Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer reviewing the Committee’s Work Programme for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2020/21; reporting on progress of the Mental Health Issues Working Group; identifying any items for pre-scrutiny by the Committee from the latest Key Decision Forward Plan; receiving an update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee; and noting the update from Healthwatch Sefton.

The Work Programme for 2020/21 was set out at Appendix A to the report, to be considered, along with any additional items to be included and agreed.

There were two Decisions within the latest Key Decision Forward Plan, attached to the report at Appendix B, that fell under this Committee’s remit, and the Committee was invited to consider items for pre-scrutiny.

The report outlined recent activity undertaken by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee; and set out an update on recent activities undertaken by Healthwatch Sefton, as attached to the report at Appendix C.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the Work Programme for 2020/21, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be agreed;

(2)      the progress made by the Mental Health Issues Working Group be noted;

(3)      the contents of the Key Decision Forward Plan for the period 1 January – 30 April 2021, be noted;

(4)      the update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee be noted; and

(5)      the recent activities undertaken by Healthwatch Sefton, as outlined in Appendix C to the report, be noted.