Issue - meetings

Councillor Winskill in the Chair

Councillor Rice declared that he was a Governor of John Loughborough School.

Panel Chairs then each took the OSC through their draft recommendations.  Suggested inclusions / amendments were as follows:

Communities Scrutiny Panel

P9  - Leisure and Culture – deletion of mobile library service

The mobile library service was a valuable service, particularly to the housebound and those in residential homes.  Councillor Newton felt that the recommendation should be worded more strongly to ensure that the mobile library service was maintained.

Adults & Health Scrutiny Panel

No suggested additions or changes.

Environment & Housing Scrutiny Panel

P6 – Leisure and Culture – allotments increase in fees

An Equalities Impact Assessment should be conducted on the proposed increase, if this has been done then it should be provided to the Environment & Housing Scrutiny Panel to enable them to consider it.

Recommendation:  the allotments revenue should be revenue neutral and any surplus invested in capital renewal projects.  Any increase should only be considered with the full consultation and involvement of all relevant stakeholders.

P8 – Leisure and Culture – amend Council policy to allow more events in Finsbury Park

Greater clarity on any consultation should be provided.

Recommendation: considerations should be given to whether enough is charges for the set up and break down of events.

Recommendation: Any increase in revenue should be from an increase in the fees charged for holding events at Finsbury Park (and should fully reflect the short and long term cost to the borough of holding these events) and not an increase in the number of events held.

Cap. Programme 56 – Loft conversions

Recommendation: There should be an increase in the number of well designed loft conversions to help to alleviate housing pressures in the borough.

Children & Young People Scrutiny Panel

C9 – Prevention and early intervention – consolidation of arrangements for Youth Offending, Alternative Provision and Behavioural Support Services to achieve efficiencies

More information on what is happening with Haringey Education Business Enterprise (HEBP).

OSC noted that final recommendations from the Panel and from OSC would go to OSC on 22 January for approval and referral to Cabinet.  All actions therefore need to be completed by early January to allow for Panels and OSC to make any further recommendations.