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01

Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies for absence (if any).

Apologies for Absence
02

Declarations of Interest
Members to declare any interests in matters to be discussed at the meeting.

Declarations of Interest
03

Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2023.

03 - Minutes of Council - 21 February 2023
04

Urgent Business
To consider any urgent business (with prior approval by the Mayor).

Urgent Business
05

Announcements
To receive announcements from the Chief Executive and the Mayor.

05 - Mayor's Announcements
06

Petitions
To receive petitions under Standing Order No. 8.

Petitions
07

Written Questions
To consider written questions under Standing Order No. 9 from

(a)              Elected Members

(b)              Members of the Public

         to:-

(i)      the Mayor;

(ii)     the Leader of the Council;

(iii)     any other member of the Cabinet;

(iv)    any person appointed to preside at a committee, sub-committee or panel;

(v)     the members of the Council nominated pursuant to Section 41 of the Local Government Act 1985, on the discharge of the functions of the following Joint Authorities:-

(i)      West Midlands Combined Authority (the Leader);

(ii)     West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (Councillor

Jalil);

(iii)     Transport for the West Midlands (Councillor

Webb);

(vi)    a nominated member appointed by the Council to the Board of Sandwell Leisure Trust;

(vii)    a member of the Council who is, as a result of action taken by or on behalf of the Council, a member or director of any company.

07 - Written Questions
08

Pay Policy 2023 and Gender Pay Gap Reporting
To consider the Pay Policy 2023 and Gender Pay Gap Report.

08 - Pay Policy 2023 & Gender Pay Gap Reporting
08a - Appendix - Pay Policy Statement 2023
09

Section 41 of the Local Government Act 1985 Update
To receive updates from the Council’s lead representatives on:-

(a)     Transport for the West Midlands;

(b)     West Midlands Police and Crime Panel;

(c)     West Midlands Combined Authority.

09 - Fire, Transport, Police and West Midlands Combined Authority Updates
09a - Transport for West Midlands Update Report
09b - Police and Crime Panel Update Report
09c - West Midlands Combined Authority Update
10

Annual Report of the Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee 2022-2023
To receive the annual report of the Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee.

10 - Ethical Standards & Member Development Annual Report - Covering Report
10a - Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee Annual Report 2022-23
11

To receive the minutes of Cabinet
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 15 February 2023.

11 - Cabinet Minutes - 15 February 2023
12

To receive the minutes of Budget and Corporate Scrutiny Management Board
To receive the minutes of the meetings of the Budget and Corporate Scrutiny Management Board held on 2 February and 1 March 2023.

12a - Budget & Corporate Scrutiny Minutes 02022023
12b -Budget & Corporate Scrutiny Minutes 01032023
13

To receive the minutes of the Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee held on 7 March 2023 and consider the recommendation arising from the meeting in relation to:-

(a) DBS Checks for Elected Members.

13 - Minutes of Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee 7 March 2023
13a - DBS Checks Protocol for Elected Members
14

To receive the minutes of the General Purposes and Arbitration Committee
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes and Arbitration Committee held on 14 March 2023 and consider the recommendation arising from the meeting in relation to:-

(a)              Nominations for Mayor 2023/24



         And, in connection with (a), receive and consider:-

(b)              Nominations for Deputy Mayor 2023/24.

14 - General Purposes & Arbitration Committee Minutes - 14032023
15

To receive the minutes of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee held on 19 January 2023.

15 - Audit & Risk Assurance Minutes -19 January 2023
16

Notices of Motion
To consider the following motions received under Standing Order No. 12:-
16

Motion to explore the introduction of an Additional Licensing Scheme for Houses of Multiple Occupation across Sandwell
Proposer: Councillor Dunn

Seconder: Councillor Wilkes

“That this Council recognises that Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) with under five occupants is difficult to monitor due to the lack of requirements needed when registering with Local Authorities and is therefore having an impact on the wellbeing of residents within our community.

As a result, this Council moves that the Cabinet Member for Housing commissions a report to the next meeting of Cabinet, which outlines the feasibility of having an Additional Licensing Scheme, for all HMOs within Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, which runs alongside the Mandatory Licensing Scheme, pursuant to Section 56 of the Housing Act 2004 and report the findings of this Report to the next Full Council Meeting, which falls in the next Municipal Year.”
16

DBS Legislation Review
Proposer: Councillor Allcock

Seconder: Councillor Crompton

The work the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) does is vital to safeguarding initiatives across the UK and they undertake millions of checks every year.

However, a legal loophole that allows dangerous individuals to potentially bypass these measures exist. By simply changing one's name by deed poll, the link to an individual criminal record is broken. By law, people convicted of sex offences or those on the sex offenders’ register must inform the police if they change their name and failure to do so can lead to a 5-year prison sentence. If the individual in question decides to change their name without informing the police, they could potentially disappear and bypass the DBS process.

Also during the development of the Sandwell Council’s DBS check protocol, it has become apparent that the “Enhanced Disclosure” criteria is somewhat vague in respect to the duties undertaken by Councillors. The reality is that we do not know what level of exposure to vulnerable persons we will have whilst carrying out our duties and Enhanced checks that offer greater level of scrutiny and assurance may be declined by DBS.

This Council requests that the Leader of the Council, with cross party support, write to the Minister for Safeguarding, Sarah Dines MP to close this loophole in the legislation and consider the role of a Local Councillor as automatic qualification for Enhanced Checks as part of the planned Government review.
16

Dog Waste
Proposer: Councillor W Gill

Seconder: Councillor Chapman

“This Council recognises the impact of dog mess in our local communities and the concerns that residents raise about the issue, particularly in hot-spot areas like in parks and on popular dog walking routes.

This Council recognises and reaffirms its duty to ensure Sandwell’s streets are safe and clean.

This Council requests that the executive work with Serco to explore the option of introducing more bins onto our local housing estates, parks and nature reserves, to encourage people to pick up and dispose of their dog waste – and encourages the Council’s communications department to continue to emphasise the importance of clearing up after your pets.

That this Council requests that the Cabinet Member explores the option of a local database of ‘dog dna’ to trace, fine and bill any people who leave their dog waste on our streets as this has proven in other areas of both the United Kingdom and the western world to significantly reduce the amount of dog waste reported to local authorities.”
16

West Bromwich Albion
Proposer: Councillor Trumpeter

Seconder: Councillor William Gill

“That this Council recognises the benefit of having local sports teams like West Bromwich Albion in our community.

And it is acknowledged that fans have concerns surrounding the majority shareholder and the use of club funds, but this Council welcomes the steps taken by central government to introduce a white paper which will help reform football governance.

Finally, this Council will commit to work proactively with groups like Action for Albion along with West Midlands Police to assist in any necessary road closures and management of the ongoing lawful protests that fans are engaging in.”
17

Additional urgent item - Appointments to Committees and Boards
To consider revisions to the appointments to Committees and Boards.

17 - Appointments to committees and boards

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Cllr Liam Abrahams
Cllr Kacey Akpoteni
Cllr Keith Allcock
Cllr Jay Anandou
Cllr Harnoor Bhullar
Mr Kim Bromley-Derry CBE DL
Cllr Kerrie Carmichael
Cllr Ian Chambers
Cllr Scott Chapman
Cllr Jenny Chidley
Cllr Aqeela Choudhry
Cllr Maria Crompton
Cllr Amolak Dhariwal
Cllr Amrita Dunn
Cllr Ellen Fenton
Cllr David Fisher
Cllr Bill Gavan
Cllr John Giles
Cllr Elaine Giles
Cllr Luke Giles
Cllr Sukhbir Gill
Cllr William Gill
Cllr Simon Hackett
Cllr Suzanne Hartwell
Cllr Nicky Hinchliff
Cllr Peter Hughes
Cllr Abid Hussain
Cllr Rizwan Jalil
Cllr Laured Kalari
Cllr Parbinder Kaur
Syeda Khatun MBE
Cllr Ashley Lewis
Cllr Claire Mayo
Cllr Steve Melia
Cllr Kay Millar
Danny Millard
Cllr Paul Moore
Cllr Caroline Owen
Cllr Charn Padda
Cllr Bob Piper
Cllr Liam Preece
Cllr Soyfur Rahman
Cllr Pam Randhawa
Cllr Laura Rollins
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Cllr Nagi Singh
Cllr Vicki Smith
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Mr Surjit Tour, Director of Law & Governance
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Broadcasted on: Tuesday, 28th of March 2023 at 17:15 UTC

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01

Apologies for Absence

02

Declarations of Interest

03

Minutes

04

Urgent Business

05

Announcements

06

Petitions

07

Written Questions

08

Pay Policy 2023 and Gender Pay Gap Reporting

09

Section 41 of the Local Government Act 1985 Update

10

Annual Report of the Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee 2022-2023

11

To receive the minutes of Cabinet

12

To receive the minutes of Budget and Corporate Scrutiny Management Board

13

To receive the minutes of the Ethical Standards and Member Development Committee

14

To receive the minutes of the General Purposes and Arbitration Committee

15

To receive the minutes of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

16

Notices of Motion

16

Motion to explore the introduction of an Additional Licensing Scheme for Houses of Multiple Occupation across Sandwell

16

DBS Legislation Review

16

Dog Waste

16

West Bromwich Albion

17

Additional urgent item - Appointments to Committees and Boards

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Cllr Liam Abrahams

Cllr Kacey Akpoteni

Cllr Keith Allcock

Cllr Jay Anandou

Cllr Harnoor Bhullar

Mr Kim Bromley-Derry CBE DL

Cllr Kerrie Carmichael

Cllr Ian Chambers

Cllr Scott Chapman

Cllr Jenny Chidley

Cllr Aqeela Choudhry

Cllr Maria Crompton

Cllr Amolak Dhariwal

Cllr Amrita Dunn

Cllr Ellen Fenton

Cllr David Fisher

Cllr Bill Gavan

Cllr John Giles

Cllr Elaine Giles

Cllr Luke Giles

Cllr Sukhbir Gill

Cllr William Gill

Cllr Simon Hackett

Cllr Suzanne Hartwell

Cllr Nicky Hinchliff

Cllr Peter Hughes

Cllr Abid Hussain