Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Governance and Pensions.

The Director Governance and Pensions, submitted a report detailing the work programmes for the Scrutiny Panels for 2017/18 as follows:-

Integrated Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel

1.    Homecare Provision

2.    Suicide Prevention

Place and External Relations Scrutiny Panel

1.    Approach to Community Safety Partnership Working in Tameside (carried from 2016/17)

2.    Business Growth

Discussion ensued with regard to the role/remit of the Scrutiny Panels and their work programmes for 2017/18 and, in particular, Members sought clarification with regard to the newly established Voice of the Child Overview Panel and its programme of work going forward.

The Executive Director of Governance and Pensions agreed to submit a report to the next meeting of the Panel, giving further details of the ongoing work of the Scrutiny Panels in their role of reviewing service delivery and identifying improved ways of working.  She further explained that a programme of work for the Voice of the Child Overview Panel was currently being considered and that this would be included in the report to the next meeting of the Strategic Planning and Capital Monitoring Panel.

RESOLVED

(i)           That the report and Scrutiny Annual Work Programme 2017/18 be noted; and

(ii)          That a report be submitted to the next meeting of the Panel detailing the ongoing work of the Scrutiny Panels including the future Work Programme for the Voice of the Child Overview Panel.