Issue - meetings

(1)       The Democratic Services Officer introduced the report and added that the Carers in Kent Select Committee report had been well received the day before by the Cabinet Member and Directorate representatives, and that the Transitional Arrangements Select Committee report had been referred to and welcomed by the Learning and Skills Council and the Connexions Service, and was being built into the business plan of the latter.

(2)       Mr M J Angell expressed his disappointment that the Carers in Kent Select Committee report would be considered by the Cabinet and County Council (on 3 and 13 December, respectively) without first being considered by the Adult Social Services POC.

(3)       Members were disappointed that the Informal Member Group on Transitional Arrangements had not yet been able to start its work and hoped that it would soon be able to do so.

(4)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)       the progress of the Carers in Kent, Transitional Arrangements, and Gypsies and Travellers’ Sites Select Committees, set out in the report, be noted; and

(b)       any suggestions for future topic review work which the Committee wishes to put forward for inclusion in the work programme be brought to the attention of the Overview and Scrutiny Team so a detailed proposal can be worked up to be put forward to the meeting of the Policy Overview Co-ordinating Committee on 14 February 2008.