Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House (next to the Civic Centre)
Contact: Helen Wright, Democratic Support Officer Email: helen.wright@plymouth.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made by Councillors in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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The Management Board will be asked to agree the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2012. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2012 are confirmed as a correct record. |
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: The Chair provided a progress update on the additional meeting of the Health and Adult Social Care Panel scheduled for 26 September 2012 to consider the issue of regional pay.
The Chair further advised that it had been the intention for the city’s MPs to attend the provisional meeting of the Board scheduled for 19 September 2012. However, due to a defence debate in the House of Commons on that day, Alison Seabeck MP would not able to attend. It was therefore proposed to reschedule the meeting for Friday 21 September 2012 at 9am to 10am to allow both Alison Seabeck MP and Oliver Colvile MP to attend.
The Board agreed to hold the meeting with the city’s MPs on Friday 21 September 2012 at 9am to 10am.
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The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board will monitor progress on previous decisions. Minutes: The Board considered the schedule of decisions made and noted the latest position.
The Board agreed that youth unemployment (how successful young people with special educational needs and disabilities were in gaining employment) is removed from the work programmes for the panels of Children and Young People and Growth and Prosperity and is included on Board’s work programme.
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CALL-INS Members will be advised of any executive decisions that have been called in. Minutes: There were no call-ins for consideration at this meeting. |
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URGENT EXECUTIVE DECISIONS Members will receive a schedule of executive decisions that have been deemed urgent with the agreement of the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board. Minutes: There were no urgent executive decisions to consider at this meeting. |
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To receive new items from the Forward Plan with a view to identifying items for scrutiny. Minutes: The Board noted the new additions to the Forward Plan, as follows –
The Chair expressed disappointment that the consultation period for several of the new forward plan items did not allow for pre decision scrutiny to be undertaken. Subsequent to the meeting the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) England Regulations 2012 had been implemented. Key decisions would be published 28 clear working days before the decision was made instead of 14 days.
The Board agreed that the Tenancy Strategy is included on the Customers and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel’s work programme for its meeting scheduled for 7 November 2012.
The Board recommended that the Cabinet Member is requested to consult with all councillors regarding the Tenancy Strategy in order for councillors’ feedback to be forwarded to the Customers and Communities Panel meeting on 7 November 2012.
The Board agreed to receive a briefing paper on the School Funding Reform. |
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To receive and consider recommendations from Panels, Cabinet or Council.
Minutes: The Board endorsed and agreed the following recommendations –
Children and Young People’s –
Health and Adult Social Care –
The Board noted the recommendation from Cabinet that the development of the policy and processes for the Community Right to Challenge would be submitted to overview and scrutiny for a pre decision. |
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COMMUNITY RIGHT TO CHALLENGE PDF 63 KB To receive and consider a report on Community Right to Challenge. Minutes: The Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance submitted a report and guidance on community right to challenge which outlined the following –
Questions were raised by the Board which assisted in the formulation of the recommendations relating to the five specific areas as follows –
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WELFARE REFORM The Chairs of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels will be asked to provide an update on the impact that the Welfare Reform Act 2011will have on their areas of responsibilities. Minutes: The Chair advised that she had asked the Panel Chairs to consider the particular impact that the Welfare Reform Act would have on their areas of responsibility.
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To consider and approve work programmes for each of the Panels, to include a progress update from each of the Chairs. Additional documents:
Minutes: The work programmes of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board and scrutiny panels were considered and agreed as submitted, subject to the inclusion of dates for the Management Board to meet with the Leader and Chief Executive on a quarterly basis.
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PROJECT INITIATION DOCUMENTS (PIDS) PDF 99 KB To consider the proposal for a task and finish group on the review of subsidised bus routes and through ticketing submitted by the Growth and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Panel. Minutes: The Board considered and agreed the following project initiation document –
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) … of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: There were no items of exempt business. |