all members

Parish members will be invited to some sessions

Basic Planning awareness for all new members done in 4 modules by internal officers.  

When new legislation is introduced our internal officers will ensure that all members of the committee and substitute members are kept up to date and will carry out briefings/workshops as necessary with the support of Learning and Development.

Officer time only

£0.00

Officer time only

Planning Tour

Localism in relation to planning

Committee, Subs, Cabinet

All members/

Parishes

This is a tour of local planning sites and is used as a learning tool through observation and discussion. The tour of planning sites is part of the MBC Constitution’s Planning Code (Section 13).  The Planning Code states that this tour has to be arranged at least annually.

The areas from the Localism Bill that impact on Planning will be shared with members as and when they emerge. Sessions will be developed with officers and members of the planning committee as appropriate.

Cost only related to expenses

£0.00

Officer/member time only £0.00

£0.00

Officer time only

Overview & Scrutiny

Overview & Scrutiny

4

New members

Open to all members

All O&S committee members and open to all members

Members Scrutiny Academy (annual conference). We recommend that the 4 Chairpersons attend the conference as agreed by the Head of Policy and Communications and the scrutiny coordinating committee.

New members of any Scrutiny committee will attend training on General Scrutiny skills, run by internal officers.

Awareness and refreshers will be provided to all committee members as needed - internally.

There will be a workshop on developing the relationship between Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny as agreed by the coordinating committee.

£149.00 PP

(£596.00)

Officer time only

£0.00

Officer time only

£0.00

External trainer/facilitator supported by Internal officers

£1000.00

No invoice received. Attendance not confirmed.

Officer time only

Officer time only

No invoice received (training not carried out)

Licensing

Licensing Training

National Training Event

All committee

Members & subs

1

Ongoing requirement to update committee on legislation, often also complimented by briefings by officers. There will be two training sessions each running for 2 to 2.5 hours. This will cover all key topics, e.g. Gambling, Licensed premises, hackney Carriage and Private Hire etc

One Spokesperson of Licensing to attend the annual conference for Licensing which updates on new legislation and best practice. Upon return disseminate all relevant information and learning points to members utilising the mechanisms as highlighted in the Member Development Policy.

Officer time only

£0.00

£495.00 (for full residential 2 days )

Officer time only

£255.00

Audit

Audit Committee Training

Audit committee members and subs

Audit committee will require training.

A new training needs analysis will be carried out in September 2014.  From this the learning needs and approach can be detailed specifically. It is likely that some external training will be needed, thus some funds have been set aside for this. If all or part of these funds are not utilised then these funds will be maintained in the  budget for ‘ad hoc’ general training needs that may arise over the coming year.

Officer time only

£0.00

£1000.00

Officer time only

No funds utilised

Housing

Housing

Open to all members

Training proposed for 2014-2015 to include:

General housing legislation overview (homelessness & new build)

The new Allocation Scheme

Housing Assistance Policy (grants)

Private Sector Housing enforcement and interventions

Officer time only

£0.00

Officer time only

Conferences

LGA Conference

Leader

The Leader to attend this conference,  if the Leader is unable to attend then 1 member from the Cabinet

£495.00

£495.00

LGA Annual Rural Conference

1

One member to attend

£229.00

No invoice received. Attendance not confirmed.

Building the Future Conference

2

£640.00

General

Cabinet Away Days

Cabinet

There are a number of Cabinet away-days throughout the year focusing on various priorities, these are set up and run with members by CLT with input from Senior Managers as appropriate.

Officer time only

£0.00

Officer time only

LGA

Leadership

Academy

1 councillor in a leadership position or with leadership potential

One Member to attend this training and upon return disseminate all relevant information and learning points to members utilising the mechanisms as highlighted in the Member Development Policy.

£1000.00

No invoice received. Attendance not confirmed.

Inductions for new members

All new members

See “Essential Member Development Programme for New Members 2014”

Officer time only and some expenses

£500.00

£367.35

Briefing: Citizens Advice Bureau

All members

The CAB partnership approach to resident assistance. An open session before full council to ensure members are aware of the service they give.

General Training

Offered to all members

General

Media & Social Media

Accelerated Reading

Questioning Skills

£1000

£1750

£1850

£797.40

£797.40

£3400

Member Personal Development Planning sessions are also on offer to any member delivered by the Learning & Development Shared Service Manager

In addition - other training sessions that are included on the Corporate Training Calendar are also on offer to members. For example, report writing.

Total

Budget for 14/15

Variance

£9915

£11,100

£1185

£6752.15

£11,100

£4347.85