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To approve the calendar of meetings for the
2025/26 Municipal Year
Decision Maker: Combined Authority Board
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 22/01/2025
Lead officer: Alison Marston
An overview of the GSENZ Hub operational
programmes, governance and finance
Decision Maker: Combined Authority Board
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 22/01/2025
Lead officer: Maxine Narburgh
To approve the change request for Cygnet
Bridge and increased construction funding
Decision Maker: Combined Authority Board
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 04/02/2025
Lead officer: Tim Bellamy
To agree the Mayor’s draft budget for
2025/26
Decision Maker: Combined Authority Board
Made at meeting: 22/01/2025 - Combined Authority Board
Decision published: 22/01/2025
Effective from: 04/02/2025
Decision:
It was resolved to:
A Note the proposed Mayoral budget for 2025-26, including the proposal to maintain the precept at £36 for a Band D property, and to provide comments to the Mayor regarding the proposed Mayoral Budget.
B Approve the draft Mayoral Budget, including the proposed Mayoral precept noted above.
C Delegate minor changes to the Mayor’s budget, due to finalisation of council tax base figures, to the Executive Director of Resources.
Lead officer: Rob Emery
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee received verbal updates from the rapporteurs for the Thematic Committees.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee did not make any recommendations for the CA Board.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee reviewed and noted the dashboards for the State of the Region.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee received a verbal update from the Chair for Environment & Sustainable Communities Committee.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee received and noted the report which provided a summary of the updates since the draft budget and MTFP was issued for consultation.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee received and noted the report which outlined the O&S Budget Working Group’s feedback from the budget sessions and the informal committees discussions in December.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The Committee received the report which provided the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with an opportunity to note and comment on the draft Corporate Strategy.
The Committee discussed and noted the report.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The next meeting is scheduled for 10am on 27th January 2025. The meeting venue is Huntingdonshire District Council
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
It was resolved to note the Committee work programme.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
It was resolved to note the Forward Plan.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
No public questions were received.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
The minutes of the meeting on 7th November 2024 were approved as an accurate record.
The Action Log was noted by the Committee.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
There were no declaration of interests made.
Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 16/01/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
Apologies received from Cllr Vellacott substituted by Cllr Horgan, Cllr Inskip substituted by Cllr Shepherd and Cllr Jones.
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
A. To note the Committee’s Work Programme.
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
The minutes of the meeting on 21 October 2024 were approved as an accurate record.
The Action Log was noted by the Committee.
To approve the draft Adults Commissioning
Strategy
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED
The Skills and Employment Committee resolved to recommend to the Combined Authority Board the:
A. Approval of the proposed Adult Skills Commissioning Strategy 2025-2028
B. Approval of implementing three-year plan-led grant funding agreements for FE Colleges and Local Authorities and the WEA subject to DfE funding for the period 2025 – 2028.
C. Approval of the procurement of Independent Training Providers (ITPs) under contracts for services, subject to DfE funding.
D. Approval for contracts for services to be issued over 3 years (2025 – 2028) to bring them in line with grant funding agreements and support sustainability and capacity building within the sector.
E. Delegation to the Assistant Director for Skills & Employment, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer, to enter into multi-year grant funding agreements and contracts for services for the Adult Skills Fund and Free Courses for Jobs Fund on behalf of the Combined Authority.
Lead officer: Andrea Wood
To update the Committee on the FE Cold Spots
Work, including the pending Grant Application process and to
recommend the Combined Authority Board delegate authority to the
Assistant Director to allocate and award skills capital funding to
successful applicants.
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
A. To note the progress made towards the establishment of a Skills Capital Grant Funding opportunity to resolve the FE Cold Spots identified by the Combined Authority.
B. To recommend to the Combined Authority Board the approval of the proposed Grant Funding approach to spend the £4.5m Capital Investment.
C. To recommend to the Combined Authority Board the delegation to the Assistant Director of Skills and Employment, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer, to enter into grant funding agreements with selected providers on behalf of the Combined Authority.
Lead officer: Andrea Wood
To brief the committee and seek support on the
creation of a Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Youth Forum, which
will be formed to seek and capture the voice of young people in the
creation of work streams linked to the new Youth Guarantee
Trailblazer
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
A. To approve the establishment of a Youth Forum (age 16-21) that will ensure the young person’s voice is embedded into plans for the delivery of the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer.
Lead officer: Andrea Wood
To brief the committee on the continued
progress of the Wider Outcomes Framework.
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
A. To note the update on CPCA’s Wider Outcomes Framework (Phases Two and Three) which is designed to more effectively evidence the impact of learning beyond training ‘completions’ and achieving qualifications.
Lead officer: Jaki Bradley
Decision Maker: Skills and Employment Committee
Made at meeting: 20/01/2025 - Skills and Employment Committee
Decision published: 21/01/2025
Effective from: 20/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED
A. To note the report
To approve the Climate Programme Bidding Round
Outline Business Case and funding to progress to Full Business Case
stage
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 13/01/2025 - Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
A. To make recommendations to the CPCA Board for the approval of the Full Business Case for the Peterborough Station Quarter, including and funding of £47.85m capital investment from HM Government’s Levelling Up Fund which has been included in the MTFP, subject to approval from the Department for Transport
B. To make recommendations to the CPCA Board for the approval of the Change Request and increased funding of £2m to deliver the Cygnet Bridge project
C. To approve the Change Request for a timing change for the Waterbeach Renewable Energy Network (WREN) project.
Lead officer: Nathan Bunting
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 13/01/2025 - Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
The Investment Committee resolved to:
A. Note and comment upon the Strategic Investment & Innovation Growth Fund concept paper prior to its presentation to the CPCA Board at its meeting on 22 January 2025.
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 13/01/2025 - Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED:
To note the Chief Executive business case decisions for projects less than £1m under the Single Assurance Framework.
To approve the change request for Waterbeach
Renewable Energy Network (WREN) project for a change to time and
reprofiling.
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Lead officer: Maggie Pratt
To consider and comment on the concept
proposal for the Strategic Investment and Innovation Fund prior to
its presentation to the CPCA Board on 5 February 2025.
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Lead officer: Steve Clarke
To note the Chief Executive business case
decisions for projects less than £1m under the single
assurance framework
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Lead officer: Janice Gotts
To note the concept papers prior to their
presentation at the CA Board
Decision Maker: Investment Committee
Decision published: 14/01/2025
Effective from: 13/01/2025
Lead officer: Janice Gotts