·  Council Excellence

·  Children and Young People

·  Economy and Regeneration

·  Health and Well Being

·  Sustainable Communities

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management presented the work programmes of each of the themed Overview and Scrutiny Committees for Members’ information and consideration, in accordance with the Board’s terms of reference to review and co-ordinate the scrutiny work programme so as to avoid duplication.  The Terms of Reference also allowed the Board to identify matters for scrutiny which were cross-cutting or strategic issues not covered by other committees.

The Board, particularly, made reference to the Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s suggestions for additions to its work programme.  On the programme was a topic entitled – Serious Case Reviews and the Relationship with Safeguarding Board and Members noted that the intention was to deal with the topic by providing training sessions for all Councillors conducted by the Training Team.

Members made the point that it was not the role of the Scrutiny Programme Board to police the other five Overview and Scrutiny Committees and that if the Chair of each of them sat on the Board they would be able to police themselves.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the Scrutiny Work Programmes be noted; and.

(2)  the attention of Melissa Holt, Organisational Development Manager be drawn to the proposed Safeguarding Training Sessions detailed in the Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s Work Programme.

The Committee received an update on its work programme including the reports to be scheduled for the March meeting.

The Chair referred to Notice of Motion, ‘Adoption – Being the Best Corporate Parents’ which had been approved by Council at its meeting on 12 December, 2012 (minute 79 refers) and which had requested the Acting Director to bring a report to the Committee on a number of related issues.

Resolved – That the Work Programme be agreed with the above addition.