David Barker - Councillor for Sheffield (Richmond)

Councillor David Barker

Labour Richmond Joint Chair of the Licensing Committee

Email: david.barker@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk

Council: Sheffield

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub-Committee (Chair, Joint Chair) Council (Committee Member) Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee Appeals and Collective Disputes Sub-Committee Strategy and Resources Policy Committee (Substitute Member) East Local Area Committee (Committee Member) Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

119 meetings · Page 1 of 24

Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee Committee Member

Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee - Friday 12 December 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Chair

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am

December 08, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 3 December 2025 2.00 pm

December 03, 2025
East Local Area Committee Committee Member

East Local Area Committee - Tuesday 2 December 2025 6.00 pm

December 02, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Chair

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 10.00 am

December 01, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

51 decisions · Page 6 of 11

Director of Public Health (DPH) Report - Foundations for a Healthy Future: Ending Poverty Together

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 19 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 19, 2025

The Director of Public Health has a statutory responsibility to write an annual independent report on the health of their population. The report is to raise awareness and understanding of local health issues, highlight areas of specific concern, and make recommendations for change. The 2025 report is focused on poverty in Sheffield.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of the Gambling Harms Prevention Strategy for Sheffield 2024-2034

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 19 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 19, 2025

Over the past few years there has been increasing recognition of the preventable harms from gambling industry products and practices experienced by individuals, families, communities and society as a whole.   Sheffield has been taking steps to address these harms for some time, however this report introduces the city’s first Gambling Harm Prevention Strategy.  Co-produced by the Sheffield Gambling Harms Stakeholder Group, the strategy sets out a comprehensive plan as to what we will do at a local level to prevent gambling harms in the city.

Recommendations Approved

International Update 2024-25

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 19 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 19, 2025

In November 2023, Strategy & Resources Policy Committee approved the proposal to establish a new Partner City Policy.  In establishing the Policy, it was proposed that an Annual Report be prepared each Municipal Year for the purposes of detailing any activity linked to the Council’s international relationships.  The first Annual Report, covering the 2023-24 Municipal Year, was presented to the Committee in February 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 119

Average per Month: 5.2

Decisions Recorded: 51