Agenda

Cabinet - 23 January 2025 (pdf 7mb)

Resources Scrutiny Committee - 21 January 2025 (pdf 5.8mb)

Planning Committee - 20 January 2025 (pdf 1.5mb)

Digest Information

Cabinet Decisions

• Cabinet - 9 January 2025 (Minutes) (pdf 120kb)

Cabinet Reports

• Cabinet - 9 January 2025 (pdf 2.4mb)
  • Updated Item 4(a)(i) - Stafford Brooks Update (pdf 7.9mb)

Council Minutes

• Council - 3 December 2024 (pdf 145kb)

Scrutiny Committee Minutes

• None

Regulatory and Joint Committee Minutes

• Special Planning Committee - 10 December 2024 (pdf 89kb)
• Planning Committee - 18 December 2024 (pdf 163kb)
• Licensing Sub Committee - 3 January 2025 (pdf 136kb)
• Licensing Sub Committee - 8 January 2025 (pdf 83kb)

Corporate Information and Articles

• Forward Plan
• Register of Assets of Community Value

Committee Information:

• Code of Conduct for Members (pdf 77kb)
• Committee calendar
• Committees
• Committee List 2024 to 2025 (pdf 89kb)
• Committee Membership (pdf 122kb)
• Which Committee(s) do you sit on? (pdf 93kb)
• Which Outside Body do you Represent? (pdf 91kb)
• Representatives on Outside Bodies (pdf 91kb)
• Dispensations Process and Form (word 220kb) (save to computer)
• Dispensations Process and Form (accessible pdf 76kb) (cannot be submitted online, save to computer)
• Members Allowances
• Members' Claim for Allowances - Form and Guidance Notes (Word 75kb)
• Members Call In Form (pdf 33kb) - Guidance notes
• Planning Committee Membership (pdf 122kb)
• Planning Committee - Members' Request for a 'Call In' or a 'Withdraw Call In' (pdf form 34kb)
• School Term Dates
• Yearly Committee Cycle 2024 to 2025 (pdf 160kb)

Presentations

• Chairing Skills Workshop (pdf 454kb)
• Introduction to the Economic Development and Planning Scrutiny Committee (pdf 246kb)
• Scrutiny Essentials (pdf 381kb) - Councillor Alex Hollingsworth, Oxford City Council and James Millington, LGA West Midlands Adviser

Helpful Links

• Local Leaderships Academy a series of distance learning materials aimed to helping you in your Ward role - Free Councillor Workbooks
• Councillor Poster (pdf 1.4mb)
• Register of Gifts and Hospitality (form) (pdf 67kb)
• www.staffordbc.gov.uk/planning
• www.staffordbc.gov.uk/streetscene
• www.staffordbc.gov.uk/carparks

Finance

• A Brief Guide to Local Government Finance 2011 for Councillors - Fully revised edition

Useful External Links

BT - Find and download your A-Z Directory

Cabinet Office (www.gov.uk)

Financial Reporting Council (frc.org.uk)

Google Maps

Legislation.gov.uk

Local Government Association

National Audit Office (NAO)

Network Rail

Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) 

UK Parliament