Agenda

To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the items of private business for the reasons shown in the reports.

To be presented by the Lord Mayor and Judge Griffith-Jones, Honorary Recorder

(a)  Presentation of Illuminated Address to Councillor Kieran Mulhall, Lord Mayor for 2011/12. 

(b)  Lord Mayor's announcements

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 47, Booklet 1)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 48, Booklet 1)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 51, Booklet 1)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 52, Booklet 1)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 53, Booklet 1)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 54, Booklet 1)

Report of the Director of City Services and Development

15.1  Written Questions – Booklet 2 (attached)

15.2  Oral Questions to Chairs of Scrutiny Boards/Chair of Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee

15.3  Oral Questions to Chairs of other meetings

15.4  Oral Questions to Representatives on Outside Bodies

15.5  Oral Questions to Cabinet Members on any matter

“This Council notes with concern that Coventry victims of sexual assault are not being referred to the Blue Sky Centre in Nuneaton by West Midlands Police.

This Council believes that the £150,000 of funding provided by the Council was an investment in better services for those who have been victims of sexual offences. Council is therefore dismayed to note that West Midlands Police will continue to transport victims to Walsall or Birmingham rather than use the Blue Sky Centre.

This Council resolves to write requesting that West Midlands Police refers Coventry victims of sexual violence to the Blue Sky Centre. Council believes this would produce a victim centred outcome by encouraging reporting, increasing the confidence of victims and bringing perpetrators to justice by ensuring evidence is collected swiftly and effectively”

“This Council notes with concern that the Government is oversimplifying welfare reform to the extent that it ignores any of the nuances and complexities of disability.

The abolition of the Severe Disability Premium; a little known benefit that gives only the most severely disabled in the country a benefit of up to £58 per week, that is over £3000 per year, will have a severely detrimental impact to those most in need.

As the benefit is only given to the most serious cases to contribute with increased living costs of being disabled and out of work, and is only given to those living either alone (with a carer) or with children, this attack is, at best, gross incompetence and, at worst, a little-known attack on the most vulnerable members of our society.”

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 57, Booklet 3)

(Listing Officer: Colin Knight, telephone 024 7683 4001)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 58, Booklet 3)

(Listing Officer: D. Nuttall, telephone 024 7683 2362)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 59, Booklet 3)

(Listing Officer: D. Cass, telephone 024 7683 2793)

From the Cabinet, 9^th October 2012 (Minute 60, Booklet 3)

(Listing Officer: D. Cockroft, telephone 024 7683 3964)

Report of the Director of City Services and Development

(Listing Officer: J. Newton, telephone 024 7683 1187)