Issue - meetings

(1)       During the receipt of these minutes there was a discussion on the importance of Cabinet Members and Managing Directors producing at least a list of the issues that they would be raising in their update to the Policy Overview and Scrutiny Committee prior to the meeting.  This was commended as good practise to enable Members to be prepared for the items that would be mentioned at the meeting.  It was agreed that there was an expectation that there would be a written list of update items circulated prior to the meeting. 

(2)       The matter of ensuring that Cabinet Members did not sit next to the Chairman of the Policy Overview and Scrutiny Committee, to reinforce the Committees role to hold the Executive to account, was raised.  It was acknowledged that for Committees that met in the Council Chamber it was not so easy to get this separation but every attempt should be made to achieve it where possible. 

(3)       RESOLVED that (a)  the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 April 2010 are correctly recorded and they be signed as a correct record,  subject to the addition of the following sentence in Minute No 12 paragraph (5)  “A Member suggested that steps should be taken to lobby for the abolition of the Strategic Health Authority.”;

(b)       the Cabinet Member(s) and the Managing Directors be asked to prepare for circulation in advance of the Policy Overview and Scrutiny Committee a list of specific points that they intend to raise during their update to the Committee.