Issue - meetings

·               In response to a question Ms Anthony said that the Guidance Handbook was on the Supporting People Commissioning Body website but for ease she would arrange to circulate the hyperlink.

·               Membership – Cllr Mrs Anderson said that the guidance from the Audit Commission said that Commissioning Bodies should have more elected representatives serving on them.  She said this was a worthy aspiration and therefore this was an opportune time to look at the governance and membership arrangements for the Supporting People in Kent Commissioning Body.  This was agreed and a Sub-Group consisting of Mr Gibbens, Cllr Mrs Anderson, Cllr Austin, Mr R Clarke and Ms P Smith was appointed in order to undertake some scoping work on these matters and for a report to be submitted to the July meeting of the Commissioning Body.

·               Mr Porter said that Shepway and Dover were acting in collaboration on a number of management matters amongst these being housing.  Therefore in future he would be attending meetings of the Commissioning Body on behalf of both Shepway and Dover District Councils.