Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2014.

The minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 5 March 2014 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

No declarations of interest were made.

There were no call in items to consider.

To consider a verbal update from the Corporate Director for People.

A representative of the Corporate Director for People attended the meeting and made a presentation and demonstration in respect to how information relating to childcare is presented on the Council website. Councillors noted that residents were able to identify childcare providers in their local area by inputting their postcode and that there were links to enable them to view a child care providers latest Ofsted report.

RESOLVED - That the report and presentation be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for People.

The report provides an update in relation to on going work to improve the quality of Children’s Centre support for parents in relation to parental wellbeing, skills and employment.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Mike Hughes on Tel: 474 1113 or email: mike.hughes@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for People submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing the Committee with an update in relation to on-going work to improve the quality of Children’s Centre support for parents in relation to parental wellbeing, skills and employment. Officers outlined what actions had been taken to improve the way the Council supports parents to access training and employment opportunities following two recent Ofsted reports in the Marple and Bredbury areas. An action plan had been developed in response to the inspections and it was anticipated that any associated actions would be fully implemented by the end of April 2014.

RESOLVED - That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for People.

The report provides for consideration the outcomes of the consultation and requests the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposals to publish statutory notices for the proposed expansion of Queens Road Primary School and the discontinuance of Orrishmere Primary School as part of the new building development to provide additional places for the area and address the existing building condition issues.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Stephen Bell on Tel: 474 3846 or email: stephen.bell@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for People submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the results of the consultation in respect to the future organisation proposals for Queens Road and Orrishmere Primary Schools.

RESOLVED - That the report be noted and the Executive be informed that the Scrutiny Committee supports the proposals detailed in the report.

To consider a report of the Democratic Services Manager.

The report sets out planned agenda items for the Scrutiny Committee’s next meeting and Forward Plan items that fall within the remit of the Scrutiny Committee.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to consider the information in the report and put forward any agenda items for future meetings of the committee.

Officer Contact: Stephen Fox on Tel: 474 3206 or email: stephen.fox@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out planned agenda items for the Scrutiny Committee’s next meeting and Forward Plan items which fell within the remit of the Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.