Issue - meetings

(Item C1 – Report by Overview, Scrutiny and Localism Manager)

(1)       The Committee received a report outlining the progress of the Select

Committee on alcohol misuse and the Select Committee Topic Review Work

Programme.

(2)       In answer to a question, Members were advised that an application for a six month placement from the Graduate Development Programme, for the period April - September 2008, to support the work of Select Committees, had been unsuccessful; and that further application would probably be made for a placement from September – March 2009.  Members raised their concerns that the role of Select Committees had proved to be extremely successful but the programme was limited by the resources available.

(3)       RESOLVED that:-

a)        the progress on the Select Committee on Alcohol Abuse be noted;

b)        the update on the Select Committee Topic Review Programme be noted;

c)         the update from the Policy Overview Co-ordinating Committee be noted and that the Chairman express the cross-party support of this Committee for the work of the Select Committees and the need for those Committees to be resourced effectively .