Cabinet Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.  A flowchart providing guidance on interests is attached to assist councillors.

There were no declarations of interest made by members.

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 28 June 2016.

The minutes of the meeting held on 28 June 2016 were agreed.

To receive questions from the public in accordance with the Constitution.

Questions, of no longer than 50 words, can be submitted to the Democratic Support Unit, Plymouth City Council, Ballard House, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ, or email to democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk. Any questions must be received at least five clear working days before the date of the meeting.

There were no questions from members of the public.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

Andrew Hardingham, Assistant Director for Finance will present the Capital and Revenue Monitoring Report 2016/17 – Quarter 1 which outlines the finance monitoring position of the Council as at the end of June 2016.

Councillor Darcy introduced the Capital and Revenue Monitoring Report setting out the council’s financial position as at the end of June 2016.  The report details how the Council will deliver against its financial measures using its capital and revenue resources, to approve relevant budget variations and virements and to report the new schemes within the Capital Programme.

Cabinet agreed to –

1.         note the current revenue monitoring position and action plans in place to reduce/mitigate shortfalls.

2.         approve the non-delegated revenue budget virements (shown in table 5).

3.         recommend to Council that the Capital budget 2016 – 2021 is increased to £447m (as shown in Table 6).

Andrew Netherton, Service Manager, Licensing to present the report which proposes that Plymouth City Council adopts new model byelaws produced by the Department of Health.

Councillor Riley presented the report on the Adoption of new byelaws regulating activities of Acupuncture, Electrolysis, Tattooing, Cosmetic Piercing and Semi Permanent Skin Colouring.  It is proposed that the Council adopts the new model byelaws produced by the Department of Health with the existing byelaws to be repealed.

It was agreed that Cabinet considers this report and recommends that Council resolves to:

1.         Adopt the new byelaw to set minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the carrying out of Acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis as set out in Appendix 1.

2.         Authorise officers to carry out the necessary procedure in relation to the creation of the new byelaw (which includes application to the Secretary of State for confirmation of the byelaw and publishing a notice in the local newspaper of the intention to do so).

3.         Authorise the Common Seal of the Council to be applied to the new byelaw.

4.         Revoke the existing byelaws upon the coming into force of the new byelaw.

Body piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring pose high risks of transmission of blood infections and therefore it is important to ensure that the practices, premises and people involved are clean and hygienic. Changes to the legislation allow these activities to be regulated and it is recommended that the model byelaws be adopted to set minimum standards.

Kelechi Nnoaham, Director of Public Health to present his report which investigates the factors that contribute towards poverty in modern Plymouth.

Councillor Mrs Bowyer presented the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2015/16.  All Directors of Public Health are required to produce an independent report each year.  This year’s report seeks to answer two simple but crucial questions affecting health:

1.         what are the factors associated with poverty in Plymouth; and

2.         how have they changed over time?

The report investigates the factors that contribute towards poverty in modern Plymouth, and reflects on how the effects of poverty on the health of Plymouthians are mediated. It looks at these issues in a longitudinal fashion through the lenses of Beveridge’s five ‘evils’.

Cabinet notes the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2015/16 and requested that a summary version of the report is produced and to explore how this is shared with schools.