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The
Select Committee is asked to review and approve the Forward Work
Programme and provide comment as required.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Declarations of interest:
None
Witnesses:
Andrew Baird, Democratic
Services Officer
Key
points raised during the discussions:
- Members
enquired about what opportunities the Select Committee would be
given to scrutinise relevant aspects of the Council’s
Transformation Programme. Officers advised that scrutiny of the
business cases that underpinned the Transformation Programme was
held by the Corporate Overview Select Committee but that
responsibility for scrutinising the Programme had been delegated to
individual Select Committees. Specific approaches to how scrutiny
of the Transformation Programme would be conducted was still being
worked out by officers but Members were advised that they would be
given more detail on this was forthcoming.
- The
conversation turned to an item that had previously been considered
by the Adults and Health Select Committee regarding the amount of
Adult Social Care debt that was owed to the Council. Officers
stated that the Council’s approach to recouping Adult Social
Care debt had been considered by select committees on numerous
occasions in the past but that little tangible benefit had been
derived from this scrutiny. Given the need for the Select Committee
to prioritise the areas that it scrutinise the Committee was asked
to consider carefully whether Adult Social Care debt should be
included on its Forward Work Programme. Members responded by
highlighting that the Council was owed over £16 million in
unpaid care fees which was significant given the financial
challenges confronting the Council and it was agreed that an item
on Adult Social Care debt would be included on the
Committee’s Forward Work Programme for its meeting on 13
February 2019.
- Members
enquired as to whether the Committee would be given the opportunity
to scrutinise the budgets of the services within its remit.
Officers stated that responsibility for scrutinising budgets
remained the responsibility of the Corporate Overview Select
Committee and that it was not known whether any aspect of budget
scrutiny would be delegated down to individual Select
Committees.
Actions/ further
information to be provided:
- An item on
Adult Social Care debt to be added to the Adults and Lifelong
Learning Select Committee Forward Work Programme for its meeting on
13 February 2019.
RESOLVED:
That the Adults and Lifelong Select Committee reviewed items
that it is due to consider at future meetings.