Agenda

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the General Public Services and Community Engagement Committee held on 17 March 2026.

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency.  The Chair to rule on the admission of such items.

To receive any declarations of interest.

The Committee is asked to receive a petition which requests that the Council re-considers implementing a parking permit scheme along Primrose Hill in Kings Langley.  The petition has been signed by 72 residents.

‘We, the residents of Primrose Hill, Kings Langley, request that Three Rivers District Council re-considers implementing a parking permit scheme along Primrose Hill specifically.’

This report presents the Community Safety Annual Report 2025-26.

Recommendation:

That members of the committee consider and comment on the Community Safety Annual Report.

This report informs Members of the introduction of the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024 and the enforcement provisions which commenced on 1^st April 2026.

Approval is sought for the implementation of a licensing regime for the keeping of primates within Three Rivers and a schedule of fees to enable the Council to recover the reasonable costs associated with administering the regime.

Recommendation:

That the Committee:

1.     notes the introduction of the Regulations and the Council’s duties as the licensing authority;

2.     approves the adoption of a primate licensing scheme in accordance with the Regulations; and

3.     approves the proposed fee structure set out in 3.7 of the report, which will then form part of the annual fees and charges process.

To note and comment on the Committee’s work programme.

If the Committee wishes to consider any items in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

(Note:  If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items).