Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Committee with an update on the governance and management arrangements of health, safety and wellbeing within the Council’s corporate and school estates.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer Contacts: Ann-Marie McCullough at ann-marie.mccullough@stockport.gov.uk or Stephen Dawson at stephen.dawson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing the Committee with an update on the governance and management arrangements of health, safety and wellbeing within the Council’s corporate and school estates.

 The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance (Councillor Tom McGee) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

• Councillors were treated in a similar way to employees. Personal safety training was offered to Councillors and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans carried out for Councillors, where appropriate. Officers were available to go through the Fire Evacuation Policy in more detail with any Member who wished to do so.
• A Member asked for the percentage of employees who had received health and safety training, and it was agreed to provide this information in writing.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.