The Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee of Sheffield Council met on 15 September 2025. On the agenda was the first quarter budget monitoring report, a report on the year ahead, a discussion of commercial dog walkers in parks, and a strategy for cremation and cemetery services. The committee was also scheduled to discuss public questions, petitions and statements.

Cremation and Cemetery Services Strategy

The committee was scheduled to discuss the Cremation and Cemetery Services Strategy.

Commercial Dog Walkers in Parks and Dog Walkers Code Of Conduct

The committee was scheduled to discuss commercial dog walkers in parks and a dog walkers code of conduct.

2025/26 The Year Ahead Report

The committee was scheduled to discuss the 2025/26 The Year Ahead Report from the Executive Director of Neighbourhoods.

2025-26 Quarter 1 Budget Monitoring Report

The committee was scheduled to discuss the 2025-26 Quarter 1 Budget Monitoring Report of the Director of Finance, Commercial & Performance Services.

Public Petitions, Questions and Statements

The committee was scheduled to receive public questions, statements and petitions. The agenda states that a period of up to 30 minutes would be allocated to this item. The procedure for members of the public to participate was:

• Petitions
• Questions relating to the agenda of the specific Committee meeting
• Supplementary questions to written questions relating to the remit of the Committee
• Statements

The agenda notes that each member of the public could have a maximum of two participations in the meeting. The agenda also notes that questions and statements:

• Must not exceed 200 words
• Must be sent to publicquestions@sheffield.gov.uk by the deadlines set out in the committee timetable
• May be asked in person, remotely via hybrid link, or by a nominated person or Council officer

The agenda also notes the deadlines for submitting questions and statements. Written questions relating to the remit of the committee:

must be received in writing by 9am, six clear working days before the scheduled meeting.

Supplementary questions:

must be received in writing by 9am on the working day before the relevant meeting.

Questions relating to the published agenda for the specific Committee meeting:

must be received in writing by 9am, two clear working days before the scheduled meeting.

Statements:

relevant to the remit of the Committee must be received in writing by 9am, six clear working days before the scheduled meeting;

relevant to items on the published agenda for the specific Committee meeting must be received in writing by 9am, two clear working days before the scheduled meeting;

The agenda also notes that petitions, questions or statements will not be permitted if they relate to:

• Judicial or quasi-judicial matters
• Individual planning/licence/grant applications or appeals
• Identifiable officers or Members of the Council
• Confidential matters of the type referred to in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972¹
• Matters which are repetitious
• Matters of an irrelevant, defamatory, frivolous or offensive nature or a general misuse of the opportunity