Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: Room C1, 1st Floor, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Simone Scott-Sawyer, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4120; E-mail: simone.scott-sawyer@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Fozol Miah and Memory Kampiyawo. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 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: There were none. |
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REQUESTS TO SUBMIT PETITIONS To be notified at the meeting. Minutes: There were none. |
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REQUESTS FOR DEPUTATIONS To be notified at the meeting. Minutes: There were none. |
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SECTION ONE REPORTS 'CALLED IN' At the point of agenda publication, it is unknown whether the decisions of the Mayor in Cabinet made on 20 June 2012 have been called-in for further consideration. When the status of the decisions is known, Members will be informed accordingly. Minutes: There were none. |
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION Minutes: VARY ORDER OF BUSINESS
The Chair Moved that the order of business be varied. Accordingly, item 6.2 was taken first, followed by items 6.1, 7, 8 and 9.
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POLICE COMMISSIONING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY Additional documents: Minutes: Andy Bamber, Safer Communities Service Head, Communities, Localities and Culture, tabled a document and gave a PowerPoint presentation for Members on Policing and Crime. The following salient points were highlighted:
In response to questions by some Members, Andy Bamber made the following points:
In response to some concerns raised by the Chair, Mr Bamber endeavoured to produce data on ... view the full minutes text for item 6.1 |
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OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME A workshop is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 27th June to discuss the Committee’s work programme for 2012 -13. A copy of the programme will be circulated to Members thereafter.
Minutes: Sarah Barr, Senior Strategy Policy and Performance Officer referred Members to the workshop which took place on Wednesday 27th June 2012 discussing the work programme.
At the meeting the Committee agreed to focus on four scrutiny reviews in 2012-13: Post-16 attainment; youth unemployment, co-regulation and the accountability of Registered Housing Providers and the allocation of mainstream grants to support the third sector.
Further topics to be dealt with through one off-events or challenge sessions included welfare reform, mental health and housing, crime and policing and street cleanliness.
RESOLVED:
That the officer’s verbal presentation be noted.
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VERBAL UPDATES FROM SCRUTINY LEADS (Time allocated – 5 minutes each) Minutes: Cllr Judith Gardiner expressed her concerns about the Community Safety Plan, and stated that she was disappointed to see that the comments made by full Council had not been picked up in the version submitted to Cabinet. Cllr Gardiner felt the plan did not address concerns raised in relation to serious violence and vulnerable residents.
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PRE-DECISION SCRUTINY OF SECTION ONE (UNRESTRICTED) CABINET PAPERS (Time allocated – 30 minutes). Minutes: There were none. |
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ANY OTHER SECTION ONE (UNRESTRICTED) BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS TO BE URGENT Minutes: Sarah Barr, Senior Strategy Policy and Performance Officer reminded Members of the “World Pride” event organised by London Councils. Further details would be circulated via email the following day.
The meeting ended at 8.55 p.m.
Chair, Ann Jackson
Overview & Scrutiny Committee
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