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OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2009 7.30 PM COMMITTEE AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOMS 1& 2 HARROW CIVIC CENTRE MEMBERSHIP (Quorum 4) Chairman: Councillor Stanley Sheinwald Councillors: Mrs Vina Mithani Mrs Margaret Davine Christopher Noyce Janet Mote B E Gate Anthony Seymour Mitzi Green (VC) Dinesh Solanki Jerry Miles Yogesh Teli Mrs Rekha Shah Mark Versallion Representatives of Voluntary Aided Sector: Mrs J Rammelt/Reverend P Reece Representatives of Parent Governors: Mrs Despo Speel/Mr Ramji Chauhan (Note: Where there is a matter relating to the Council’s education functions, the “church” and parent governor representatives have attendance, speaking and voting rights. They are entitled to speak but not vote on any other matter.) Reserve Members: 1. John Cowan 1. Krishna James 1. Paul Scott 2. Mrs Camilla Bath 2. Phillip O'Dell 3. Ashok Kulkarni 3. Ms Nana Asante 4. Manji Kara 4. Asad Omar 5. Narinder Singh Mudhar 5. Graham Henson 6. Don Billson 7. G Chowdhury Issued by the Democratic Services Section, Legal and Governance Services Department Contact: Daksha Ghelani, Senior Democratic Services Officer Tel: 020 8424 1881 E-mail: [email protected] HARROW COUNCIL OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE MOVED FROM 9 JUNE 2009 THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2009 AGENDA - PART I 1. Attendance by Reserve Members: To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members. Reserve Members may attend meetings:- (i) to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve; (ii) where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and (iii) the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve; (iv) if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival. 2. Declarations of Interest: To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from: (a) all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum; (b) all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber. 3. Minutes: (Pages 1 - 18) That the minutes of the meeting held on 21 April 2009 and the special meeting held on 11 May 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record. 4. Public Questions: To receive questions (if any) from local residents/organisations under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 8. 5. Petitions: To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 9. 6. Deputations: To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 10. 7. References from Council/Cabinet: (if any). 8. Lead Member Report: (Pages 19 - 28) 9. Harrow Local Involvement Network - Annual Report: (Pages 29 - 42) 10. Safeguarding Adults Annual Report: (Pages 43 - 106) Report of the Corporate Director of Adults and Housing 11. Joint Review Report - Commissioning Services and Support for People with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs: (Pages 107 - 196) Report of the Corporate Director of Adults and Housing 12. Sustainability Review Scope and Interim Report: (Pages 197 - 214) Report of the Divisional Director of Partnership Development and Performance 13. Use of Resources Challenge Panel: (Pages 215 - 226) Report of the Divisional Director of Partnership Development and Performance 14. Scrutiny Annual Report: (Pages 227 - 256) Report of the Divisional Director of Partnership Development and Performance 15. Draft Scrutiny Work Programme 2009/10: Report of the Divisional Director of Partnership Development and Performance 16. Scrutiny Review - Extended Schools as Community Resources: (Pages 257 - 316) Report of the Divisional Director of Partnership Development and Performance 17. Improving Surgical Services for Children and Young People in Hospitals: (Pages 317 - 330) Report of the Divisional Director of Partnership Development and Performance 18. Any Other Business: Which the Chairman has decided is urgent and cannot otherwise be dealt with. AGENDA - PART II - Nil This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 3 Pages 1 to 18 OS 281 REPORT OF OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 21 APRIL 2009 Chairman: * Councillor Stanley Sheinwald Councillors: * Mrs Camilla Bath (7) * Narinder Singh Mudhar (3) * Mrs Margaret Davine * Phillip O'Dell (2) * B E Gate * Dinesh Solanki * Jerry Miles * Yogesh Teli * Mrs Vina Mithani * Mark Versallion * Janet Mote Voting (Voluntary Aided) (Parent Governors) Co-opted: * Mrs J Rammelt * Mr R Chauhan Reverend P Reece * Mrs D Speel * Denotes Member present (2), (3) and (7) Denote category of Reserve Members [Note: Councillor Chris Mote also attended the meeting to speak on the item indicated at Minute 524 below. Councillors Christine Bednell and Anjana Patel also attended this meeting to speak on the items indicated at Minutes 525-529 below. Councillor Anjana Patel also attended this meeting to speak on the item indicated at Minute 530 below.] PART I - RECOMMENDATIONS - NIL PART II - MINUTES 517. Attendance by Reserve Members: RESOLVED: To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Members:- Ordinary Member Reserve Member Councillor Mitzi Green Councillor Phillip O’Dell Councillor Manji Kara Councillor Mrs Camilla Bath Councillor Anthony Seymour Councillor Narinder Singh Mudhar 518. Declarations of Interest: RESOLVED: To note that the following personal interests were declared and that all Members would remain in the room and take part in the discussion and any decision on the items: Agenda Item Member Nature of Interest 11. Children’s Trust ) Councillor Janet Mote Portfolio Holder for Children’s ) Services from 2006-08, Chair of 12. Adoption Service ) Corporate Parenting Panel and ) daughter worked as a paediatric 13. Children Looked ) nurse for the National Health After Pan-London ) Service. Pledge ) ) 14. Safeguarding ) ) 15. Children and ) Young People’s ) Plan 2009-11 ) ) 16. Extended Schools ) Review – Final ) Report ) ) 17. Progress report ) 1 OS 282 OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY on Harrow ) Scrutiny's ) response to ) Healthcare for ) London ) Consultation on ) Stroke and Major ) Trauma Services ) in London ) 16. Extended Schools ) Councillor Dinesh Daughter being educated at a Review – Final ) Solanki school in Harrow. Report ) ) 18. Place Survey ) Results ) 17. Progress report ) Councillor Stanley Chair of Carers’ Partnership on Harrow ) Sheinwald Board. Scrutiny's ) response to ) Councillor B E Gate Married to a health professional Healthcare for ) and daughter worked at a London ) General Practice. Consultation on ) Stroke and Major ) Councillor Mark Non-Executive Director of North Trauma Services ) Versallion West London Hospitals NHS in London ) Trust. ) ) Councillor Mrs Vina Worked for a Health Protection ) Mithani Agency. 519. Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record. 520. Public Questions: RESOLVED: To note that no public questions were put at the meeting under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 8. 521. Petitions: RESOLVED: To note that no petitions were received at the meeting under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 9. 522. Deputations: RESOLVED: To note that no deputations were received at the meeting under the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 10. 523. References from Council/Cabinet: RESOLVED: To note that there were no references from Council or Cabinet. 524. Delivering a Strengthened Voluntary and Community Sector: In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the minutes of the Harrow Partnership Board’s last meeting were admitted late to the agenda to allow the views of the Board to be taken into consideration in the context of the main report of the Director of Community and Cultural Services. The Board’s minutes had not been available at the time the agenda was printed and circulated as they were being consulted on. The Chairman welcomed the Portfolio Holder for Community and Cultural Services and the Director of Community and Cultural Services to the meeting. The Portfolio Holder for Community and Cultural Services introduced the report, which set out Cabinet’s response to the recommendations of the scrutiny review entitled ‘Delivering a Strengthened Voluntary and Community Sector for Harrow’. The Portfolio Holder congratulated Members and the Voluntary Sector representatives for producing 2 OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY OS 283 an outstanding report and commended their achievements. He saw the work of the review group as a good example of cross-party and cross-partnership working in which the partners felt fully involved. The Portfolio Holder explained that out of the 22 recommendations of the scrutiny review group, seventeen had been implemented, one had not been agreed and the remaining four would be developed further as part of the development of a third sector strategy. The latter, once developed, would initially be presented to Cabinet and thereafter to Overview and Scrutiny Committee. In order to progress the four outstanding recommendations of the scrutiny review group, a Project Working Group had been established and had now had its first meeting. The Chairman of the Scrutiny Review Group stated that the review group had been a pleasure to work on and all parties concerned had worked well together and felt involved. He questioned the Portfolio Holder on the scope for the Third Sector Strategy and the time line for the implementation of the outstanding recommendations. Other Members asked questions about the establishment of the Community Trust for the purposes of administering the Council’s grant giving function and whether this would emerge from the Third Sector Strategy. They also asked why the recommendation relating to the outsourcing of the management of ‘Harrow Heroes’ awards ceremony had been rejected and whether there were any financial implications relating to this particular recommendation.