Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the Committee’s Work Programme and the four scoping reports.  Ms Sandra Brookes, Service Director at Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), advised that dementia and children’s mental health were key issues for CNWL.  She went on to state that, with regard to dementia, the Committee could look at early intervention and how resources could be shifted from longer care to improve this intervention.  Furthermore, drugs and alcohol had strong links to reoffending and end of life care was linked to the NHS 111 work.

It was suggested that sentencing policy could be included in a review of re-offending.  Whilst this was something that could be investigated as part of the review, it was noted that the scope of reviews needed to remain focussed.

Members agreed that the Committee’s first major review during this municipal year would be on re-offending and that the second review would be on dementia.  Councillor Kemp requested that he be part of the Working Groups that would be set up to undertake each of these reviews.

Councillor Judith Cooper, Chairman of the Council’s Social Services, Health and Housing Policy Overview Committee, advised that she would discuss the children’s mental health scoping report with her Committee Members as a potential review topic. 

RESOLVED:  That:

1. the report be noted; and
2. the a Working Group be set up to look at re-offending as the Committee’s first major review of this municipal year.