Agenda and minutes
Venue: Room M71, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Antonella Burgio, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4881, E-mail: antonella.burgio@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Amy Whitelock and Co-opted Members Canon Ainsworth and Mr Mushfique Uddin.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PDF 52 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Chief Executive.
Minutes: No declarations of personal or prejudicial interests were made.
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UNRESTRICTED MINUTES PDF 86 KB To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 1st November 2011. Minutes: The Chair Moved and it was:-
RESOLVED
That the unrestricted minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 1st November 2011 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record of the proceedings.
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REQUESTS TO SUBMIT PETITIONS To be notified at the meeting. Minutes: Nil items.
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SECTION ONE REPORTS 'CALLED IN' There were no Section One reports ‘called-in’ from the meeting of Cabinet held on 2nd November 2011. Mayor’s Decision No 009 was called-in and considered at an extraordinary meeting of Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 22nd November 2011. Minutes: No decisions were called-in arising from the Cabinet meeting held on 2nd November 2011.
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Corporate Complaints - Half Year Report 2011 / 2012 PDF 179 KB To consider a summary of complaints received in the period 1 April 2011 to 31 September 2011 through the Corporate Complaints Procedure, Adults and Children’s Social Care Complaints Procedures, and the Local Government Ombudsman.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Alibor Choudhury introduced the item. Ruth Dowden Complaints and Information Manager presented the report circulated at agenda item 6.1 containing statistics of complaints received through the corporate complaints procedure, adults and children social care complaints procedures and by the local government ombudsman between 1 April 2011 and 30 September 2011.
In response to Members’ questions the following information was provided:
Action: Ruth Dowden Complaints and Information Manager
RESOLVED
That the report be noted.
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To consider the monitoring report of the financial position of the Council at the end of Quarter 2 compared to budget and service performance against targets.
Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Alibor Choudhury, Cabinet Member for Resources, Chris Naylor Director for Resources and Kevin Kewin, Strategy Policy and Performance Service Manager presented the report circulated at agenda item 6.2 which detailed the financial position of the Council at the end of Quarter 2 compared to budget and service performance against targets.
Councillor Choudhury reported that overall performance had been good and 13 performance indicators had exceeded targets. Three areas, however, were identified as off target. These were homelessness prevention and violent and acquisitive crime. The Council was investigating ways of addressing these and it was noted that crime management had been well resourced.
In response to Members’ questions the following information was provided:
Action: Councillor Alibor Choudhury / Kevin Kewin Strategy Policy and Performance Service Manager
Action: Chris Naylor Corporate Director for Resources ... view the full minutes text for item 6.2 |
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Local Development Framework (LDF) To receive a presentation on the Local Development Plan and associated matters. Minutes: Michael Bell, Strategic Planning Manager gave a presentation on The Local Development Framework. A copy of the presentation is appended to the minutes. The presentation summarised the two elements of the framework which were:
The Planning Manager introduced the role and function of the two Development Plan Documents (DPD) being prepared following the adoption of the Core Strategy:
A total of 26 consultation events were carried out across the Borough to inform the preparation of the DPDs. These were to be presented for approval at Cabinet prior to further statutory consultations in the New Year. In April 2012, Full Council would be asked to approve the submission of the DPDs to the Secretary of State for independent examination. The examination will be likely to start in September 2012 with the adoption of the documents anticipated in early 2013.
In response to Member’s questions on the DPD, the following information was provided by Michael Bell Planning Manager and Jill Bell Head of Legal Services - Environment:
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VERBAL UPDATES FROM SCRUTINY LEADS (Time allocated – 5 minutes each) Minutes: The following verbal updates were given:
Councillor Uddin reported that he had had a number of meetings with the Development and Renewal Directorate and was looking at different ways in which scrutiny could contribute to policy development in addressing the changes in social housing. He continues to speak regularly with Registered Providers. The budget scrutiny session with the directorate took place and those Councillors present had had good discussions with the Lead Members and the officers about the budget pressures faced by the D&R Directorate.
Councillor Islam had met with Chris Naylor and other officers from Resources Directorate to discuss a review of the Workforce to Reflect the Community Strategy. The Cabinet Member for Resources Cllr Choudhury would also be looking this in 2012 and it has been agreed that Cllrs Choudhury and Islam will work together on this.
Cllr Zenith Rahman reported that the there had been a budget scrutiny session with the Communities, Localities and Culture Directorate. Members had gained a good understanding of the directorate budget.
Cllr Saunders had also led a budget scrutiny session, looking at the Adults Health and Wellbeing Directorate, and would inform scrutiny of the budget going forward.
Councillor Archer had met with officers from Corporate Finance and Communications to discuss the scope of his review of East End Life costs.
RESOLVED
That the verbal updates be noted.
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PRE-DECISION SCRUTINY OF SECTION ONE (UNRESTRICTED) CABINET PAPERS (Time allocated – 30 minutes). Minutes: Nil items.
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ANY OTHER SECTION ONE (UNRESTRICTED) BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS TO BE URGENT Minutes: The Chair gave verbal updates on 2 matters:
RESOLVED
That the verbal update be noted |