Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Corporate Directors for People and Place Management & Regeneration.

The report presents the draft 2016/17 Agreements for the Adult Social Care and Communities and Housing Portfolios (Appendices 1 & 2) for consideration and comment by the Committee.

Policy priorities for the year ahead are set out within the Agreements, incorporating the existing Council and Borough Plan priority outcomes alongside specific priorities of the new Executive.

The Agreements will form the basis for regular in-year reporting. Portfolio and Corporate Performance and Resource Reports (PPRRs and CPRRs) will assess progress against key objectives, priorities, outcomes and budgets, enabling Scrutiny Committees to hold the Executive to account and for the Executive to identify current and future risks to delivery.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to review and comment on the draft Portfolio Agreements.

Officer contacts: Supporting Adults (Karen Kime/ Joyer Gibson on 474 3574/ 5875 or email: karen.kime@stockport.gov.uk/ joyer.gibson@stockport.gov.uk

Thriving Economy (Joe Conmee/ Michael Cullen on 474 5396/ 4631 or email: joseph.conmee@stockport.gov.uk/ michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillors for Adult Social Care and Communities & Housing submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing out the draft 2016/17 Agreements for the Adult Social Care and Communities & Housing Portfolios, which set out the policy priorities for the year ahead and incorporating the existing Council and Borough Plan priority outcomes alongside specific priorities of the new Executive.

The Agreements would form the basis for regular in-year reporting. The Scrutiny Committee were invited to comment on the draft Agreement prior to its adoption by the Executive.

The Executive Councillors for Adult Social Care (Councillor Wendy Wild) and Communities & Housing (Councillor Sheila Bailey) attended the meeting to answer councillors’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

Adult Social Care

·         The Council was working towards the introduction of a Stockport Ethical Care Charter to tackle issues of low pay, training and travel time for home care workers.

·         Work was still taking place to identify and secure physical bases for the eight neighbourhood teams under the Stockport Together programme.

Communities and Housing

·         In relation to the proposal to create a publicly-owned construction and maintenance company to build and maintain affordable housing, it was commented that it was important to ensure that this provided value for money.

·         The proposal to regulate the private rented sector was welcomed.

·         It was noted that Stockport Homes currently operated a reputable and successful private sector lettings agency.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.