MOTION P (2005/06):
Councillor Meehan has given notice that he will move in the following terms:
“This Council welcomes the new Bruce Grove youth centre, and the additional new centre being built on the site focusing on performing arts and media.
This council notes that youth services provide a crucial outreach mechanism to reach out to young people, and supports the purchase of three mobile units for hard to reach young people.
This council also notes the importance of innovative youth services as a means of getting young people involved in their communities. The Duke of Edinburgh scheme offers a chance for young people to participate in local projects as well as encouraging them to develop a skill and get involved in a sport. And so, the Council welcomes the new Duke of Edinburgh’s Award centre that is based at the new state of the art training centre at St Thomas More School, and wishes success to all those who are currently working towards getting an award”.
MOTION Q (2005/06):
Councillor Hoban has given notice that he will move in the following terms:
“Haringey Council notes with concern that:
a) the Secretary of State has predicted a high deficit in the NHS budget for 2005-06
b) Deficits in NHS Trust budgets have been caused by Trusts trying to fulfil objectives set not by them, but by the Government.
c) Such deficits mean that Community Hospitals in Haringey face cuts or even closure.
d) There is an absence of local accountability over major decisions affecting local health services
e) The Government’s incoherent reform programme in the NHS has made it impossible for NHS Trusts to plan effectively
f) There may be increased calls on Haringey Local Authority services as a result of these deficits
Haringey Council believes that:
I. Community Hospitals offer a vital local service to patients and their families
II. Provision of good quality care close to home is particularly important for elderly or vulnerable patients
III. Community Hospitals treating less serious cases relieve the pressure of work on acute hospitals
Haringey Council calls for the Leader, Chief Executive and Haringey’s MP’s to lobby for:
1. Urgent Government action to address the consequences of NHS Trust deficits
2. The Government to re-evaluate its target driven approach, to allow clinicians to make judgements based on clinical need and to ensure that patients being treated in the community do not lose out
3. Development of Community Hospitals and other local health units to allow for an increasing range of treatments, such as diagnostic and rehabilitation services, traditionally available only in large hospitals, to be delivered in the community
4. Any necessary reconfiguration of local services to be subject to full local consultation with patient and community groups
5. Long-term reform of the NHS to be based on the principle of greater local democratic accountability”
MOTION R (2005/06):
Councillor Hare has given notice that he will move in the following terms:
“That this Council, as a recognised Fair Trade Council that aims to meet ethical standards, endorses the aims of the Campaign for Social Audit of companies and contractors which supply the Council and the people of Haringey with goods and services.
Social Audits involve operating and financial reviews of the social and environmental performance and transparent reporting of companies supplying goods and services to the public and private sector; local authorities like Haringey have a responsibility on behalf of their residents and the planet to promote such practices.
Making the reporting of such reviews mandatory for UK Companies would level the playing field between those that are responsible enterprises who respect ethical trade and those that are not. Such reporting would be a valuable tool for the Council to ensure that it chooses sustainable and socially responsible business and public sector partners.
Council therefore resolves to write to the Department of Trade and Industry to support legislation which will incorporate Social Audit as an integral part of UK law in the procurement of goods and services by the public sector including Haringey, and ensure that Fair Trade, respect for human rights and the planet are at the heart of our decision making”.
Minutes:
MOTION P(2005/06):
It was moved by Councillor Meehan and seconded by Councillor Q Prescott that:
“This Council welcomes the new Bruce Grove youth centre, and the additional new centre being built on the site focusing on performing arts and media.
This council notes that youth services provide a crucial outreach mechanism to reach out to young people, and supports the purchase of three mobile units for hard to reach young people.
This council also notes the importance of innovative youth services as a means of getting young people involved in their communities. The Duke of Edinburgh scheme offers a chance for young people to participate in local projects as well as encouraging them to develop a skill and get involved in a sport. And so, the Council welcomes the new Duke of Edinburgh’s Award centre that is based at the new state of the art training centre at St Thomas More School, and wishes success to all those who are currently working towards getting an award.”
The Motion was then put to the meeting and declared CARRIED.