Social Value Ideas for Burnley Borough Council

Elected member pension scheme adopted

Full Council had to approve changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme for elected members because regulations had been laid in Parliament. Officers confirmed it is a legal requirement for the cou…

“Members will have noticed in paragraph two of the report the recommendation was subject to the releant statutory instrument having been laid in parlia…”

Update registers after appointments

Members appointed to outside bodies, and anyone whose appointments ended, were reminded to update their register of interest forms within 28 days. This is an administrative compliance action rather th…

“Can you remind all members who have just been appointed to an outside body and or were appoint or whose appointment on any body have now ended to upda…”

Named vote on endorsement

Members debated whether the report should merely be noted or formally endorsed, then suspended standing orders to allow an amendment and a named vote. The amendment was carried and the report was endo…

“The meeting v confine councelor Ana. >> Thank you Mr. Mayor. I'd like to ask to suspend standing orders under 14.9 EF to allow a an amendment to be mo…”

Building control motion after Grenfell

The council debated a motion linked to the Grenfell tragedy and the future of building control, including whether local authority control should be reformed in line with the inquiry recommendations. M…

“what worried me about the motion as written in the first place was it did not reflect the recommendations of the report as it relates to building cont…”

Townley Park master plan funding

The council approved a £300,000 allocation to take the Townley Park master plan forward. Members debated whether the money would be spent on consultants, further reports, ecological and architectural …

“Town Le Park master plan councilor ler will you please move the report I move the report Mr Man councelor ANW will you please second the report I seco…”

Back smaller unitary model

Council endorsed a policy position supporting a smaller, locally focused reorganisation model rather than larger Blackburn-based or all-Lancashire options. The debate repeatedly framed this as protect…

“Item three, local government government reorganization. Can I point out to members that this is an item for noting by council and gives an opportunity…”

Local government reorganisation stance

Council debated Burnley’s formal position on the government-driven local government reorganisation process. The discussion centred on opposing centralisation to Blackburn, protecting Burnley’s identit…

“item 5 a statutory invitation to reorganize local government members will be aware that an agenda supplement was published this afternoon with an alte…”