Issue - meetings

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

It was agreed that Children and Young People’s Service would be invited to come along to a future meeting of the Panel to respond to the issues raised by the Markfield Project concerning the availability of play provision for children with LD and PMLD.

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

Noted.

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

The Panel noted that representatives of residents associations and traders would be attending the next meeting.  It was agreed that the CCTV Coordinator would be asked to attend as well in case any technical issues were raised.

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

It was noted that a meeting had taken place between NDT, who were undertaking the detailed consultation on behalf of the Review Panel, and a group of parents and carers who had been selected to take part in the exercise.  The purpose of the meeting was to explain the process and answer their questions.  It had been clear from the meeting that many parents and carers had concerns about healthcare and, although there had been some cynicism about the exercise, they had all agreed to take part.  The group had been selected in order to get a representative cross section of the local population.

Mr. Jefferson reported that recruitment of a person with a learning disability to sit on the Review Panel was going ahead.

It was noted that the next meeting would be taking place on 31 October and representatives from the voluntary sector and patient organisations would be invited to give their views.  It was agreed that the starting time would be brought forward to 6:00 p.m. in order to avoid clashes with later meetings.

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

The Panel noted that the officers from the Environment Service would be attending the next meeting of the Panel on 19 October to outline the way that CCTV was used to deal with environmental crime and parking.  The following meeting would be on 30 October and would provide an opportunity for the Panel to hear the views of local residents and traders.  The meeting would focus on their perceptions of CCTV and whether its current use had met their expectations in deterring crime.

To consider progress with the review and future timetable (attached).

The Panel noted that the consultants that were working with the Council on this issue – PRCI - wished to meet with the Chair to outline the nature of their work and their input to the scrutiny review.  It was agreed that a meeting would be arranged.

Mr Sweeny that reported that relevant residents organisations had been identified from the west of the Borough for PRCI to interview as part of their research but were still being sought from the east.  It was agreed that Neighbourhood Management would be asked to suggest appropriate groups.  PRCI would be looking at two incidents as case studies of the effectiveness of the cameras.  In addition, they would be sending out questionnaires to a wide range of people including local residents and staff.  In order to encourage participation, PRCI were proposing to offer entry into a prize draw with a digital camera as a prize to encourage people to respond, provided the Council  had no objection to this being offered to staff.

Members of the Panel would be visiting the CCTV control  room at Woodside House in order to get an impression of how the system worked.  It was agreed that Members would undertake these visits on 11 and 13 September.