Report of Corporate Director for Corporate Services

The Committee received a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate Services which updated members on a significant number of health scrutiny matters, Joint Committee work, regional scrutiny and the in depth scrutiny project.

The Council’s Corporate Director for People referred to the Ofsted inspection of Children’s Services and the recommendation for a Scrutiny Panel to be established to help provide additional challenge to the implementation of the action plan, to be made up of Members of scrutiny and key members of the Improvement Board – the following Members were nominated – Councillors Moyies, Nevin, Arscott, Borton and Boyd. Meetings will be bi-monthly.

Resolved:-

1. That the report and actions taken be noted.

2. To endorse the appointment of Councillors Boyd and Endersby to the Essex Task & Finish Group looking into mental health services for children and young people.

3. To endorse the terms of reference for the Joint Committee looking at proposals for a PETCT scanner for south Essex.

4. That the project plan for the joint in-depth scrutiny project – ‘‘Alternative provision – off site education provision for children and young people’, be agreed.

5. To agree that the following be appointed to the Children’s Services Improvement Plan Scrutiny Panel - Councillors Moyies, Nevin, Arscott, Borton and Boyd.

Note:- This is a Scrutiny Function.