Agenda item

N.B.   Business for the day's proceedings has been scheduled to allow the meeting to conclude not later than 1.00 pm.

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[Each written report on the public part of the Agenda as detailed above:

(i)          was made available for public inspection from the date of the Agenda;

(ii)         incorporates a list of the background papers which (i) disclose any facts or matters on which that report, or any important part of it, is based; and (ii) have been relied upon to a material extent in preparing it. (Relevant documents which contain confidential or exempt information are not listed.); and

(iii)        may, with the consent of the Chairman and subject to specified reasons, be supported at the meeting by way of oral statement or further written report in the event of special circumstances arising after the despatch of the Agenda.]

Exclusion of the Press and Public

There are no matters scheduled to be discussed at this meeting that would appear to disclose confidential or exempt information under the provisions Schedule 12A of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985.

Should any such matters arise during the course of discussion of the above items or should the Chairman agree to discuss any other such matters on the grounds of urgency, the Committee will wish to resolve to exclude the press and public by virtue of the private nature of the business to be transacted.

PARTICIPATING AUTHORITIES

London Boroughs

Health Scrutiny chairmen for social services authorities covering the areas of all the non-London PCTs to whom NHS London wrote in connection with 'Healthcare for London' were contacted (December 2008) concerning participation in the proposed JOSC. As of 23.01.09, those authorities who have indicated a preference for participation are as follows:

Essex – Cllr Christopher Pond