Issue - meetings

Purpose of the item: To receive any questions or petitions.

NOTES:

1.    The deadline for Members’ questions is 12:00pm four working days before the meeting (9 June 2023).

2.    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting(8 June 2023).

3.    The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.

Witnesses:

Mark Nuti, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health

Key points raised in the discussion:

1.    One Member question and one public question were received, and the responses are appended to these minutes.

2.    The member of the public asked a supplementary question and was critical of the written response and the Council’s Adult Social Care management of the provider at Greenways. How can the Committee be certain that public money is being spent responsibly and safety managed effectively in these circumstances. The Cabinet Member referred to the written response and advised that senior staff had visited the home to inspect and felt confident the Council was using the taxpayer’s money in the right way.  The Chair would seek further briefings to make sure processes were in place and being followed.

3.    The Member’s supplementary question sought a review by the Committee at its next public meeting on 4 October 2023. The Chair requested that the Cabinet Member meet with affected residents to which he agreed. The Chair reiterated that the Committee would be seeking a briefing on the processes before taking any further action