Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Elly Marks, Democratic Services Officer, 020 8937 1358, Email: elly.marks@brent.gov.uk
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Declarations of Personal and Prejudicial Interests Members are invited to declare, at this stage of the meeting, any relevant financial or other interest in the items on this agenda. Minutes: None declared. |
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Deputations (if any) Minutes: None. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting held on 3 March 2010 PDF 102 KB The minutes are attached. Minutes: RESOLVED:-
that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 3 March 2010 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting. |
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Matters Arising (if any) Minutes: None. |
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Call-in of Executive Decisions from the Meeting of the Executive on Monday, 15 March 2010 There were no call-ins at the time of publication of the agenda. The deadline for call-ins to be submitted is Monday, 22 March 2010. Minutes: There were none. |
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The Executive List of Decisions for the Meeting that took place on Monday, 15 March 2010 To follow. Minutes: RESOLVED:-
that the Executive List of Decisions for the meeting that took place on Monday 15 March 2010 be noted. |
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Briefing Notes/Information Updates requested by the Select Committee following consideration of Issue 11 (2009/10) of the Forward Plan |
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Brent Equalities Monitoring PDF 47 KB The Select Committee requested a briefing note on this item providing details of the figures and trends that had been obtained from the exercise. Minutes:
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that the briefing note on Brent Equalities Monitoring be noted.
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CCTV Enforcement of MTCs PDF 42 KB The Select Committee requested a briefing note on this item providing clarification as to whether the programme is on schedule. Minutes: RESOLVED:-
that the briefing note on CCTV enforcement of Moving Traffic and Parking Contraventions be noted. |
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Briefing Notes/Information Updates requested by the Select Committee from earlier versions of the Forward Plan |
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Adult Social Care Annual Performance Assessment 2008/09 PDF 214 KB The Select Committee requested the attendance of the Lead Member and the lead officer for this item to respond to questions from Members.
The Executive report is attached for information. Minutes: The committee expressed their disappointment that the Lead Member for Adults, Health and Social Care had been unable to attend this meeting to respond to questions on this item.
Martin Cheeseman, Director of Housing and Community Care, introduced the report on the Adult Social Care Annual Performance Assessment 2008/09, which went to the Executive on the 18 January 2010. The report advised members on the Annual Performance Assessment (APA) judgement for Adult Social Care for 2008/09, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Martin Cheeseman explained that overall the council was judged to be performing well. He added that the report identified areas requiring further improvement and summarised action taken to date.
Martin Cheeseman advised that councils were supposed to have been assigned a business manager from the commission to work with the council throughout the year, but due to internal problems in the commission, the council was never assigned one. This, he explained, meant that the only contact that the council had with the commission was when they came in to do their assessment. Martin Cheeseman stated that the council were now looking towards next year’s assessment. The council, he advised, had been assigned a business manager from the commission who would be looking especially closely at areas such as safeguarding and how the council was responding to the personalisation agenda.
In response to a query around safeguarding, Martin Cheeseman explained that if a council was given an adequate in safeguarding, it could only get an adequate overall. He advised the committee that the Safeguarding Senior Practitioner post, referred to in the report, had now been filled. He also stated that an independent chair had now been appointed to the Adults Safeguarding Board. With regards to the launch of the pan-London safeguarding procedures, Martin Cheeseman advised that the launch had been delayed because the proposed procedures were not considered fit for purpose by the Adult Social Care Directors. He added that it was hoped that a revised set of proposed procedures would be put forward within the next couple of months.
In responding to a question regarding when the reablement service, noted in paragraph 4.6.3 of the report, was due to begin, Martin Cheeseman explained that it would start from April 2010. He added that reablement was about helping people ‘to do’ more for themselves to enable them to become independent and protect them from unnecessary admission to long term residential care. He advised that evidence suggested that 50-60% of the people who go through the service do not need to use the service again afterwards. He explained that not only was the service therefore cost effective but also helped people to get back into the community and lead independent lives. In response to a concern regarding what would happen to those who had gone through the service but were still not able to look after themselves, Martin Cheeseman explained that the person would be reassessed and a regular care package would begin if required.
The importance of maintaining ... view the full minutes text for item 8a |
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Petition for Changes to the Consultation Process The Select Committee requested a briefing note on this item giving details of what consultations are presently being undertaken by the process described in the previous briefing note and information on how these consultations are being carried out.
To follow. Minutes: At the last Forward Plan Select Committee meeting, the committee requested that a further briefing note on this item be provided to the committee. However, the briefing note was not provided to the committee in time for this meeting. The committee therefore requested that the briefing note be provided to the next Forward Plan Select Committee meeting.
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that the briefing note on the information requested by the Forward Plan Select Committee, regarding petition for changes to the consultation process, be provided to the next meeting of the Forward Plan Select Committee.
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Funding to Transform Learning in Primary Schools
The Select Committee requested a briefing note on this item providing details of the scheme funding the transformation of learning in primary schools.
To follow. Minutes: Funding to Transform Learning in Primary Schools
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that the briefing note on the funding to transform learning in Primary Schools be noted. |
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The Forward Plan - Issue 12 PDF 125 KB Issue 12 of the Forward Plan (05.04.10 to 02.08.10) of the Forward Plan will be published on Monday, 22 March 2010. Issue 11 of the Forward Plan (08.03.10 to 05.07.10) is attached for information. Minutes: RESOLVED:-
Issue 12 of the Forward Plan (05.04.10 to 02.08.10) was before Members of the Select Committee. Following consideration of Issue 12 of the Forward Plan, the Select Committee made no information or briefing note requests. |
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Items considered by the Executive that were not included in the Forward Plan (if any) None. Minutes: None. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the Select Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 28 April 2010. Minutes: It was noted that the next meeting of the Forward Plan Select Committee was scheduled to take place on Wednesday 28 April 2010. |
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Any Other Urgent Business Notice of items to be raised under this heading must be given in writing to the Democratic Services Manager or his representative before the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 64. Minutes: None. |