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Chair's Opening Remarks Minutes: The Chair welcomed all in attendance to the November meeting of the Scrutiny Board (Children’s Services).
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Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public 1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.
2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.
3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-
RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-
Agenda item 8 – Appendix 2 of the Social Care Systems Review report attached to the Work Programme – Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3) – information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). Minutes: RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated exempt on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information so designated as follows:
Appendix 2 of the Social Care Systems Review report attached to the Work Programme referred to in Minute No. 60 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3) – information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and on the grounds that if the information was disclosed it would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interest of the Council in securing best value for money solutions in the future.
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Late Items To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.
(The special circumstance shall be specified in the minutes.) Minutes: The Chair admitted to the agenda as supplementary information, notes of the working groups visits and meetings which had taken place as part of the Scrutiny Board’s inquiry on service redesign, to be considered as part of agenda item 7. (Minute No. 59 refers)
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Declaration of Interests To declare any personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted by Councillor Gettings and Co-opted Member, Ms C Foote.
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Minutes - 21st October 2010 PDF 77 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 21st October 2010. Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 21st October 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.
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To receive and consider a report from the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presenting evidence in line with Session 2 of the Board’s Inquiry into services for children with disabilities, special educational needs and additional health needs - Inquiry into Service Redesign. Additional documents:
Minutes: Further to Minute No. 50 of the meeting held on 21st October 2010, the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report which presented evidence in line with Session 2 of the Board’s Inquiry into Services for Children with Disabilities, Special Educational Needs and Additional Health Needs – Inquiry into Service Redesign.
The following information was appended to the report:
- Service model for children under 5, and a further refinement of the model - Service model for children and young people from 5-14 - Service model for children and young people from 14+ - A paper in relation to funding for over 18s not in statutory education - Information relating to the provision of short breaks and respite provision - Scrutiny Inquiry Report – Transitional Arrangements for Disabled Young People into Adult Social Care – Scrutiny Board (Adult Social Care), May 2010 - Recommendation Tracking – Progress Report – Scrutiny Board (Adult Social Care), September 2010.
The Chair welcomed to the meeting, the following Executive Member and officers:
- Councillor Blake, Executive Member (Children’s Services) - Nigel Richardson, Director of Children’s Services - Barbara Newton, Strategic Leader, Performance, Children’s Services - Barbara Shaw, Interim Head of Disability Services, Children’s Services - Linda Randall, Team Manager, Adult Social Care.
Children’s Services and Adult Social Care Update
The Chair then invited questions and in brief summary, the key areas of discussion were:
The Chair then invited feedback from Members who had attended the working group visits and in ... view the full minutes text for item 59. |
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To receive and consider a report from the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development outlining the Scrutiny Board’s work programme for the remainder of the current municipal year.
Appendix 2 of the Social Care Systems Review report is designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3). Additional documents:
Minutes: A report was submitted by the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development which detailed the Scrutiny Board’s work programme for the remainder of the current municipal year.
Appended to the report was the current version of the Board’s work programme, an extract from the Forward Plan of Key Decisions for the period 1st November 2010 to 28 February 2011, the minutes of the Executive Board meeting held on 13th October 2010, and a report in relation to the Social Care Systems Review that was considered by the Executive Board in June 2010.
In brief summary, the main highlighted points were:
- Councillor Chapman - Councillor Lamb - Councillor James Lewis.
It was also agreed to establish whether Councillor Gettings might be interested in serving on the working group.
RESOLVED – That subject to the comments raised at the meeting, the work programme be approved.
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Date and Time of Next Meeting To note that the next meeting of the Scrutiny Board will be held on Thursday, 16th December 2010 at 9.45 am with a pre meeting for Board Members at 9.15 am. Minutes: Thursday 16th December 2010 at 9.45 am with a pre-meeting for Board Members at 9.15 am.
(The meeting concluded at 12.13 pm.)
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