Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2017.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 6 February 2017 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair subject to the following comments questions asked being included in the minutes in relation to minute 5 “Democratic and Constitutional Review – Stockport Council’s Scrutiny Arrangements”;

• Councillor Johnstone referred to the phrase “majority party” in the report (paragraph 2.5).and suggested that this should be amended to “largest party”
• Councillor Johnson asked whether “Education Functions” included adult and further education and therefore would fall within the remit of the new Children & Families Scrutiny Committee.
• Councillor Booth suggested that if the role of the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee was to determine items which fell within the remit of more than one scrutiny committee then the membership needed to be increased.
• The Democratic Services Manager confirmed that if the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee was to be politically balanced, it would consist of three Liberal Democrat Members, two Conservative Members and four Labour members and would be the same size as the other Scrutiny Committees. He confirmed that the Independent Ratepayers Group would not be entitled to a place under the political balance calculation in the same way as they did not have a place on all of the existing scrutiny committees.
• Councillor Holloway stated that he broadly supported the proposals as they reflected the approach needed but the role of the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee would change significantly and there would be an enhanced role for members of the Committee and especially the Chair who would have significantly more responsibility and this needed to be considered as well as the additional workload placed on the Chair
• Councillor Holloway stated that Councillors had expressed concern regarding the current AGMA/ GMCA Scrutiny Pool arrangements and there was a need for the AGMA/ GMCA Scrutiny arrangements to reflect the practice in Stockport.
• In response to a question from Councillor Meikle, the Democratic Services Manager reported that members of the Executive would not be permitted to be members of the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee.

Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made.

To consider call-in items (if any).

There were no call-in items to consider.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report provides an update on proposals and timescales to develop the 2017/18 Performance and Resources framework, and for further member engagement.

The Committee is recommended to note and comment on the update, timescales and proposals contained within the report and presentation.

Officer contact: Steve Skelton on 0161 474 3174 or email:  steve.skelton@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on proposals and timescales to develop the 2017/18 Performance and Resources framework, and inviting the Committee to comment on the update, timescales and proposals contained within the report and presentation.

The Committee considered the proposed measures and targets for 2017/18 Portfolios within the Performance and Resources Framework.

The following comments were made:

·         Data on Ambulatory Care should be included in the Adult Social Care Portfolio Agreement and Reports if at all possible, given the role the team play in meeting the objectives of Stockport Together 

·         Where percentages are shown the actual figures should also be included within the measures and targets

·         It was noted that the measure for 0-17 looked after children included the separate measure for 0-5 looked after children

·         The inclusion of comparative data with ‘nearest neighbour’ where it existed was welcomed and where new measures has been added it was noted that it would take time to understand the trend.

·         The additional information to be included was already available and therefore the officer time taken to produce the portfolio data was manageable.

RESOLVED – That the proposed measures and targets for 2017/18 Portfolios within the Performance and Resources Framework be supported subject to the comments above,