Minutes for Cabinet Member - Corporate Services meeting, Jan 7 2009, 10.00AM official page

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Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

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Minutes of the meeting held on *

RESOLVED:

 That the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 December 2008

Joint report of the Personnel Director and the Strategic Director of Adult Social services (Health and Social Care)

The Cabinet Member considered the joint report of the Personnel Director and Strategic Director of Adult Social Services (Health and Social Care) seeking approval for the adoption of the revised Health, Safety and Well-being Policy. 

A copy of the Health, Safety and Well-being policy was attached as an annexe to the report.

RESOLVED:

That the Policy Statement and the Arrangements for implementing the Health, Safety and Well-being policy be approved.

Report of the Personnel Director

Further to Minute No. 30 of 17 September 2008, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Personnel Director providing information on sickness absence levels for all Council staff including those based at schools for the 2nd quarter of 2008/2009, together with proposals on improvements in sickness absence management and current initiatives.

RESOLVED:

That the report, particularly in respect of current management action and initiatives in relation to sickness absence, be noted.

Report of the Legal Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Legal Director outlining the implications for the Child Care and Social Services Team within the Legal and Administration Services, following the case of Baby P in Haringey and other child protection cases, which have received widespread publicity in recent weeks.

 The Legal Director circulated a report which had been omitted from the agenda as an appendix to the report which had previously been considered and approved by the Cabinet Member at her meeting on 24 June 2008.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the report regarding the review of the Child Care and Social Services team be noted;

(2)       the proposal to create two legal assistants posts in the Child Care and Social Services Team in the Legal and Administration Department with immediate effect be supported; and

(3)       Cabinet be requested to approve the creation of two legal assistants posts in the Child Care and Social Services Team in the Legal and Administration Department, with a supplementary estimate of £8,800 for 2008/09 and for the full year growth £52,300 to be added into the Medium Term Financial Plan for future years.

To consider passing the following resolution:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph …. of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public.

RESOLVED:  

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test had been applied and favoured exclusion of the information from the press and public.

Report of the Legal Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Legal Director seeking support to review the post of Electoral Services Officer and to strengthen and review Scrutiny functions, to be considered as part of the Budget process for 2009/2010.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the proposal to re-designate the post of Electoral Services Officer to Head of Electoral Services and review the current Grade to PO10 (SCP 42-45) at an increased departmental budget of £6365.00 (with on costs) with effect from 1 April 2009; and

(2)       the proposal for post holder No. 07266 to increase their hours from three days to four days at an additional cost of £8174.00 (with on costs) with effect from 1 April 2009 be supported;

(3)       the request for additional funding be referred to the forthcoming budget process and discussions.