The Chair introduced the report of the Head of Intelligence, Statutory Scrutiny Officer that provided an update regarding progress made since the last Committee meeting held on 19 November 2019. The report informed that the current work programme was made up of a combination of scrutiny reviews, workshops, standing items and requested officer reports.

The update report provided the Committee with an opportunity to plan, review and evaluate its work across the municipal year. The work programme for the Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the 2019/20 municipal year was attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

The report also contained a list of topics for future consideration, work programme activities with suggested dates / deadlines.

At the request of the Chair, and with the agreement of the Committee it was agreed that a number of topic areas arising from the recent Public Health Annual Report be included into the Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme, namely:

• Housing;
• Levels of Obesity;
• Air Quality;
• Vaccination Rates;
• Dental Hygiene; and
• Factors influencing mortality rates across the borough.

The Chair further requested that the first item of report (to the next meeting of the Committee) focus on the Public Health perspective on Wirral’s Housing i.e. quality, availability (affordability); and the quality of the private rental market.

Members also agreed that a Workshop on the subject of ‘County Lines’ be arranged before April, and also flowing on from the conclusion of work undertaken in respect of the Modern Slavery Workshop a report be submitted to the Committee on specific areas where people were not properly employed and what actions are being taken – to include detailed figures e.g. prosecutions.

Resolved – That, subject to the inclusion of the additional items of review, the report be noted.