Committee Administrator - Katy Green F 823283  E-mail - [email protected]

SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING AND BENEFITS SELECT COMMITTEE

TUESDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2003 AT 9.30 AM

COMMITTEE ROOM 1, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT

Membership : Mr I R Stephens (Chairman), Mr R G Mazillius (Vice Chairman), Mr J R Adams, Mr A C Bartlett, Mrs B D Clough, Mrs D Gardiner, Mr C R Hancock, Mr J F Howe, Mr A J Mellor, Mr V J Morey, Mrs E Oulton, Mr D G Williams. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council (Miss H L Humby and Mrs M A Jarman) are non-voting members.

Portfolio Holders : Mr G S Kendall - Social Services and Housing

Any other member of the Council may attend the meeting and may speak with the permission of the Chairman provided that notification has been given to the Select Committee Support section before the commencement of the meeting, such notification to detail which items the member is attending for.

AGENDA

1. MINUTES - PAPER A - To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2003.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST - To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME - To guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Friday, 3 October 2003. Each question must give the name and address of the questioner. Questions may be asked at the meeting without prior notice but in these circumstances there is no guarantee that a fully reply will be given at the meeting.

4. URGENT BUSINESS - To consider any matters which, in the Chairman's opinion, are urgent.

SCRUTINY SESSION

5. BUDGET MONITORING REPORT AS AT END OF AUGUST 2003 - PAPER B - To consider and examine the report of the Portfolio Holder for Social Services and Housing

6. RESULTS OF THE CUSTOMER SURVEY/ FOSTER CARE FOCUS - PAPER C - To consider and examine the report of the Portfolio Holder for Social Services and Housing

Break

POLICY SESSION

7. SUPPORT FOR FOSTER CARERS - PAPER D - To debate proposals and implications of the report of the Portfolio Holder for Social Services and Housing. Foster Carers have been invited to attend to answer Members questions.

8. THE GREEN PAPER ON CHILDREN=S SERVICES >EVERY CHILD MATTERS= - PAPER E - To debate proposals and implications of the report of the Portfolio Holder for Social Services and Housing

9. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN CHILDREN=S SERVICES - PAPER F- To debate proposals and implications of the report of the Portfolio Holder for Social Services and Housing

10. MEMBERS= QUESTION TIME - A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Monday, 6 October 2003.

11. NEXT MEETING - The next scheduled meeting will be held on Thursday, 6 November 2003 at 9.30 am at County Hall, Newport. The agenda for that meeting is likely to include:

i Specialist Therapy - Guy Eades, Healing Arts

i Housing Advice Centre

i Budget Monitoring

i Grant Funding

i Homelessness Monitoring and Nomination Statistics

i Additional Resources - Monitoring Report

Details of this and other Council committee meetings can be viewed on the Isle of Wight Council's web site at : http://www.iwight.com/council/meetings/meetings.asp

The information contained in this agenda is available in Braille, large print, tape and community languages. Please contact the Committee Administrator on F 823283.