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Venue: Council Chamber, Town Hall, Chorley and YouTube
Contact: Clare Gornall, Democratic Services Officer Tel: 01772 625695 Email: clare.gornall@chorley.gov.uk
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Declarations of Any Interests Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda.
If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter. Minutes: There were none. |
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Minutes of meeting Thursday, 14 March 2024 of Overview and Scrutiny Committee Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday, 14 March 2024 attached for approval and signing by the Chair. Minutes: Resolved (unanimously):
That the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 14 March 2024, were approved as a correct record.
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Public Questions Members of the public who have requested the opportunity to ask a question(s) on an item on the agenda will be asked to put their question(s) to the Committee. Each member of the public will be allowed to ask one supplementary question within his/her allocated 3 minutes. Minutes: There were no public questions. |
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Executive Cabinet Minutes To consider the Executive Cabinet minutes of the meetings held on 21 March 2024, 13 June 2024 and 11 July 2024 (attached). Additional documents:
Minutes: The minutes of the Executive Cabinet held on 21 March 2024, 13 June 2024 and 11 July 2024 were presented for consideration.
Resolved – That the report be noted. |
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Notice of Executive Decisions The latest Notice of Executive Decisions is on the council’s website.
The document is also attached and correct as of 24 July 2024.
Minutes: The Notice of Executive Decisions for August 2024, available on the Council’s website, was considered by the Committee.
Councillor Snape requested an update on the Weed Control Policy.
Resolved (unanimously): –
i) That the Notice of Executive Decisions be noted; ii) That an update on the Weed Control Policy be circulated to the Committee.
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Scrutiny Reporting Back - Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24 Report attached. Minutes: The Chair presented the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24 for consideration.
Resolved - That the report be noted.
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Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme To consider the Scrutiny Work Programme for 2024/25. Minutes: The Chair indicated that the initial overview and scrutiny training / workshop session held on 18 June 2024, was not well attended as unfortunately many councillors were on holiday. The workshop session is designed to facilitate discussion of ideas which feed into the process of drafting the work programme for 2024/25.
She therefore proposed that consideration of the draft work programme 2024/25 be deferred until after further training and workshop session is scheduled.
It was proposed that the next session be held on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 at 6.00pm.
Resolved – (unanimously):
i)That the next scrutiny training and workshop session to be held on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 at 6.00pm; and ii) that the draft work programme 2024/25 be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.
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Health Scrutiny Update Councillor Margaret France to be invited to provide an update. Minutes: Councillor Margaret France, Cabinet Member (Health, Wellbeing and Partnerships) gave a verbal update on the Lancashire County Council Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee which had met on 20 March 2024 and 8 May 2024 and meetings of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.
She highlighted the following:
20 March 2024:
- Presentation / report on the social care sector workforce – number of sickness absences, vacancies (particularly occupational therapists, residential care assistants) a concern; - introduction of NHS one workforce concept – “work passports” to allow staff to move between sites
8 May 2024
- Presentation on Living Better Lives in Lancashire - More integrated working to enable timely discharge from hospital and allow people to be supported to remain in their own homes
26 June 2024 (Councillor Michelle Beach attended on behalf of Councillor Margaret France)
- Work plan 2024/25 - Papers and minutes to be added to the LCC website.
The agenda papers and minutes can be viewed on the Lancashire County Council website.
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Reports from the Task and Finish Groups Suicide Bereavement and Prevention Task and Finish Group
To receive a verbal update from the Chair, Councillor Samantha Martin. Minutes: Councillor Arjun Singh, Vice Chair of the Suicide Bereavement and Prevention Scrutiny Task Group, gave an update to the Committee.
The Suicide Bereavement and Prevention Task Group held its first meeting on 22 May 2024, at which members carried out a scoping exercise for this piece of work and received a presentation on the work of the council in terms social prescribing, referral / signposting, its work with partners, including Lancashire MIND and St Laurence’s Church, and on forthcoming events such as the World Suicide Prevention Event in September.
It then met on 19 June, and received background data and evidence to consider as follows: · Real time surveillance suspected suicide data – Public Health LCC · Office for Health Improvement and Disparity Suicide and self-harm data It also considered additional information containing sensitive data and hence was held in private session.
The next meeting was on 23 July. Prior to the formal meeting, the Task Group met with members of a Suicide Bereavement Support group, Beside you in Bereavement (BYIB). Guests related their personal experiences with suicide bereavement and shared what they thought could be improved such as having contact from someone who could offer support within 24 hours.
At the formal meeting, the Task group heard from Lancashire MIND, and what it can offer in terms of the orange button pledge, and provision of self harm safe kits, and free e-learning. Members also heard from LCC Public Health, and discussed more localised data in private session.
The next steps are to hold another meeting on 20 August. Angela Allen from Bags for Strife will be attending, and we are hoping Andy’s man Club will attend too.
The Task Group would also like to speak to local police on a date to be arranged.
This scrutiny review has been progressing very well and aims to be completed by the end of September.
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Any urgent business previously agreed with the Chair Minutes: There was no urgent business. |