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Minutes of Meeting held on 13 June 2012 Minutes: Agreed as an accurate record. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public To confirm 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: It was agreed that all items of business would be considered in public. |
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Budget Planning Report for Central Services 2013/14 Minutes: The Group Finance Manager for Central Services introduced the report and informed Members that the report set out the main financial issues which faced Central Services Group and the work being undertaken to responds to those issues.
Reference was made to the following uncertainties within the budget for next year:
Members were informed that Central Services had been given a savings target for 2012/13 of £1.781m and of that £1.603m had been banked with the remaining £178k on track to being delivered. For 2013/14, Central Services would have a target of £586,000 of savings.
RESOLVED –
1. That the development of the financial planning process undertaken to date together with the responses to the issues being developed by the Group be noted. |
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First Major Review - Community Cohesion Minutes: Members were provided with a briefing paper and introductory presentation from the Council’s Stronger Communities Officer on the policy context and national picture on Community Cohesion within Hillingdon. She set out some of the challenges (risk factors) and positive factors that impact on cohesion within all communities, as a model for discussion.
Challenges (Risk Factors) included:
Positive factors which could build and strengthen community cohesion included:
The Stronger Communities Officer provided details on the range of activities and approaches being undertaken in Hillingdon to address risk factors and promote the preventative factors.
Hillingdon’s approach to Community Cohesion was to recognise where the positive contributions were taking place and to build on those in order to underpin the resilience within communities. Improving knowledge of what works and what would help would reduce these risks.
The Committee was informed that the Strong and Active Communities Partnership which was established in April 2009 as a theme group to the Hillingdon Partners Executive, was responsible for delivering the key priorities around strong and active communities. This partnership had established strong working relationships between the Council and its partners in responding to local community cohesion issues and developing pro-active and positive models of community development activities and engagement.
Reference was made to the Partnerships priority areas of work which included:
During discussion of examples of work on Community Cohesion in Hillingdon, reference was made particularly to the importance of working with local schools, driven through Carole Jones, Chair of Strong and Active and local Head Teacher, and also, of working with women’s’ groups such as was being undertaken through the Women in the Community Network.
The Committee agreed that the views of representatives from these groups be sought during the review.
Scope of Review
The Committee agreed that the aim of the review should be around examining how Council services were working in order to mitigate community cohesion risk factors and building upon the positives that underpinned resilience in communities. Including ... view the full minutes text for item 10. |
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Work Programme 2012/13 Minutes: Noted. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: Noted. |