Agenda item

Report of the Director of Transformation and Partnerships – Overview and   Scrutiny Officer.

The Overview and Scrutiny Officer referred Members to the attached draft report of the Support Provided for Skills Development within County Durham Working Group, noting the meetings and visits that had taken place and that the Working Group had agreed the draft report and recommendations at its last meeting.  Members were asked for their comments prior to the report being scheduled for submission to Cabinet.

Councillor M Davinson asked whether it could be made clear which AAPs had attended the Working Group meetings, and that the examples set out in the report represented their input rather than all AAPs.  This was noted.  Councillor A Patterson noted that there was reference to Willington Community Action and added sadly this was no longer operating. 

Councillor M Davinson noted his thanks to the Overview and Scrutiny Officer and the Chairman added the Committee’s thanks to the Overview and Scrutiny Officer and his own thanks to the Members of the Working Group in respect of their contributions.

Resolved:   

(i)              That the Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee agree the report of the Scrutiny Working Group looking at the support provided for skills development within County Durham.

(ii)             That the report of the Scrutiny Working Group be submitted for consideration by Cabinet at the meeting on the 19 October 2016 and to a future meeting of the County Durham Economic Partnership.