Agenda and minutes

The Chair to note any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors M Cali, C Russell and G Walker.

The Chair to note public address requests.

The public can speak on any agenda item for a maximum of three minutes per speaker per item.  You are not required to register your intention to speak in advance but should arrive at the meeting a few minutes early, complete a Public Address Protocol and notify the Scrutiny Officer of your intention to speak.

There were none.

Members to state any interests.

There were none.

Members to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 5 January 2017.

The minutes of the meeting held on 5 January 2017 were signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record.

A response to the core questions of the Scrutiny Panel was not received from Service Six.

The Scrutiny Panel to receive a written response from Northants Rape and Crisis Centre to its core questions.

The Scrutiny Panel noted the written response to the core questions of the Scrutiny Panel from the Northants Rape and Crisis Centre.  The contents of the response would inform the evidence base of this Scrutiny Review.

The Scrutiny Panel to consider the Chair’s draft report, including any further conclusions and recommendations as appropriate.

The Scrutiny Panel considered the Chair’s draft report, making additions and updates to the conclusions and recommendations.

The Chair conveyed his thanks to the Scrutiny Panel for sitting on the Panel with him, all expert advisors who had provided information to inform the Review.  The Chair also put on record his thanks to the Head of Housing and Wellbeing and his team for all their hard work.  The Chair then thanked the Scrutiny Officer for all her hard work in supporting this Review.

AGREED:      That the report of the Scrutiny Panel, as attached to the minutes, is presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 8 May 2017 for consideration and approval.