Issue - meetings

The Chair has indicated that he will take the following items as Any Other Urgent Business. These items were both on the agenda for the meeting of the Overview Select Committee held on 23 March 2015.

1)    OFSTED REPORT ON THE INSPECTION OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF HELP AND PROTECTION, CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER AND CARE LEAVERS AND REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LOCAL SAFEGUARDING CHIDLREN BOARD

Discussion of Ofsted report by Committee members.

2)    SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE

To consider senior management arrangements in Adult Social Care Services.

The Chair stated that he had agreed to take the following two items as Urgent Business in accordance with Scrutiny Procedure Rule 14, part 4E of the council’s constitution.

1)    Inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers and Review of the effectiveness of the local safeguarding children board.

2)    Senior Management in Adult Social Care.

The Chair stated that the reasons for taking the items as urgent business were:

a)    Due to time constraints they could not be fully considered at the meeting of the Overview Select Committee on Monday 23 March 2015;

b)    Because of the considerable public interest in the items of business; and

c)    Also because there would be no further opportunity for the committee to meet prior to the pre-election period which would commence on Monday 30 March 2015.

The Chair requested that as the consideration of the Ofsted Report into the Inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers and the Review of the effectiveness of the local safeguarding children board, would continue at the next meeting of the Overview Select Committee on 26 March, the Executive Decisions on the Welfare Advice Services Review and Corporate Resources and Spending Review Programme, which were on the agenda for 26 March 2015 be suspended until the new municipal year.

The City Mayor responded that the reviews would not be suspended as sound reasons for doing so had not been received.

The Chair announced that both reviews would therefore remain on the agenda for 26 March 2015.