Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Andrew Baird Email: andrew.baird@surreycc.gov.uk
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Apologies for Absence and Substitutions
To report any apologies for absence and substitutions Minutes: Apologies were received from Mr Ernest Mallett.
Mr Nick Darby acted as a substitute for Mr Ernest Mallett. |
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Declarations of Interest
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter:
i. any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or;
ii. other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting
NOTES:
· Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest;
· as well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner); and
· Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.
Minutes: There were none. |
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Questions & Petitions
To receive any questions or petitions
Notes:
1. The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (Friday 5 October).
2. The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (Thursday 4 October).
3. The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received. Minutes: There were none. |
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Response from the Cabinet to Issues Referred by the Select Committee
There are none Minutes: There were none. |
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Surrey County Council Apprenticeship Strategy PDF 151 KB
Purpose of the Report:
This report provides an overview of how Surrey County Council’s is fulfilling its responsibilities in respect of the Apprenticeship Levy which was introduced by Central Government in April 2017. The report focuses on the Council’s internal apprenticeships training programme and does not consider the wider picture among Surrey employers
Additional documents: Minutes: Declarations of Interests:
None
Witnesses:
Lien Cross, Consultant – Organisational Development, Surrey County Council Joy Hurman, Lead Consultant – Learning and Development, Surrey County Council Mary Lewis, Cabinet Member for All Age Learning Luis Moore, Apprentice (Recruitment Team), Surrey County Council
Key points raised during the discussion:
Rose Thorn arrived at the meeting at 10:10am
4. Clarity was sought by the Committee on the number of apprentices that were employed by the Council. Members were advised that the Council employed 371 apprentices who were each at different stages of their training. Members heard that funding drawn-down from the Levy could only be spent on training costs and not on salaries pre-apprenticeship programmes.
5. Members asked whether there was potential to collaborate with partner ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Adult Social Care Strategic Priorities: Workforce PDF 167 KB
Purpose of the Report:
This report provides the Adults and Lifelong Learning Select Committee with: 1) information on the national, regional and Surrey challenge facing the Adult Social Care workforce;
2) information on initiatives in place to support delivery of the Adult Social Care workforce strategy in Surrey, with a focus on the key areas of challenge for Surrey County Council and the independent care provider sector; and
3) recommendations for the Adults and Lifelong Learning Select Committee to consider regarding the Adult Social Care workforce.
Additional documents: Minutes: Declarations of Interest: None Witnesses:
Mel Few, Cabinet Member for Adults Joanna Klimera, Lead Consultant – Service Partner Adult Social Care, Surrey County Council Alison Lawson, Practice Development Manager, Surrey County Council Erica Lockhart, Chief Executive, Surrey Care Association Alex Mackay, Workforce Strategy and Business Support Manager, Surrey County Council Nick Markwick, Director, Surrey Coalition of Disabled People Sonya Sellar, Area Director – Adult Social Care, Surrey County Council Key points raised during the discussion:
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Forward Work Programme PDF 54 KB
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:
Actions/ further information to be provided:
RESOLVED:
That the Adults and Lifelong Select Committee reviewed items that it is due to consider at future meetings.
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Date of the Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Select Committee will be held on 13 February 2019 in the Ashcombe Suite at County Hall. Minutes: Members noted that the next meeting of the Adults and Lifelong Learning Select Committee would take place on 13 February 2019. |