Meeting documents
Employment and Appointments Committee
Thursday, 28th June 2007
Venue : Committee Room 3 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR
- MINUTES
- IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROVISIONS OF THE COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988 - CREATION OF A POST FOR AN ASSISTANT TRADING STANDARDS OFFICER
- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD IN SCHOOLS (FMSIS)
- RESTRUCTURE OF THE PROCURE TO PAY SERVICE
- EXTENSION TO THE ROLE OF THE PUPIL REFERRAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF WIRRAL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAMME (WASP)
- RACE EQUALITY SCHEME – EMPLOYMENT DUTY MONITORING REPORT
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
- POLICIES FOR MANAGING WORKFORCE CHANGE
- MANAGEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE
- APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE
- APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE MINUTES
- EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
- ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EMPLOYEES - Exempt
- ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Summary:
Members of the Committee are requested to declare whether they have an interest, either personal or prejudicial, in any item on the agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.
Item 2 - APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR
Summary:
In accordance with minute 5(8) of Cabinet (16/5/07), the Committee is strongly recommended to appoint a Vice-Chair.
Item 3 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Employment and Appointments Committee held on 19 March, 2007, which were received by Council on 16 April, 2007.
Recommendation:
That the minutes be received.
Item 4 - IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROVISIONS OF THE COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988 - CREATION OF A POST FOR AN ASSISTANT TRADING STANDARDS OFFICER
Summary:
This report seeks Members agreement to create an additional post of Assistant Trading Standards Officer (Scale 4-6, £22,293 - £27,866 including on costs) in the Regeneration Department. The post-holder will implement additional statutory responsibilities concerning copyright falling to the Trading Standards Division and will be funded by the allocation of additional funds by Specific Grant in 2007/08 and subsequently through Revenue Support Grant.
Recommendation:
That Employment and Appointments Committee agree to the establishment of a post of Assistant Trading Standards Officer, Scale 4-6.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 5 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD IN SCHOOLS (FMSIS)
Summary:
The Education Act 2002 specifies a consistent approach to financial management in schools. This is to be achieved by schools complying with the Financial Management Standard & Toolkit (FMS&T) which was released to schools in June 2004.
The FMSiS is a statement of the controls and policies that the Department for Education and Skills (DFES) requires schools to have in place. It is intended to specify the procedures that should already be in place in schools, rather than to introduce a new, higher standard.
The DfES has now extended the requirement of FMSiS to primary and special schools and they will have to meet the Standard by March 2010.
The Internal Audit Section has provided an efficient and effective service in undertaking the external assessment of the secondary schools.
This report explains how it is proposed to ensure that all primary and special schools in Wirral achieve compliance with the FMSiS by March 2010 and seeks approval for the establishment of a post of senior auditor to enable Internal Audit to assess Standard compliance, in accordance with their appointment as external assessors as approved by Cabinet on 24 May 2007.
Recommendation:
That the creation of an additional post of Senior Auditor, (SO1/PO1) be approved.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 6 - RESTRUCTURE OF THE PROCURE TO PAY SERVICE
Summary:
This report informs Committee of the Executive Board decision on 12 April 2007 to approve the review of the procurement and payments services to enable better working practices, achieve savings and facilitate the delivery of a key element of the three year efficiency plan.
Recommendation:
That Committee approve the detailed staffing structures as set out in the establishment charts at Appendices 2 and 3.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 7 - EXTENSION TO THE ROLE OF THE PUPIL REFERRAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF WIRRAL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAMME (WASP)
Summary:
Pupil Referral Units (PRU) are legally a type of school and a provider of education otherwise than at School. Under the current committee arrangements decisions regarding alterations to staffing structures have to be agreed with the Employment & Appointment Committee, however, other matters relating to the running of the PRU are scrutinised and agreed by the management committee of the PRU. Members approval is sought to delegate the establishment of posts within the PRU to the Director of Children’s Services. The budget of the PRU is part of the Direct Schools Grant (DSG).
Recommendation:
(1) The Director of Children’s Services be granted the responsibility to create posts and appoint staff to those posts in consultation with the PRU Management Committee.
(2) That the establishment of posts for the Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) be delegated to the Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the PRU Management Committees.
(3) That the Director of Children’s Services submits annual reports on the establishment of posts within the PRU to this Committee.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 8 - RACE EQUALITY SCHEME – EMPLOYMENT DUTY MONITORING REPORT
Summary:
Members will recall that the first Employment Duty Monitoring Report was tabled in November 2006 outlining our responsibilities under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (the Act). This report updates Members as to the current situation.
Recommendation:
That the contents of this report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 9 - EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Summary:
The purpose of this report is to brief Members about a particular initiative COMT has agreed in order to establish further employment opportunities in the Council for disabled people. COMT have agreed that one established post in each Department will be identified for a training placement for a disabled person.
In this way six disabled people will be offered a training opportunity for a period of up to 12 months in a permanent post. Following the training placements the Council will then explore whether the employees can be potentially employed through a competitive recruitment process or can be supported in their employment via Workstep, as may be required.
Recommendation:
That Committee note the report.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - POLICIES FOR MANAGING WORKFORCE CHANGE
Summary:
This report advises Members about the Council’s policies for managing workforce change, which comprise policies for redeployment and restructuring, together with a statement of intent to re-skill and retrain employees for change and an over-reaching policy statement about how the Council will support workforce change.
The policies are attached as Appendix A (Managing Workforce Change Policy), Appendix B (Restructuring Policy), Appendix C (Redeployment Policy) and Appendix D (Re-skilling statement of intent).
Recommendation:
That Committee note the report.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
- Report of the Deputy Chief Executive / Director of Corporate Services
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
Item 11 - MANAGEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE
Summary:
This report updates members on the Management of Attendance and Performance throughout the authority, the BVPI level as of March 2007 is 8.98 days which is below the target set for 2006/7 of 9.4 days, and below the national target for Metropolitan Authorities which is 11.40 days.
The report also updates members on Occupational Health and Stress Management.
Recommendation:
That the report is noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 12 - APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE
Summary:
The purpose of this report is to enable the Committee to appoint an Appeals Sub-Committee. The law requires that Committees appoint their own Sub-Committees. It is for the Committee to decide how many members should be appointed to the Sub-Committee subject to the statutory rules on proportionality (see Para 3). The Committee may also appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Sub-Committee.
Unless appointed as full members, the Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the three largest political groups represented on the Council are entitled to attend meetings of all Sub-Committees, with the right to speak at the invitation of the Chair (Standing Order 25(4)).
Recommendation:
The Committee is requested –
To appoint a Chair, members and named deputies to serve on the Appeals Sub-Committee for 2007/08.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 13 - APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE MINUTES
Summary:
The minutes of the Appeals Sub-Committee meetings held on 13 October, 20 November, 2006, 19 March, 17 April and 23 May 2007 are submitted for information.
Recommendation:
That the minutes be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 14 - EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Summary:
The public may be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information.
Recommendation:
That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that It involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.
Item 15 - ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EMPLOYEES - Exempt
NOT FOR PUBLICATION - Exempt by virtue of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972
Item 16 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as urgent.
Agenda Published: 15 June 2007