Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer seeking the views of the Committee on the Work Programme for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2020/21; reporting on progress of the Persistent Pupil Absence Working Group; reporting on progress of the Housing Support Services to Vulnerable People Working Group; identification of any items for pre-scrutiny by the Committee from the latest Key Decision Forward Plan; and receipt of an update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

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.

The report set out progress to date made by the Persistent Pupil Absence Working Group that had completed its review, and also progress to date made by the Housing Support Services to Vulnerable People Working Group. The Chair of the Committee had agreed to serve on the latter Working Group that had been established by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills).

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

The report set out an update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised issues on the following:

·       Discussion took place on the establishment of a possible new working group review.

·       The item Plan on High Needs Funding could possibly be considered as an item for pre-scrutiny. In the event that dates of meetings would prevent pre-scrutiny, an update report on the matter could be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED: That

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

(2)      the completion of the Persistent Pupil Absence Working Group review be noted;

(3)      the progress of the Housing Support Services to Vulnerable People Working Group, established by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills), be noted;

(4)      a working group be established to review the topic of secondary school performance and attainment, and the following Members be appointed to serve on the working group:

·       Councillors Carragher, Keith and Murphy;

(5)      the contents of the Key Decision Forward Plan for the period 1 February – 31 May 2021, be noted;

(6)      the item Forward Plan on High Needs Funding be considered as a possible item for pre-scrutiny, and in the event that dates of meetings would prevent pre-scrutiny, an update report on the matter be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee; and

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