Meeting documents

            Meeting: Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 1a - 06/12/2004 10:00:00 AM)

                  Item: A8 Forward Plan

Scrutiny Sub-Committee to Promote Strong, Healthy and Safe Communities 6 December 2004 Forward Plan

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 examine 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.

Forward Plan

Subject	Content
Topic	Community Development Policy/Strategy Action Plan. Year 1 action plan
Lead Cabinet Member	John Davies
Decision Maker	Cabinet
Date of Decision	December 2004
Consultation
Contacts	Peter Brookes, Chief Executive's Office. Tel: 0191 384 4252
Background Documents	Community Development Policy and Strategy
Additional Comments	Work now aligned to the Community Participation and Engagement Group part of the Change Programme

Subject	Content
Topic	Mobile libraries 2nd report.
Description	Review of mobile library provision in relation to Access to Services Report 30 March 2003.
Lead Cabinet Member	Dennis Morgan
Decision Maker	Cabinet
Date of Decision	December 2004
Consultation	Public consultation
Contacts	Nigel Canaway, Culture and Leisure Services. Tel: 0191 383 3595
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Supporting people: budget implications
Description	Budgetary implications of the Supporting People Project
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision Maker	Cabinet
Date of Decision	December 2004 to March 2005
Consultation	Supporting People Partnership
Contacts	Dave Shipman, Commissioning Manager. Tel: 0191 378 3793
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Residential/domiciliary market
Description	Commissioning requirements and procurement
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision Maker	Cabinet
Date of Decision	December 2004 to February 2005
Consultation
Contacts	John Thornberry. Tel: 0191 383 4619
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Health improvement plan
Description
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision Maker	Cabinet
Date of Decision	9 December 2004
Consultation	Durham County Council staff, Primary Care Trusts, NHS Trusts
Contacts	Gerald Tompkins, Strategic Planning. Tel: 0191 383 3152
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Integrated Provider Services - Learning Disabilities.
Description	Management of Integrated Provider Services for Learning Disabilities
Lead Cabinet Member	Christine Smith
Decision Maker	Cabinet
Date of Decision	December 2004 to March 2005
Consultation	Learning Disability Partnership Board, CDC, Priority Services NHS Trust
Contacts	Duncan Callum Tel: 01325 304 184. Ian Bennett Operations Manager County Durham Care Tel: 0191 383 5106
Background Documents	Review of Management Structure in County Durham Care
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Annual Enforcement Programme Children and Young People (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
Description	Annual plan detailing proposed enforcement in respect of tobacco products to young people.
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr John Davies and Cllr Christine Smith
Decision maker	Cabinet
Date of decision	February 2005
Consultation
Contacts	Phillip Holman. Tel: 0191 383 3391
Background Documents	Children and Young People (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Consumer Advice Provision
Description	Provision of consumer advice over a three year period. Required by Legal Services Commission as part of Quality Mark Accreditation.
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllrs Christine Smith and John Davies
Decision maker	Cabinet
Date of decision	February 2005
Consultation	Satisfaction consultation completed as part of our accreditation.
Contacts	Phillip Holman. Tel: 0191 383 3391
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Mental health services for older people
Description	Proposals for services.
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision maker	Cabinet
Date of decision	27 January 2005
Consultation
Contacts	Duncan Callum, Head of County Durham Care. Tel: 01325 304 184.
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Children's preventative strategy
Description
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision maker	Cabinet
Date of decision	December 2004 to March 2005
Consultation
Contacts	Gail Hopper. Tel: 0191 383 3322
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Children's safeguarding board
Description	Implications of implementing children's safeguarding board in Durham
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision maker	Cabinet
Date of decision	December 2004 to March 2005
Consultation
Contacts	Gail Hopper. Tel: 0191 383 3322
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Subject	Content
Topic	Pooled budgets - learning disabilities
Description	Development of shared budgets for learning disability services.
Lead Cabinet Member	Cllr Christine Smith
Decision maker	Cabinet
Date of decision	December 2004 to March 2005
Consultation
Contacts	John Thornberry. Tel: 0191 383 4619
Background Documents
Additional Comments

Attachments

 Forward Plan Report.doc