Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme, as amended at the meeting, be approved; and

(b)       That the Environment and Social Care Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-Chair and officers, be authorised to vary the work programme between meetings. 

The Environment and Social Care Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator introduced the report to consider the Forward Work Programme for the Committee. 

            The Facilitator detailed the items for consideration at the 9^th May 2016 meeting of the Committee and advised that it had been suggested that the Review of the Fair Debt Policy be deferred to a future meeting to allow consideration of the Draft Improvement Plan at the 9^th May 2016 meeting. 

            Councillor Alison Halford queried whether the Committee could receive an update on the issue of repairs to Council properties and times taken for such repairs.  The Chief Officer (Community & Enterprise) advised that information on repairs could be circulated to the Members and that a report could be submitted to the Committee if further information was required.  She added that the issue of repairs was a good news story.

            The Facilitator also detailed the items for consideration at the 8^th June and 13^th July 2016 meetings of the Committee and added that during earlier discussions, it had been suggested that the Allocations Policy and Local Lettings Policy also be considered at a future meeting.      

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme, as amended at the meeting, be approved; and

(b)       That the Environment and Social Care Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-Chair and officers, be authorised to vary the work programme between meetings.