Meeting documents
Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (DCC)
Monday 3 March 2003
Meeting: Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 1A - 03/03/2003 12:00:00 AM 30/12/1899 10:00:00 AM)
Item: A9 Forward Plan
| Scrutiny Sub-Committee for Promoting Strong Healthy and Safe Communities |  |
| Report of Head of Overview and Scrutiny | |
Purpose of the Report
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.
Head of Overview and Scrutiny
| Contact: Tom Bolton Tel: 0191 383 3149 |
PROMOTING STRONG HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Review of library opening hours (throughout the county) |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Alan Cox, Alan Barker and Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | January 2003 |
| Consultation | Community consultation will be undertaken, commencing January. |
| Contacts | Nigel Canaway, Assistant Director, Cultural Services, 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 Cox, Alan Barker, Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | January 2003 |
| Consultation | Consultation in rural communities completed 2001 |
| Contacts | Nigel Canaway, Assistant Director, Cultural Services, Tel: 0191 383 3596 |
| Background Documents | Survey results and officers reports, Annual Library Plan |
| Additional Comments |
| Subject | Content |
| Topic | Joint Review - development of the action plan |
| Lead Cabinet Member | Christine Smith |
| Decision maker | Cabinet |
| Date of decision | Draft Action Plan - 19 December 2002 Final Action Plan - 4 March 2003 |
| Consultation | Consultation period 19 December 2002 to 7 February 2003. Consultation with users, carers (User/Carer Forum, Carers Centres, LED Speaking Up Group), SLAN, Care in Durham, Disabled children (Glendene School), mental health users (Horizon) and key partners through existing forums. |
| Contacts | Peter Appleton, Social Services Department Tel: 0191 383 3628 |
| Background Documents | Draft report of Joint Review (available after 19 December 2002) |
| Additional Comments |
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