Committee details

Social Services, Housing and Public Health Policy Overview Committee

Purpose of committee

A central role of a Policy Overview Committees is to undertake in-depth policy reviews on specific issues. Reviews provide the opportunity to hear from members of the public and expert witnesses, including people from a wide range of external organisations. Reviews usually make recommendations to the Cabinet on how the Council could improve its work. They therefore perform an important role in opening up the policy-making process to a wider audience, including people who would not normally have the opportunity to participate.

 

This Committee undertakes the policy overview role in relation to the following matters:

 

·        Adult Social Care

·        Older People’s Services

·        Care and support for people with physical disabilities, mental health problems and learning difficulties

·        Asylum Seekers

·        Local Authority Public Health services

·        Encouraging a fit and healthy lifestyle

·        Health Control Unit, Heathrow

·        Encouraging home ownership

·        Social and supported housing provision for local residents

·        Homelessness and housing needs

·        Home energy conservation

·        National Welfare and Benefits changes

 

Membership

Contact information

Support officer: Neil Fraser - Democratic Services Officer. 01895 250833

Phone: 01895 250692

Email: Nfraser@hillingdon.gov.uk

Web site: http://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=324&Year=2015