Agenda and minutes

Executive Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2014 7.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 6 - Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge UB8 1UW. View directions

Contact: Mark Braddock  Democratic Services - 01895 250470

Items
No. Item

28.

Apologies for Absence and to report the presence of any substitute Members

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor John Riley, who was substituted by Councillor Ray Graham. Apologies were also received from Councillor Brian Crowe, who was substituted by Councillor Dominic Gilham.

29.

Declarations of Interest in Matters coming before this meeting

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

30.

To receive the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2014 pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the last meeting held were agreed and confirmed as a correct record.

31.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To confirm that the items of business marked Part I will be considered in public and that the items marked Part II will be considered in private.

Minutes:

Items were agreed to be considered in public and private as per their status on the Cabinet agenda.

32.

Consideration of Any Call-Ins pdf icon PDF 42 KB

To hear the Call-In of any decision made at the Cabinet meeting prior to this meeting or made by Cabinet Members, other Council Committees or a delegated officer and published within five working days of this meeting.

 

Members should bring their Cabinet agenda to the meeting.

 

Members should consider any other decision published in the five working days before this meeting.

 

The purpose of this meeting is to decide whether to refer back any decision to the decision maker.

Minutes:

Members gave consideration to the Cabinet reports of 18 December 2014. Following discussions on a range of matters, the Committee agreed further information requests on selected items in various reports.

 

In discussing the monthly budget monitoring report, Members wished for it to be noted that the Committee would continue to monitor the move towards a 60/40 split of In-House vs Independent Fostering.

 

Reviewing the report on the Additional Needs Strategy, the Committee made some suggestions for future Policy Overview Committee scrutiny activity, which Democratic Services would raise with the relevant Chairman and Officers.

 

After careful consideration, the Committee decided not to call-in any decision made by the Cabinet at their meeting, held earlier in the evening.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That:

1.    The decisions made by the Cabinet at their meeting on 18 December 2014 be endorsed and that no call-in be made of any decision.

2.    Further information is provided on those matters agreed by the Committee.

The meeting ended at 8.40pm.