Agenda item

With the addition of Cllr Reed’s name to the list of apologies, and, the amendment of Marie Baister’s job title to ‘Designated Nurse, Safeguarding and Looked After Children’, the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2017 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The following updates were provided:

• Minute no. 4 – The Chair welcomed the newly appointed co-opted members, Marie Baister and Wendy Taylor to the meeting.  The Senior Partnership Officer informed the Panel that work is ongoing to appoint the school representatives and an update on the development of the sub-groups will be brought to the next meeting.
• Minute no. 7 - A report on the Edge of Care service will be brought to the January Panel meeting.
• Minute no. 9 – In relation to the CiCC project to refurbish contact centres, Members Support will be contacted in order to ascertain if funding is available to contribute to this from members’ individual budgets.   
• Minute no. 10a - Three members have arranged to visit the MASH centre.
• Minute no. 10b – The information from the Westminster Briefing had been circulated to the Panel, for information.
• Minute no. 12 – A visit to Aycliffe Secure Centre has been arranged for 1 December.  The Centre Manager, Selwyn Morgans, offered to make alternative arrangements for any members who were unable to attend the visit on 1 December.  Those members wishing to make alternative arrangements were asked to liaise with the Senior Partnership Officer.
• Minute no. 13 – The new in-house Regulation 44 arrangements will be implemented from 1 April 2018.  Members were informed that they would be contacted by the current provider, by email, during the week commencing 23 October to arrange Regulation 44 visits, and any members who did not receive an email were asked to inform the Senior Partnership Officer.
• Minute no. 14 – Cllr Brookes and Cllr Bennett will attend a meeting with Service Direct in November.
• Minute no. 16 - The feedback from the development session held at the September meeting will be circulated to members for information.  The feedback from the session had been shared with the communications and marketing team.