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 2021/22; reporting on progress of the Mental Health Issues Working Group; proposing a piece of work on the Integrated Care Partnership; 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 2021/22 was set out at Appendix A to the report, to be considered, along with any additional items to be included and agreed. The Terms of Reference for the Committee were set out at Appendix B to the report.

The report set out progress to date made by the Mental Health Issues Working Group.

The report set out a proposal for a piece of work on the Integrated Care Partnership to be undertaken by Committee Members.

There were two Decisions within the latest Key Decision Forward Plan, attached to the report at Appendix D, 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 E.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised matters on the following issue:

·       The recent announcement regarding reforms to social care finding.

RESOLVED:

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

(2)      the following additional item be added to the Committee’s Work Programme for 2021/22:

·       The Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health be requested to submit a report on the recent announcement regarding reforms to social care finding, to a future meeting of the Committee;

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

(4)      rather than establish a traditional working group during 2021/22, all Members of the Committee be invited to participate in undertaking a piece of work on the Integrated Care Partnership;

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

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

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