Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

118.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Holland (substitute Cllr Folkard), T Watts and J Broadbent (co-opted members).

119.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

The following interests were declared at the meeting:

 

(a)   Councillors Salter, Boyd and Cox (Cabinet Members) - Disqualifying non-pecuniary interests in all the called-in/referred items; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

(b)   Councillor Boyd – agenda item relating to Primary Care Strategy – non-pecuniary – Dr Garcia is at GP local practice;

(c)    Councillor Salter - agenda items relating to – Primary Care Strategy; Scrutiny Committee - updates – non-pecuniary – husband is consultant Surgeon at Southend Hospital and holds senior post at Hospital; son-in-law is GP; daughter is a doctor at Broomfield Hospital;

(d)   Councillor Mulroney – agenda item relating to Primary Care Strategy – non-pecuniary – patient at Dr Garcia surgery;

(e)   Councillor Harp – agenda item relating to Primary Care Strategy – non-pecuniary – Chair of St Lukes PPG and member of PPG Forum;

(f)     Councillor Ware-Lane - agenda item relating to Primary Care Strategy – non-pecuniary – family member work for NHS;

(g)   Councillor Ware-Lane - agenda item relating to MPR – non-pecuniary – daughter is a social worker;

(h)   Councillor Ware-Lane - agenda item relating to Schools Progress report – non pecuniary – partner works in a School;

(i)     Councillor Arscott - agenda item relating to Schools Progress report – non pecuniary – Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (Assisi Trust);

(j)     Councillor Boyd - agenda item relating to School Progress report – non-pecuniary – Governor at Westcliff High School for Girls and South East Essex Academy Trust, South East Essex Teaching School Alliance;

(k)    Councillor Folkard - agenda item relating to Scrutiny Committee – updates – non-pecuniary – relative works at Broomfield Hospital; Ambassador for the fund raising team at Southend Hospital;

(l)     Councillor Borton - agenda items relating to – Primary Care Strategy; Scrutiny Committee - updates – non-pecuniary – daughter is nurse at Basildon Hospital;

(m)  Councillor Borton – agenda item relating to Annual Public Health report – non-pecuniary - DWP mentioned & is her employer;

(n)   Councillor Borton - agenda item relating to School Progress report – non-pecuniary – Governor at Milton Hall School;

(o)   Councillor Nevin – agenda item relating to Annual Public Health report – non-pecuniary – niece works for Public Health England;

(p)   Councillor Nevin - agenda item relating to Scrutiny Committee – updates – non-pecuniary - Previous employee at Southend Hospital; NHS Employee at Barts; 2 children work at MEHT and sister works for the Department of Health;

(q)   Councillor Habermel - agenda items relating to – Primary Care Strategy; Scrutiny Committee - updates – non-pecuniary – sister is a nurse at Southend Hospital; nephew is a physiotherapist based at Southend; brother is a paramedic with London Ambulance Service;

(r)     E Lusty - agenda items relating to – Primary Care Strategy; Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary - Husband is Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Southend Hospital; Children attend West Leigh School & Southend High School for Boys.

120.

Questions from Members of the Public pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Salter, the Cabinet Member for Healthy Communities and Wellbeing responded to a written question from Mr Webb, to 2 questions from Mr Ali and to a question from Mr Smith.  Councillor Boyd, the Cabinet Member for Children & Learning responded to a question from Mr Webb.

121.

Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 10th April, 2018 pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:-

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 10th April 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

122.

Draft Primary Care Strategy for south east Essex pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Media Release (attached)

 

The following will be in attendance for this item - Dr Jose Garcia, Southend CCG Chair, Margaret Hathaway, Interim Accountable Officer, CPR CCG &  Southend CCG, Andy Vowles, STP Primary Care Strategic Lead - presentation followed by a short period for questions from Committee members.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

On behalf of the Committee, the Chairman welcomed the following to the meeting for this item:-

 

Dr Jose Garcia, Chair, Southend CCG

Margaret Hathaway, Interim Accountable Officer, CPR CCG & Southend CCG

Andy Vowles, STP Primary Care Strategic Lead

 

The representatives gave a detailed presentation about the Primary Care Strategy for Mid and South Essex which has been developed by the five Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) in the area, across the STP footprint. The main building blocks for the strategy are:-

·           Move from a GP delivered service to one which is GP led

·           Recruit a much wider workforce, that are controlled by practices

·           Increasingly work together in practice-led localities

·           Manage demand more effectively

 

Ms Hathaway outlined the Southend Implementation and Investment Plan and also outlined the developments which have already commenced in Southend, such as enhanced access across all practices at a locality level (operational).

 

Following the presentation the Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by Dr Garcia, Mr Vowles and Ms Hathaway.

 

Resolved:-

 

1.     To thank Dr Garcia, Mr Vowles and Ms Hathaway for attending the meeting and presenting the Primary Care Strategy.

2.     To note that further updates will be provided on GP recruitment, Care Navigation Service, Digital and Estates solutions (enablers).

 

Note:- This is a Scrutiny Function.

123.

Monthly Performance Report - May 2018 pdf icon PDF 965 KB

Members are reminded to bring with them the most recent MPR for period end May 2018, which was circulated recently.

 

Comments/questions should be made at the appropriate Scrutiny Committee relevant to the subject matter.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Monthly Performance Report covering the period to end May 2018, which had been circulated recently.

 

In response to a question regarding CP 3.10 (percentage of initial child protection conferences undertaken with 15 working days of the initial strategy discussion), the Deputy Chief Executive (People) undertook to provide information on the actions taken to address issues affecting performance in relation to this target.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the report be noted.

 

Note:- This is an Executive Function.

Executive Councillor:- As appropriate to the item.

124.

Annual Report and 2017/18 Year End Performance Report pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minute46 (Agenda Item No. 7, Cabinet Book 1)

Called in by Councillors Ware-Lane and Burton

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 46 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19th June 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Chief Executive setting out the approach to the Council’s Annual Report and the end of year position of the Council’s corporate performance for 2017/18 and 2018/19 targets.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:-

 

“1. That the suggested approach to the Council’s Annual Report, set out in Appendix 2 to the submitted report and draft design set out in Appendix 3 to the report, be approved.

 

2. That the 2017/18 end of year performance report and targets for 2018/19, be noted.”

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Cabinet Member: as appropriate for the item.

125.

Corporate Risk Register 2018/19 pdf icon PDF 626 KB

Minute 47 (Agenda Item No. 8, Cabinet Book 1)

Called in by Councillors Ware-Lane and Burton

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 47 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19th June 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Chief Executive presenting the revised 2018/19 Corporate Risk Register.

 

In response to a question regarding Risk 2 (recruiting and retaining staff), the Deputy Chief Executive (People) agreed to provide a written response on the numbers of agency workers for Childrens Services.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following decision of Cabinet be noted:-

 

“That the risks identified by the Corporate Management Team (CMT) be included in the 2018/19 Corporate Risk Register (these will be presented to the Audit Committee on 25th July 2018).”

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Cabinet Member: Cllr Lamb

126.

Joint Targeted Area Inspection pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Minute 53 (Agenda Item No. 14, Cabinet Book 2)

Called in by Councillors Ware-Lane and Burton

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 53 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19th June 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) summarising the Joint Targeted Area Inspection findings and set out the action being taken in relation to the findings.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:-

 

“1. That the report be noted.

 

2. That the progress against the action plan be reported to Cabinet for assurance in the journey of the Child Annual Report.”

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Cabinet Member: Cllr Boyd

127.

Research, findings and recommendations on current and future provision of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme pdf icon PDF 210 KB

Minute 54 (Agenda Item No. 15, Cabinet Book 2)

Called in by Councillors Ware-Lane and Burton

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 54 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19th June 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) proposing the extension of the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement (SVPR) Programme to enable more families to settle in Southend-on-Sea.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:-

 

“1. That the progress on the current SVPR Programme in Southend-on-Sea, as set out in Section 3 of the submitted report, be noted.

 

2. That the Programme be extended, in order that more families can settle in Southend-on-Sea, comprising an additional 30 individuals by 2020.

 

3. That the Director of Adult Services and Housing, be authorised to:

 

·      Reach agreement with the EELGA, Home Office and other relevant bodies in order to bring 30 additional individuals to Southend, reporting on progress at the Corporate Management Team and Cabinet at regular intervals;

·      Reach agreement with local partners in order to identify the local resource to welcome future families;

·      Research and commission effective ways of delivering support services in order to achieve economies of scale.”

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Cabinet Member: Cllr Salter

128.

Annual Public Health Report pdf icon PDF 79 KB

Minute 56 (Agenda Item No. 17, Cabinet Book 2)

Called in by Councillors Willis and Ware-Lane

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 56 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19th June 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) presenting the 2017 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the Annual Report be referred back to Cabinet for reconsideration, for the following reason – to look at the impact of unemployment on mental health.

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Cabinet Member: Cllr Salter

129.

Standing Order 44.2

Minutes:

In accordance with Standing Order 44.2 and the hour of 10 pm having been reached it was agreed that the remaining items of business on the agenda be dealt with at a further meeting (date to be notified as soon as possible).

130.

Schools Progress Report pdf icon PDF 556 KB

Report of Deputy Chief Executive (People)

Minutes:

Deferred.

131.

Scrutiny Committee - updates pdf icon PDF 97 KB

Report of Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Deferred.

132.

In depth Scrutiny Projects 2018/19 and Summary of Work pdf icon PDF 69 KB

Report of Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Deferred.

133.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Chairmen's Scrutiny Forum held on Monday, 11th June 2018 pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Minutes:

Deferred.

 

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