Issue - meetings

Select Committees update

 

 

Meeting: 03/06/2008 - Children, Families and Education Policy Overview Committee (Item 118)

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(Note: - this report will include the Minutes from the reconvened meeting of the PSHE Select Committee on 14 April 2008 which discussed progress with the recommendations one year after Cabinet)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

(1)       The Committee received a report that gave an update on the Select Committees for Alcohol Misuse, Accessing Democracy and Autism.

 

(2)       The Democratic Services Officer gave a verbal update on the outcomes of the Policy Overview Co-ordinating Committee meeting held on 23 May 2008, as follows:-

 

·                    An additional Research Officer would be recruited for the Policy Overview Committees, interviews to be held on 5 July 2008;

 

·                    Interviews were due to be held to replace the Research Officer for Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 4 June 2008;

 

·                    Agreement had been given to the Overview, Scrutiny and Localism Manager to prepare a business case for a Democratic Services Officer;

 

·                    Agreement had been given for the Overview, Scrutiny and Localism Manager to prepare a bid for a graduate from the Graduate Programme;

 

·                    Agreement had been given for “Provision of Activities for Young People” to be next Select Committee Review;

 

·                    The Environment and Regeneration bid for a Select Committee on Future Rail Services in Kent, which whilst the Committee recognised its importance could not be resourced from existing resources.  The Committee had asked to explore with Environment and Regeneration and he Leader how a focused piece of work around the most immediate issues of this review, i.e. influencing the passenger timetable/gateway stations might be supported.  A recent appointment had been made within the Environment and Regeneration Directorate and some successful candidates were asked whether they would be able to support this piece of work.  Environment and Regeneration would fund this position.  The research and writing of the report was still to be resolved.

 

(3)       RESOLVED that the report and oral update be noted.