Meeting documents
Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (DCC)
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Meeting: Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 1a - 05/06/2002 01:00:00 AM 30/12/1899 10:00:00 AM)
Item: A5 Forward Plan
| Scrutiny Sub-Committee to Promote Strong, Healthy and Safe Communities |  |
| Report of Head of Overview and Scrutiny | |
1 To report the sections of the Council’s Forward Plan which are within the Sub-Committee’s jurisdiction.
Background
2 Under the Constitution, the Executive is required to produce a Forward Plan indicating key decisions covering a four month period.
3 The key decisions relevant to this Sub-Committee included in the Forward Plan are set out in the attached documentation.
4 The information in the Forward Plan provides the Sub-Committee with the opportunity of considering whether it wishes to seek to influence any of these key decisions or to seek further information.
5 If the Sub-Committee wishes to consider any of the key decisions, this could be included in the Work Programme which needs to be considered.
Recommendation
6 You are recommended to give consideration to the Forward Plan.
| Contact: Ian Mackenzie Tel: 0191 383 3506 |
PROMOTING STRONG, HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Planning Services For Children And Young People |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Alan Barker, Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | June 2002 |
| Consultation | |
| Contacts | Debbie Jones, Social Services Department Tel: 0191 383 3000 |
| Background Documents | |
| Additional Comments | |
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Fairer charging for non-residential services |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | June 2002 |
| Consultation | Wide consultation with users and carers |
| Contacts | Trevor Harding, Tel: 0191 383 4412 |
| Background Documents | Circular LAC (2001) 32 - Fairer charging for Home Care and other non-residential social services. |
| Additional Comments | |
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Review of library opening hours (throughout the county) |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Alan Barker, Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | June 2002 |
| Consultation | Community consultation will be undertaken, commencing January. |
| Contacts | Nigel Canaway, Assistant Director, Arts, Libraries and Museums, Tel: 0191 383 3596 |
| Background Documents | Public Library Standards, Annual Library Plan, DCMS Libraries for All report |
| Additional Comments | |
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Review of mobile libraries |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Alan Barker, Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | June 2002 |
| Consultation | Consultation in rural communities completed 2001 |
| Contacts | Nigel Canaway, Assistant Director, Arts, Libraries and Museums, Tel: 0191 383 3596 |
| Background Documents | Survey results and officers reports, Annual Library Plan |
| Additional Comments | |
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | County Durham Cultural Strategy |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Alan Cox |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | September 2002 |
| Consultation | Young People, General Public, Sector Stakeholders |
| Contacts | Patrick Conway Director Arts, Libraries and Museums 0191 3833600 |
| Background Documents | DCMS: Creating Opportunites |
| Additional Comments | |
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Annual Library Plan |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Alan Cox |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | September 2002 |
| Consultation | Stakeholders, Staff |
| Contacts | Nigel Canaway, Assistant Director Arts, Libraries and Museums 0191 383 3595 |
| Background Documents | |
| Additional Comments | |
Attachments
Item No 5.doc