The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on Tuesday, 23 June 2026.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Personal Interest, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Subject to providing two working days’ notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Tendring District and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

At its meeting on 1 September 2026, a motion submitted by Councillor Doyle to Full Council concerning learning disability and autism training for teaching staff in Tendring schools was presented. Full Council agreed to refer the matter to the Community Leadership Overview and Scrutiny Committee for further consideration. The Committee is asked to consider the information set out in this report and the suggested recommendations, in order for a final position to be submitted back to the meeting of Full Council on 24 November 2026 for it then to determine the motion having received the recommendation from this Committee.

This report concerns the initial term of office of Parish Councillors elected to the Town and Parish Councils for Clacton-on-Sea, Holland-on-Sea and West Clacton & Jaywick Sands that is currently planned to come into being on 1 April 2027.  Based on the decision of the Full Council of the District on 2 June 2026 (Minute 28 refers), that initial term will be five (5) years.  Through this report, the Committee is invited to consider recommending to the Full Council meeting on 13 October 2026 that the term of office should be amended to three (3) years and to consider an alternative timeline.

The report is to follow.

The report provides the Committee with its approved Work Programme for 2026/27 including progress with enquiries set out in its Work Programme, feedback to the Committee on decisions relating to previous recommendations from the Committee in respects of enquiries undertaken and a list of forthcoming decisions for which public notice has been given.