Issue - meetings

(a)          That the report be noted; and 

(b)          That the comments/observations of the Committee be fed back to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of performance.

The Housing and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Facilitator introduced the 2013/14 Mid Year Service Performance report produced at  Head of Service/Divisional level under the adopted business model of the Council which covered the period April to September 2013.  She advised that detailed Mid Year Service Performance Reports were appended to the report for Schools Services, Development and Resources, and Culture and Leisure Services. 

Councillor Nancy Matthews referred to the workforce information which was currently unavailable from Corporate Services and requested that all information be included in future reports.

Councillor Ian Dunbar expressed his appreciation for the work undertaken in partnership with Fields in Trust to secure a protection in perpetuity of recreation grounds nominated as designated Queen Elizabeth II Fields.

Mr. David Hytch referred to the revision of School/Local Authority Partnership Agreement and said he was unaware of the Agreement and asked if a copy could be made available to him.  He welcomed the multi agency work that had been undertaken with the aim of identifying effective strategies of support for children with Additional Learning Needs.  Mr. Hytch also welcomed the improvement achieved by Looked After Children (LAC) in relation to educational outcomes and asked if further information could be provided on the Officer Group which had been set up to investigate if the Flintshire cohort was representative of the LAC cohort across Wales.

RESOLVED: 

(a)          That the report be noted; and 

(b)          That the comments/observations of the Committee be fed back to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of performance.