Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) to report on any issues  raised by the OSC in relation to unrestricted business to be considered.

Nil items.

Councillor John Pierce, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, provided an update on their meeting the previous week. He reported on a number of items including that:

·         The Committee had considered their workplan for the year ahead and that there were also workplans for the Health and Housing Sub-Committees.

·         Councillor Shiria Khatun, as Cabinet Member for Community Safety, had attended a useful discussion on the substance misuse strategy. It was noted that Tower Hamlets was considered a good example for other authorities to follow.

·         The Committee had mixed views about the proposed Youth Service model and that they were exploring options for a challenge session on the issue.

·         Councillor David Edgar, Cabinet Member for Resources, had attended for a discussion on the Provisional Financial Outturn for 2015/16.

·         The Mayor had attended for a review of the end of year Strategic Monitoring Report and in particular they discussed developments in charging for adult social care services and how to learn from other boroughs who had introduced charging.

The Mayor thanked Councillor John Pierce for his update and for the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee over the last year.