Social Value Ideas for East Devon District Council

Councillor DBS Checks Completed

The monitoring officer reported substantial completion of the new DBS checking process for councillors, introduced following an April 2024 decision. The report indicates the council is embedding safeg…

“this report is to update you on the um the very good progress we've made in relation to um Council basic DBS checks since the decision was made in Apr…”

Meeting calendar approved

Council approved the 2025/26 calendar of meetings, setting the schedule for governance and scrutiny meetings for the coming civic year.

“Recommendation nine, that this council approves the calendar of meetings for 2025-2026 as laid out in appendix nine, which is We'll get there in a mom…”

Appoint chair and vice chair

The committee re-ordered the agenda to appoint a chair and vice chair for the ensuing year. Councillor Lowden was nominated, seconded, and unanimously appointed as chair, and Councillor Arnold was nom…

“So, we've had a proposed that we've had a seconded that Councillor Loudon is appointed as the chair of the Eden Serve Shareholder Committee. All those…”

Pavement policy adopted

The committee approved the draft pavement licensing policy after consultation with 253 responses. Officers proposed a change to the general operating hours from 10:00-23:00 to 09:00-23:00, while maint…

“Um, so we do have a proposer to um adopt this. Um we have a second councelor Dumper or councelor Levine. I'm not sure who put their hand up first. Who…”

Recruit two licensing officers

The committee heard that recruitment for one full-time and one part-time licensing officer post has closed, with a much higher-than-expected number of applicants. This is a live staffing action with p…

“So, um the recruitment of the two licensing officers, one post full-time, one part-time. The vacancies closed yet on the 5th of April, not yesterday, …”

New probation policy approved

A revised probation policy was approved to align with the Employment Rights Act 2025, including the new six-month unfair dismissal threshold from 1 January 2027 and the need to make probation decision…

“The changes to our probation policy have come about as a result of two changes that are being brought being introduced through the employment rights a…”

Grow Your Own Expansion

The grow-your-own programme expanded significantly, with 20 apprentices, one graduate and four work-experience placements, including an 81% increase in apprenticeships year on year. The council plans …

“we have currently 20 apprentices one graduate and we had um in this period four work experienced students just to highlight really um good news that i…”