BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY (COMMUNITY SERVICES) COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY (COMMUNITY SERVICES) COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, CORKS LANE, HADLEIGH ON TUESDAY, 18 AUGUST 2009
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18 Declaration Of Interests,
19 Minutes,
20 Petitions,
21 Questions From Members,
22 Choose Suffolk (Suffolk Development Agency Limited),
23 Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust - Consultation On Governance Arrangements And Five Year Work Plan For Application For Foundation Trust Status,
24 The Housing Panel's 2009 Housing Review,
25 Work Plan,
PRESENT: Mr D L Wood – Vice Chairman in the Chair
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Mrs S P Clarke
Mr B D Hurren
Mrs M O Munson
Mr M Newman |
Mr A F D W Osborne
Mr J R A Sayers
Mrs C A Todd |
Mr J A B Long was unable to be present.
Mr J R B Cave, the Council’s representative on the Suffolk Development Agency Ltd attended the meeting to assist with the presentation of the item referred to in Minute No. 22 below.
Mr N A Ridley, Chairman of Strategy Committee, attended the meeting to listen to and contribute towards the debate referred to in Minute No. 23 below to enable a response from the Council to be made to the NHS Trust.
Mrs S M Wigglesworth, Chairman of the Housing Panel, attended the meeting to present the item referred to in Minute No. 24 below.
Mr D L Wood declared a personal interest in the item referred to in Minute No.23 as a member of his family worked in the HR Section of the NHS Trust.
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 30 June 2009 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
None received.
None received.
The Chairman introduced the following Officers from Choose Suffolk who had attended the meeting in order to provide a presentation on the work undertaken by Choose Suffolk:-
Celia Hodson, Chief Executive
Alex Paul, Suffolk Tourism Partnership
Vimmi Hayes, Inward Investment Manager
George Ashford, Research and Intelligence Manager
The representatives of Choose Suffolk made a powerpoint presentation subsequently numbered Paper J83 (PDF - 840kb). As part of the presentation a ‘Choose Suffolk’ DVD entitled “Suffolk in 90 seconds” was also shown at the Committee.
Mr J R B Cave, the Council’s representative on the Suffolk Development Agency Ltd provided further information.
Members then asked a number of questions to the various representatives of Choose Suffolk.
RESOLVED
That the contents of the presentation Paper J83 be noted.
The Chairman welcomed Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust who was present at the meeting and made a powerpoint presentation (subsequently numbered Paper J84 (PDF - 54kb)) relating to the purpose behind the Trust’s application process to achieve foundation trust status.
Following the presentation Mr Reed was questioned by Members.
The Head of Natural and Built Environment submitted a report (Paper J77 (PDF - 1.59Mb)) advising that Babergh had been consulted by Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust with regard to some proposals that are integral to the Trust’s application process to achieve foundation trust status.
Strategy Committee at their meeting on 30 July 2009 requested that the Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee consider the issues to be included in Babergh’s response. They had also delegated the final response to the Head of Natural and Built Environment in consultation with the Chairmen of the relevant Committees.
The consultation questions and the issues identified by Strategy Committee for consideration were outlined in Appendix 1 to Paper J77. A copy of the NHS consultation document “Our Passion, Your Care, Be part of our future” was attached as Appendix 2.
RESOLVED
That the Head of Natural and Built Environment, in consultation with the Chairman of Strategy Committee and the Vice Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee be authorised to submit a response based on the matters identified by Strategy Committee listed in the second part of Appendix 1 of Paper J77 together with those items identified at the meeting. Further that the response group these items into two key themes based on obtaining clarity for:-
a. what foundation status will achieve for the community.
b. the democratic basis of the Government proposals for the foundation trust.
Mrs S M Wigglesworth, Chairman of the Housing Panel was present at the meeting and introduced Paper J78 (PDF - 65kb) which provided an overview of the key housing issues dealt with by Babergh’s Housing Panel in 2008/09 and provided the Committee with an opportunity to scrutinise the work carried out.
Following the introduction of the report there were a number of questions posed to both the Chairman of the Housing Panel and the officers involved with the affordable housing programme and other housing matters.
RESOLVED
That the report be noted.
The Director of Corporate Services submitted a report (Paper J79 (PDF - 34kb)) which provided details of the Committee’s anticipated work for 2009/10 including any items that may be the subject of call in procedures.
RESOLVED
That the Work Plan submitted as Paper J79 be noted.
The Committee adjourned for refreshments between 10.40 a.m. and 11.05 a.m.
The business of the meeting was concluded at 1.05 p.m.
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