Issue - meetings

(a)   Scrutiny Review of Access to Services for Older People (To be introduced by Councillor Bull).

(b)   Scrutiny Review of Waste Recycling, Collection and Disposal (To be introduced by Councillor Jones).

*Note by the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services

Part 4 Section G Paragraph 1.3 (vii) of the Constitution states that following endorsement by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, final reports and recommendations will be presented to the next available Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet will note the report and request a responding report from the Chief Executive or Chief Officer and cabinet Member responsible. The request is to be available within 6 weeks of the request and will include a detailed tabulated implementation action plan.

(Agenda Item 6):

Scrutiny Review of Access to Services for Older People (Agenda Item 6 (a):

We received a presentation from Councillor Bull who had chaired the Scrutiny Panel which had reviewed access to services by older people. Appreciation and thanks were provided to panel members: Adamou, Alexander, and Wilson for their co-operation and expertise in what had been an excellent review. Arising from this review we noted that reviews on the transportation of older people and support for carers would be taken forward by Cllr Bull and Cllr Dodds.

Our Chair thanked him and the other members of the Scrutiny Panel for the Review. The Cabinet Member for Adults, and Social Care welcomed the report and advised that a response to the review and its recommendations was currently being finalised.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted and, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution, officers be requested to submit a Cabinet response to our meeting on 15 July 2008 including a detailed tabulated implementation action plan.

Scrutiny Review of Waste Recycling, Collection and Disposal  (Agenda Item 6(b)

In the absence of Cllr Jones, the Chair of this review, the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny presented the review to Cabinet.

The Cabinet Member for Environment and Conservation welcomed this extensive review which contained 27 main recommendations, 34 sub recommendations. The Cabinet response to the review was in the process of being finalised.  In considering this report it should be borne in mind that the Council did not have a waste commercial contract.  To further note that the London Councils were currently lobbying government for changes to the apportionment of recycling credits for business recycling which would provide Councils with more of a financial incentive to pursue this change.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted and, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution, officers be requested to submit a Cabinet response to our meeting on 15 July 2008 including a detailed tabulated implementation action plan.