Issue - meetings

The Board received a report that set out how Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) would operate with respect to the Haringey Strategic Partnership.

A key area of focus would be the Local Area Agreement (LAA) and performance against LAA targets. To support the HSP in achieving LAA targets the Scrutiny arrangements had been structured to reflect the areas covered by the Theme Boards.

The Board was advised that Councillor Gina Adamou had been appointed as the lead member for Well-Being. In addition Councillor David Winskill had been appointed to look specifically at Health issues and Councillor Gideon Bull, Chair of the O&S Committee, would take on overarching role looking at scrutiny across the HSP Thematic Boards.

The Chair noted that there had been no discussion with the Theme Boards in determining the topic areas during the first year. He suggested that as the relationship between the Scrutiny function and Boards developed there should be a dialogue regarding the areas that would be focused on.

It was acknowledged that Members ultimately determined the topics that would be reviewed. There was agreement that once the O&S Work Plan had been set this should be shared with the Board and that there should be ongoing discussion between lead officers from the Scrutiny Team  and Adult Services.

RESOLVED:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That once the O&S Work Plan had been set this should be shared with the Board and that there should be ongoing discussion between lead officers from the Scrutiny Team  and Adult Services.