Agenda

Policy Development Panel - Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 1, Council Offices, Priory Road, Spalding

Contact: Democratic Services 01775 764693

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for absence.
2.	Minutes PDF 291 KB To sign as a correct record the minutes of the 21 April 2026 Policy Development Panel meeting (copy enclosed):
3.	Declaration of Interests. Where a Councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest the Councillor must declare the interest to the meeting and leave the room without participating in any discussion or making a statement on the item, except where a councillor is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of dispensation.
4.	Actions PDF 278 KB To consider updates to actions that arose at the 21 April 2026 Policy Development Panel meeting and the tracking of outstanding actions (enclosed) Additional documents: Market Emergency Procedures for SELCP Staff V1.0. PDF , item 4. PDF 780 KB
5.	Questions asked under Standing Order 6
6.	Tracking of recommendations To consider responses of the Cabinet to reports of the Panel.
7.	Items referred from the Performance Monitoring Panel
8.	Key Decision Plan PDF 238 KB To note the current Key Decision Plan (copy enclosed).
9.	SHDC Policy Register & SELCP Policy Register PDF 70 KB To note the SHDC Policy Register and the S&ELCP Policy Register (enclosed). Additional documents: Partnership Policy and Strategy Register , item 9. PDF 139 KB
10.	Strategy / Policy Review and Development PDF 142 KB View the background to item 10. To consider an approach to future strategy / policy review and development in the lead up to Local Government Reorganisation Additional documents: Appendix A for Strategy / Policy Review and Development , item 10. PDF 37 KB
11.	Final Report of the Derelict and Untidy Sites Task Group PDF 180 KB To consider the Final Report of the Derelict and Untidy Sites Task Group and provide feedback prior to its consideration by the Cabinet (report of the Derelict and Untidy Sites Task Group enclosed). Additional documents: 20260413101252_007374_0019240_TaskGroupFinalReport , item 11. PDF 147 KB
12.	Review of HR Policies PDF 124 KB View the background to item 12. To seek Policy Development Panel’s views on the proposed HR policies prior to report to Council. Additional documents: Appendix A for Employee Policies , item 12. PDF 414 KB Appendix B for Employee Policies , item 12. PDF 309 KB Appendix C for Employee Policies , item 12. PDF 276 KB Appendix D for Employee Policies , item 12. PDF 383 KB Appendix E for Employee Policies , item 12. PDF 505 KB There are a further 3 documents.View the full list of documents for item 12.
13.	Policy Development Panel Work Programme PDF 93 KB To set out the Work Programme of the Policy Development Panel (Report of the Service Director – Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed) Additional documents: PDPWorkprogrammeAppendix1 , item 13. PDF 111 KB PDPWorkProgrammeAppendix2 , item 13. PDF 143 KB
14.	Any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent. NOTE: No other business is permitted unless by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified in the minutes, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.
15.	To consider resolving that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
16.	Restricted minute View the reasons why item 16. is restricted To consider the exempt minute of the 21 April 2026 Policy Development Panel meeting (enclosed).