We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Worcester City Council in West Midlands across 44 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Motion amendment procedure change
Members proposed a constitutional change so substantive amendments to motions would be shared before council meetings, with later changes limited to clarifications. After debate, the committee rejecte…
“Um, well it's the audit and governance committee. Um, so we will focus on the governance um aspect tonight. Um, obviously it's um it's a function of t…”
Interim plan working group
Council to form a working group with group leaders and others to develop an interim plan for March consideration.
“the council instructs officers in consultation with the political group leaders and other members who may wish to join a working group to develop an i…”
Meeting rescheduled
Due to the Queen's funeral bank holiday, the council decided not to proceed with the 2022-09-20 meeting; the SWDP item will instead be considered at a full council on 2022-10-17, with everything rolli…
“there is just one item of any other business because the uh queen's funeral is going to be held on monday the 19th and that is now a bank holiday ther…”
Hackney fare cap increase
The committee agreed to consult on increasing the hackney carriage maximum fare table, specifically raising the flag fare from £4.30 to £5.00 for tariff 1 and from £5.50 to £6.40 for tariff 2. This is…
“Agenda item number five. So, this is Hatner carriage table of affairs review. Uh councilors. Yes. So the council is responsible under the local govern…”
Expand fare consultation notice
The committee decided to extend the consultation by placing notices at taxi ranks where possible, in addition to the legal press notice and website publication. Any substantial objections or new issue…
“I've just whispered to our legal expert whether we can go beyond what is legally required and I think the answer is yes. Yeah, we can do if that is wh…”
Year-end underspend and reserves
The council reported a provisional year-end underspend of £267,000 and increased earmarked reserves, while noting future commitments against those reserves. The main movements included funding being h…
“Just before we go into the detail of the report, I just wanted to let you know that the 2526 accounts have been published on the website today in line…”
Purchase card controls reviewed
Internal audit reviewed purchasing cards and found 63 card holders with over £1 million spent in 2024-25, alongside wide card limits from £500 to £25,000. No fraudulent expenditure was found, but mana…
“So this is relating to purchase cards and the total spend on purchasing cards for the period of 2020 to 25 was just over a million pounds. Uh and ther…”
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