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The committee approved its 2026-27 operating methodology with only minor housekeeping changes, and members also agreed to raise issues about scrutiny capacity and possible changes to how project work is commissioned. The biggest procurement-relevant discussion was around the forward work plan: officers proposed several future scrutiny topics, including LGR, food waste rollout, Pride in Place, asset management/community asset transfer, homelessness, Good Homes Alliance, and Everyone Active. Members debated prioritisation and whether some topics should be handled by other groups or brought back later, indicating upcoming scrutiny and potential service review work rather than immediate contract decisions.
The meeting covered a major motion on rural transport for young people, including apprentices, and an update on broadband connectivity pressures across the district. Members also approved the Saxilby and Ingleby neighbourhood plan review, and considered routine committee appointments, treasury management, and statutory fees. On the procurement side, the only substantive commercial discussion related to marketing and letting the retail units beneath the Savoy Cinema in Gainsborough, plus ongoing town-centre regeneration support.
The committee approved major refurbishment of public toilets, a parking strategy with a continued two-hour free parking trial, and the delivery model for a new crisis and resilience fund. Members also noted substantial year-end underspends, reserve movements, and treasury gains, with significant discussion of LGR-related costs and future planning.
The committee considered several planning applications, including a proposed children's home in Morton, a café/shop conversion of a blacksmiths building in Willetton, and the removal of an agricultural occupancy condition at Highfield Cliff Farm. The discussion centred on planning policy compliance, parking and access, flood and safeguarding concerns, the reuse of heritage assets, and evidence for marketing and occupancy restrictions. Members ultimately granted the children's home and the blacksmiths conversion, while the farm dwelling application was deferred for further evidence on marketing.
The committee covered a legal compliance update on member home address disclosure under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, including changes to registers and forms and a suggestion to consult IT experts on lingering online exposure. It also reviewed annual complaints trends, noting most cases relate to parish councils and issues of respect/bullying, with a preference for informal resolution over investigations. No explicit procurement decision was made, but there are potential support/service needs around IT advice and complaints handling practice.
The Regulatory Committee discussed four procurement-related topics: policy changes to taxi licensing (removing the knowledge test), extending the dog fouling PSPO to 2029, the annual food health and safety work plan for 2026-27 with staffing and CRM transition risks, and the continuation of the payment licences sub-delegation to Lincolnshire County Council with associated fees. Decisions were made on taxi licensing removal, PSPO extension, and delegation extension, with ongoing staffing considerations noted for delivery of the food safety plan.