Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 26 January 2018.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 26 January 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Councillor Hicks announced that he would be stepping down from the Partnership Committee at the South Hams District Council AGM 2018.  He stated he has enjoyed his time working with Devon Building Control.  Everyone thanked him for his hard work and he will be missed.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Head of the Partnership presented the report and updated Members:

• This will be a brief meeting due to waiting for financial reports from the end of the year.
• Performance will be covered in more detail in part 2.  The Partnership is meeting it’s performance standards in all areas.
• Website is now up and running and should feel more commercial with help from web designers.  LABC have given very good feedback.  Two of the main features are iApply (on-line submissions) and book a site visit.
• Awards – South West LABC awards – DBCP had four winners.  This was great for relationships with Architects/builders. 
• The Hackett Report is due out in May.  There will be many changes recommended.  There may be some similarities with the Scottish system.
• Office improvements – using reserve funding to get changes made to the Tech Support office.  This will happen at the end of May.

That the report be noted.

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business  on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule12A of the Act.

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business  on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule12A of the Act.

The Partnership referred to the confidential report circulated, which gave an update on issues including financial matters, Warranty inspections, GDPR and Planning Lists, and LABC Quality Management System

The Head of the Partnership and the Chairman referred to the successful

LABC Local Awards and the positive comments received. 

All members have received information from LABC about their services.

Resolved

That the report be noted.