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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Committee	Activity	No�s�	Further details		Cost
PLANNING	General Planning Committee Training	All Committee Members and Substitute Members and open to all Members (Parish Members will be invited to some sessions throughout the year)	Essential Planning awareness and refresher training for all members delivered by internal officers, covering: � Planning Induction � River Medway Cycling Scheme � Developing and Determining Planning Applications � Conditions and reasons for refusal and S106 � Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plans, NPPF and NPPG � Enforcement � Transport and Heritage � Further CPD Sessions (TBC) � 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. �2000 has been allocated for Planning Committee to bring external training on specialists subjects.		Up to �2,000 + Officer Time
PLANNING	Planning Tour	Planning Committee Members and subs	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.		Officer time only and any expenses
LICENSING	Licensing Training	All Licensing Committee Members and subs	An induction for all new Members and refresher training will be completed every year on Licensing Act 2003, Hackney Carriage/Private Hire, Gambling Act 2005, Street Trading, Sex Establishments and scrap metal dealing. Further sessions for all Members on procedural matters and updates as appropriate.		Officer time only
AUDIT	Audit Committee Training	Audit Committee Members and subs	Audit Governance and Standards Induction		Officer time only
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES	Safeguarding Training 11 October 2017	Open to all Members	Safeguarding policy, practice and training is required to ensure knowledge and understanding is up-to-date. This training will be met through briefings provided by Officers.		Officer time only
HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES	Community Safety 4 September 2017	Open to all Members	This will cover community safety, the legislation and statutory duties on local authorities, gangs and activity in Maidstone and an overview of the work to tackle them.		Officer time and external resource paid for by CSU
FINANCE	Local Government Finance	Open to all Members	Internally run briefings on local government finance.� � Finance and Budget briefing		Officer time only
OTHER BRIEFINGS	MKS Briefing 10 July 2017	Offered to all Members	An update for Members about Mid Kent Services.		Officer time only
	Depot Open Afternoon 19July 2017	Offered to all Members	The afternoon will include Q&A sessions with service managers, demonstrations of equipment and a tour of the facility.		Officer time only
	Equality Refresh	Offered to all Members	This session will provide Members with an overview of equalities as part of ongoing professional development. The Council has a duty to fulfil this as part of the Equalities Act, which supports good decision making by ensuring that the Council considers how different people will be affected, helping them to deliver policies and services that are efficient, effective and accessible to all by meeting different types of people�s needs.		Officer time only
CONFERENCES	LGA Conference 4-6 July 2017	Leader	The Leader to attend this conference. ��		�545 PP + expenses
CONFERENCES	Low Carbon Transport Conference 22 June 2017	Cllr D Burton Cllr English	Conference titled �Cost Effectiveness in a Low Carbon Economy�. Chairmen of Planning Committee and Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee		�399.90
GENERAL	Inductions for New Members 18 May 2017	All New Members	� Essential points in the Constitution � Decision making at Maidstone Borough Council � Protocols for Committees and Council meetings � Responsibilities under the Code of Conduct � Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests � Responsibilities as a Council under the Data Protection Act		Officer time only
	Chairing Skills 12 and 14 June 2017	Offered to all Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen	Objectives: � To consider the tasks and roles required in chairing meetings � To examine the practicalities of managing meetings � To observe and consider the skills of effective chairing in action Attendees will be supported to consider: � Why effective chairing is important � The key roles of a chair � Effective preparation � Handling the mechanics of any meeting � Encouraging participation and discussion � Handling conflict � dealing with the personalities � The legalities of council meetings � Chairing for success � reaching and presenting decisions		(LGA part subsidise this course) �1,200 + expenses
	Standards Training 13and 24 July 2017	Offered to all Members	A presentation covering the legal framework, local arrangements for dealing with complaints and the Code of conduct, followed by working through a number of real-life scenarios with members, taking into account any particular local circumstances.�		�900 + expenses
	Procedural Training 27 and 29 June 2017	Offered to all Members	Legislative framework Roles at meetings � what makes a good meeting? Constitution and procedures		�1,550 + expenses
	Speed Reading 17 July 2017	Offered to all Members	Objectives: By the end of the workshop Members will be able to: � Speed read a range of information � Understand the information they are reading to ask questions and make decisions Content: � What we read and what we are required to do with what we have read � Speed reading Vs. �slower� reading � Reading off the screen and reading off paper � How to speed read � tips and techniques � Retaining and understanding what we have read � Developing questions and making decisions � Putting it into practice � Learning points, action planning and evaluation Learning methods: The workshop will be highly participative, with facilitated group and individual working and lots of exercises in speed reading using a range of information a Member would be expected to read and action, input from the facilitator and individual action planning		�600 + expenses
	Member Personal Development Planning	Offered to all Members	Member Personal Development Planning sessions are also on offer to any member delivered by the Mid Kent Learning and Development Manager. In addition - other training sessions that are included on the Corporate Training Calendar are also on offer to members.		Officer time only
				Total currently allocated Budget for 17/18	�7,194.90 �10,600