Agenda and minutes

The Chair to note apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Cathrine Russell (Chair).  Councillor Sally Beardsworth (Deputy Chair) was in the Chair for the meeting.

The Chair welcomed Gwyn Roberts, Deputy CEO, Northamptonshire Carers to the Panel and advised how pleased she was to have him on this Review.

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.

The Scrutiny Panel to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2017.

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2017 were signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record.

The Scrutiny Panel to receive a presentation that sets the scene, including:

Ø    Being Dementia Friendly, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Friends Champion, BSI Code of Practice for Dementia Friendly Communities, Foundation Criteria

The Scrutiny Panel received a comprehensive presentation that set the scene.  The salient points were highlighted.

The Panel made comment, asked questions and heard:

·         It would be useful for Councillors to collect anonymised case studies of people they are aware of who have dementia and also provide anonymised case studies from carers of people with dementia.  The Chair would contact all members of the Panel in this respect.

·         Communities where young and older people mix work very well. It was suggested that a potential recommendation for the final report could be the introduction of a Dementia and Alzheimer’s Forum.  The Forum could introduce, for example, dog walkers, to each other.

The Chair advised that she would be very interested to attend a seminar in Birmingham on 5 December regarding issues around dementia. Her attendance was supported by the Panel and a report would be given to a future meeting of the findings from this Seminar. The Scrutiny Officer undertook to liaise with Councillor Russell, Chair, regarding Councillor Beardsworth’s attendance at the Seminar.

AGREED:        That the information provided informs the evidence base of this Scrutiny Review.

The Scrutiny Panel to agree a list of core questions to be put to the expert advisors.

The Scrutiny Panel considered the draft core questions, making suggestions for improvement.

AGREED:   That the core questions, as attached, are approved and sent to the expert providers to provide responses.

The Scrutiny Panel to approve the Community Impact Assessment (CIA) for this Review.

The Community Impact Assessment for this Review was approved and would be published on the Overview and Scrutiny WebPage.