General Purposes Committee - Tuesday 6 January 2026, 6:35pm - Bedford Borough Council streaming
General Purposes Committee
Tuesday, 6th January 2026 at 6:35pm
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Start of webcast
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1 Questions
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Cllr Henry Vann
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2 To receive any apologies for absence
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3 Minutes
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4 Disclosure of Local and/or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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5 Updated Code of Conduct for Officers (report of the Head of Human Resources and Workforce Development copy enclosed)
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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6 Bedford Borough Council People Strategy 2026-2029 (report of the Head of Human Resources and Workforce Development copy enclosed)
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Laura Church
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Alison MacAulay
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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8 Constitution Review - Council Procedure Rules and Executive Procedure Rules (report of the Service Director for Governance and Monitoring Officer copy enclosed)
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Henry Vann
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9 Community Governance Review ((CGR) for Kempston Town Council and Kempston Rural Parish Council (report of the Democratic and Electoral Services Manager and Statutory Scrutiny Officer copy enclosed)
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Graham Watts
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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10 Community Governance Review for Shortstown Parish Council (report of the Democratic and Electoral Services Manager and Statutory Scrutiny Officer copy enclosed)
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Lesley Blue
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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11 Committee Work Plan 2025-2026 (copy enclosed)
- Item 03 Previous Minutes, 04.11.25, opens in new tab
- Item 05 Updated Code of Conduct for Officers, opens in new tab
- Item 06 People Strategy 2026 - 2029, opens in new tab
- Item 07 EDI Strategy 2025 -2029, opens in new tab
- Item 08 Constitution Review, opens in new tab
- Item 09 Community Governance Review Report - Final, opens in new tab
- Item 09 Appendix A CGR ToR and Timetable - Final, opens in new tab
- Item 10 - Community Governance Review for Shortstown PC, opens in new tab
- Item 10 Appendix A CGR ToR and Timetable for Shortstown, opens in new tab
- Item 11 Work Plan & Action List 2025-26, opens in new tab
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