Agenda and minutes

Performance Scrutiny Committee - People - Tuesday, 11th June, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Room 1 / Microsoft Teams

Contact: Samantha Schanzer Scrutiny Adviser

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Minutes: Cllr D Fouweather, Cllr M Pimm and Cllr L Lacey (Cabinet Member for Social Services).
2.	Declarations of Interest Minutes: Cllr J Cleverly declared an interest as she works with Youth Justice. Cllr B Davies declared an interest as her daughter is a social worker. Cllrs S Marshall and D Harvey declared an interest as they were Cabinet Members who had portfolios in this area for the term this report covers, and left the meeting before the Director of Social Services Annual Report was discussed.
3.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 135 KB Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting held on the 26^th March 2024 were agreed as a true and accurate record.
4.	Director of Social Services Annual Report 2023-24 PDF 143 KB Additional documents: Item 4.1 - DoSS Report , item 4. PDF 4 MB Item 4.2 - Appendix 1 of 4, People Data , item 4. PDF 298 KB Item 4.3 - Appendix 2 Children Services WG Checkpoint Data , item 4. PDF 1 MB Item 4.4 - Appendix 2 Adult Services WG Checkpoint Data , item 4. PDF 2 MB Item 4.5 - Appendix 3 Adult Referrals WG Data , item 4. PDF 459 KB There are a further 5 documents.View the full list of documents for item 4. Minutes: The Strategic Director for Social Services presented the report to the Committee. The following was discussed: · The Committee stated that they were pleased with the report and case studies. The Strategic Director thanked Social Services staff who provided the case studies. · The Committee were disappointed that there was nothing on the website about the Let’s Shine choir event. The Strategic Director informed the Committee the choir would continue due to that event being well received. · The Committee thanked the Strategic Director for their work and wished them well in retirement. Comments and recommendations: · The Committee recommended that case studies continue to be included in future reports. · The Committee were content to recommend the report is forwarded to Cabinet as it stood.
5.	Scrutiny Adviser Reports PDF 143 KB a) Actions Arising (Appendix 1) b) Forward Work Programme Update (Appendix 2) Additional documents: Item 6.1 - Action Sheet , item 5. PDF 81 KB Item 6.2 - Draft Forward Work Programme , item 5. PDF 74 KB Minutes: a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor noted that there were a few outstanding actions but they would continue to chase. b) Forward Work Programme The Scrutiny Advisor informed the Committee that due to the Pre-Election Period, the end of year reports needed to be moved. They noted that new meetings had been created: - 15^th July – Children Services and Education Services - 30^th July – Adult Services and Prevention and Inclusion The Committee unanimously agreed to cancel the meeting scheduled for the 9^th July 2024. c) Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Advisor informed the Committee that these will be reinstated.
6.	Meeting Recording Minutes: Please click here to watch the recording.