Minutes for Overview and Scrutiny Commission meeting, Jan 27 2011, 7.30PM official page

To receive apologies for absence and to note the attendance of any substitute members.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on 28 October and 1 November 2010.

Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests and the nature of that interest, including the existence and nature of the party whip, in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

Any other items which, pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chairman decides are urgent.

To consider the Council’s draft budget proposals for 2011/2012:

 

a)                  Corporate Services Department

b)                  Chief Executive’s Office

c)                  Feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Panels and overall conclusions.

To receive a presentation on the draft Customer Contact Strategy 2011 – 2014.

To consider and adopt the report of the Working Group of the Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Panel which reviewed Safeguarding of Children and Young People.

 

For reasons of economy, only the conclusions and recommendations from the report are included in these agenda papers.  The main body of the report can be viewed at item 10 of the agenda for the meeting of the Children, Young People and Learni8ng Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 12 January 2011, on the Council’s website at

 

http://democratic.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=560&MId=3567

To consider the report of the Assistant Chief Executive providing an update on Overview and Scrutiny activity following the reduction in the Overview and Scrutiny Officer team from March 2010.

To receive oral updates from the Overview and Scrutiny Panel Chairmen and the Chairman of the Joint East Berkshire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

To consider the draft Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme for 2011/2012.

To consider the responses by the Executive and the Board of the Bracknell Forest Partnership to the Overview and Scrutiny report resulting from the review of partnership scrutiny in Bracknell Forest.

To consider the response of the Executive to the report of the Working Group of the Adult  Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Panel which reviewed adult safeguarding  in the context of Personalisation of adult social care.

 

 

Forthcoming items on the Executive Forward Plan of a corporate nature are attached for consideration.

To consider the performance monitoring reports for quarter two (July to September) of the 2010/2011 financial year for the:

 

·                     Chief Executive’s Office

·                     Corporate Services Department

 

In view of the size of the agenda, the Chairman has asked that any questions arising from the reports should be referred to either the Assistant Chief Executive or Director of Corporate Services in advance and only raised in the meeting if you consider the issue requires wider discussion.

 

Please bring your copies of the performance monitoring reports to the meeting.

To consider the Chief Executive’s Corporate Performance Overview Report for quarter two (July to September) of the 2010/11 financial year.

 

In view of the size of the agenda, the Chairman has asked that any questions arising from the report should be referred to the Assistant Chief Executive in advance and only raised in the meeting if you consider the issue requires wider discussion.