Issue - meetings

The Chair welcomed all present to the meeting, noting that there was a very full agenda for this meeting.  In addition, two items that had not been concluded at the meeting of the Committee held on 23 March 2015 would be taken as urgent business, these being firstly consideration of the recent report from the Office for Standards in Education on children’s services and the effectiveness of the local Safeguarding Children Board, and secondly consideration of management arrangements in Adult Social Care services.

The Chair explained that he wanted to complete consideration of the agenda at this meeting and accordingly asked participants to be concise and when asking questions to refrain from making long introductions. 

It also was noted that the City Mayor needed to leave the meeting for a short time at about 6.00 pm.

In order to facilitate the efficient despatch of business, items would be taken in a different order to that printed on the agenda.

The Chair welcomed everyone and explained that this was an important meeting to look at the events surrounding the findings of the recent Ofsted inspection of Children’s Services and also any impact on Adult Social Care Service following the departure of the Interim Director. Members of the Children, Young People and Schools and the Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commissions had been invited to join the discussion for each item.  The Chair added that there was an aim to close the meeting at 9.00 pm.