Agenda and minutes

Apologies had been received from Cllr Jeffery and Cllr Hinchcliffe.

There were no declarations of interests made at the meeting.

There were no items that required the exemption of the press and public.

Resolved: That the minutes of the last meeting held on 13 March be approved.

Members considered a report that provided an overview of the Combined Authority’s EDI interventions.

Members noted that the EDI plan 2022-2025 had been published which set the direction for future action and would shape a central strategic approach. The plan outlined targets across several areas as well as how progress would be monitored.

The Combined Authority would also undertake the Local Government Association’s EDI Peer Challenge in October 2023.  Future reports on progress would be brought to the Committee.

Members welcomed the progress made to date on EDI and the ambition set out in the report. Members discussed the importance of good data and the role that could play in EDI, with the 2021 census highlighting the scale of the challenge. The Committee identified the diversity of the private sector representatives across the Combined Authority’s committees as a positive and suggested that there were exemplars in the private sector on EDI which could further supplement the CA’s EDI interventions.  

Resolved: That the Combined Authority’s EDI interventions that enable the organisation to work toward achieving the EDI vision and delivering the EDI statement be noted.

The Committee considered a report that set out the corporate KPIs the quarter 4 as well as the corporate Plan for 2023/24.

Members discussed the challenges around delivery, notably cost of living crisis, the increasing project delivery costs, and capacity issues and skills shortages.

Members were pleased to see progress in relation to the Brownfield Housing Fund as well as the Social Housing Decarbonisation fund.

Resolved: That the Quarter 4 KPI results a d the Corporate Plan for 2023/24 be noted.