Issue - meetings

(1)       The Committee considered a report on the next phase of the Select Committee Topic Review Work Programme for the period Spring to Autumn 2007 and noted that the next two topics were “Carers in Kent” requested by Adult Services Policy Overview Committee and “Abuse of Alcohol” requested by this Committee.

(2)       Members of the Committee requested that the Select Committee for the Abuse of Alcohol, included criminality as part of the terms of reference and “Young Carers in the Community” be included in the review for the Select Committee for “Carers in Kent”.

(3)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)       the Overview and Scrutiny Manager be authorised to liaise with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Liberal Democrat spokesman of this Committee on the draft Terms of Reference for the Topic Review of the Abuse of Alcohol, with consideration for criminality being included and the requests in paragraphs (2) for Young Carers in the community being included in the Select Committee for Carers in Kent;

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

(c)        a further report on the Select Committee Topic Review Work Programme be submitted to the next meeting of this Committee.