SOCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING AND
BENEFITS
To achieve efficient and effective overview and scrutiny by means of a planned programme of work.
Cllr I R Stephens Cllr C Hancock
To review and/or scrutinise decisions made or actions taken relating to the areas of work covered by the Committee
To make reports and/or recommendations to the full Council and/or the Executive
To consider matters affecting the area or its inhabitants relating to the areas of work covered by the Committee
Housing services
Housing benefits
Support for the young, elderly and those with disabilities
Voluntary sector liaison
Health Improvement Programme Strategy
Best Value Review 1999/2000 (pilot)
Housing (Homelessness)
Social Services – Care Management and Commissioning
Out of Hours Services
Promoting a Safe Society (part)
Services for Children with Special Needs – jointly with Education
Community Care Services for Older People and Physically Disabled Adults
Best Value Reviews 2002/03
To be confirmed
Housing
Policy Performance and Resources Services
HIV/Aids, Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Learning Disability Services/Older and Disabled People
Children’s Services
Children’s Services Plan
Community Care Plan
Youth Justice Plan
Health Improvement Programme (HImP)
Learning Disability Strategy
Joint Review Action Plan
Joint Investment Plan (Learning Disabilities)
Joint Investment Plan (Welfare to Work)
Housing Strategy
Quality Protects Management Action Plan
Select Committee Task Group(s)
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Task Group |
Membership |
Lead Officer |
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Communications/ICT |
Cllrs, Hancock, Mundy, Stephens, Williams |
Dawn Cousins |
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Recruitment and Retention of Child Care Workers |
Cllrs Hancock, Stephens, Mundy |
Jimmy Doyle |
Children and Young Persons
Committee – Terms of Reference
Purpose
To enable Elected
Members to examine, analyse and ensure the Council's performance as a corporate
parent to agreed objectives and performance indicators in relation to Looked
After Children and Children in Need.
To undertake
policy development reviews and scrutiny of areas of significant joint working
between the Education and Social Services Directorates on behalf of the
relevant Select Committees.
To report on the performance and progress to the Executive for approval of strategic direction, priority and resourcing of these activities and services.
Remit
Where referred by the relevant Select Committee, to look in detail at the work of the authority against the government and Local targets for improving the life chances of children ‘Looked After’ or ‘In need’ using qualitative evidence and quantative data, together with information from young people themselves with regard to:
•
Looked After Children, and
in particular those for whom being cared for long term or placed for adoption
•
all those children and
young people defined under the Children Act (1989) as Children in Need:
* children and young people leaving our
care
* children with disabilities and special
needs
* child protection and child safety
* young offenders
To review the
performance of the Council in relation to its policy objectives and performance
targets affecting service delivery to children and young people (up to the age
of 25)
To maintain a
workplan setting out a rolling programme of work that it intends to pursue
subject to the approval of the relevant Select Committees.
Membership
To be made up of Members from Social Services, Housing and Benefits and Education, Community Development and Life Long Learning Select Committees on the basis of political proportionality together with one co-opted member from the Education, Community Development and Lifelong Learning Select Committee.
DRAFT
SOCIAL SERVICES,
HOUSING AND BENEFITS SELECT COMMITTEE
Officers are reminded
that copies of reports for Select Committees should be sent in electronic
format to
Committee Services 10
working days before the planned meeting date. Agendas will normally be
dispatched 7 working
days before the
meeting.
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DATE OF MEETING
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SUBSTANTIVE AGENDA ITEMS
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INVITEES
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Meals on Wheels Housing Services
Service Plan Consider service plan and recommend changes, priorities areas for
further scrutiny and monitor delivery of previous service improvement targets Children and
Young People’s Committee |
Charles Waddicor Chris Binnie Paul Thistlewood |
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7 August 2002 7 August 2002 cont. |
Age Concern To receive a presentation from Age Concern. Members will have
the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session. Isle of Wight Foster Care Association To
receive representation from a leading Foster Care group. Members will have
the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session. Service Plan –
Policy, Performance and Resource Services To consider Section 11 of the service plan and
recommend changes, priority areas for further scrutiny and monitor delivery of
previous service targets. Budget Update To monitor the revenue and capital budgets. Caldicott To receive a
presentation on the Caldicott principles. Select Committee Workplan To consider and approve the workplan |
Mr. and Mrs Hatcher Dawn Cousins Kerry Hubbleday Dawn Cousins Alistair Drain |
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Housing Needs
and Homelessness Joint meeting with
Economic Development, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services Select Committee |
Chris
Binnie/Ashley Curzon |
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Service Plan –
Children’s Services To consider Section 11 of the service plan and
recommend changes, priority areas for further scrutiny and monitor delivery of previous service targets Budget Update To monitor the revenue and capital budgets Foster Carers To consider a report on recent developments in the recruitment of foster carers. Recruitment and
Retention of Child Care Workers To receive an update from the Task Group Supporting People Implementation Programme To receive an update on the Programme and consider the draft charging policy Referred to at
the Select Committee on 6.6.02 Lead Commissioning Report Director’s
recommendation Social Services ICT Task Group t.b.c To receive an update from the Task Group and agree a way forward. Pairing of Councillors with Childrens Services Officers |
Kerry Hubbleday Jimmy Doyle Jimmy Doyle Yvonne May Charles Waddicor Dawn Cousins Jimmy Doyle |
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2 October 2002 |
Service Plan – HIV/Aids, Drugs &Alcohol, Mental
Health and Learning Disability Services/Older and Disabled People To consider
Section 11 of the service plans and recommend changes, priority areas for
further scrutiny and monitor delivery of previous service targets Budget Update Audit Commission
Inspection of Homelessness To consider the action plan produced as a result of the recent inspection. SSI Report on Older Peoples Services To consider the outcomes of the recent inspection in Older Peoples Services Homelessness
Monitoring Autumn Statement Directors recommendation |
James Lowe/Pete
Scott? Kerry Hubbleday Charles
Waddicor/Head of Housing James Lowe? Charles
Waddicor/Head of Housing Charles Waddicor |
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6 November 2002 6 November 2002
cont. |
Budget 2003 To
make recommendations to the Executive Community Care Services for Older People and Physically Disabled Adults Best Value Review (2001/02 Review) To monitor progress made against the improvement plan. Annual Review
of Performance To monitor
progress and highlight areas of concern Referred to at Select Committee on 6.6.02 Local Authority Nomination Rights for Tenancies in Properties Managed by RSL Referral from the Executive 21/5/02 |
Martin Johnson Charles Waddicor Charles
Waddicor/Head of Housing |
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4 December 2002 4 December 2002
cont. |
Budget Update To monitor revenue and capital budgets Out of Hours
Services Best Value Review (2000/01) To monitor progress made against the improvement plan. Care
Management and Commissioning Best Value Review (2000/01) To monitor progress made against the improvement plan. Health Scrutiny tbc Member training session |
Martin Johnson Martin Johnson Select Committee
Support |
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? January 2003 |
Budget 2003 To consider Executive budget proposals/options Autism in Adults To hold a scrutiny session of the provision of services etc for adults with autism and receive evidence from stakeholders. |
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? February 2003 |
Budget Update To monitor revenue and capital budgets Respite Care Following Member
visits with carers this session will give carers and other stakeholders the
opportunity to give evidence to the Select Committee. |
Kerry Hubbleday Pete Scott? |