Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The purpose of the report is to communicate an update of Health and Safety across the Council and to seek approval to formally adopt a revised Health and Safety Policy and a revised Smoke Free Policy both of which has been endorsed by the Council’s Health and Safety governance arrangements and by the Council’s Corporate Leadership Team. 

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to note the content of this report and endorse the Health and Safety Policy at Appendix 2 and the revised Smoke Free Policy attached at Appendix 3.

Officer contact Sue Williams on telephone number 0161 474 2175 or alternatively email sue.williams@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing the Scrutiny Committee with an update of Health and Safety issues across the Council. The Scrutiny Committee were invited to comment on the revised Health and Safety Policy and a revised Smoke Free Policy both of which has been endorsed by the Council’s Health and Safety governance arrangements and by the Council’s Corporate Leadership Team. 

The Deputy Executive Leader and Portfolio holder for Corporate, Customer and Community Services (Councillor Iain Roberts) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         The introduction of a system to scrutinise and ensure that managers and head teachers were fulfilling their Health and Safety responsibilities as part of the ‘core’ service to schools was welcomed.

·         The ability for schools to ‘buy back’ additional support was noted.

·         The importance of supporting employees’ ‘wellbeing’ within the context of Health and Safety.

RESOLVED – That the report and revised Health and Safety Policy set out in Appendix 2 and the revised Smoke Free Policy attached at Appendix 3 to the report be noted.