Monmouthshire’s Scrutiny Forward Work Programme 2017Monmouthshire’s Scrutiny Forward Work Programme 2017 Standing /Future Items for Scrutiny: CYP Self-evaluation – continued

Monmouthshire’s Scrutiny Forward Work Programme 2017

Adults Select Committee

Meeting Date Subject Purpose of Scrutiny Responsibility Type of Scrutiny

6th Feb 2017

10am ~ Joint

Meeting with

CYP

Population Needs

Assessment

To consider the draft population needs assessment

for Monmouthshire in line with the requirement to

produce a well-being assessment (Future

Generations Act 2015)

Matthew Gatehouse Policy Development

Joint Select

Meeting:

(Economy,

Strong, Adults

with Planning

Committee

invited)

14th Feb 2017

Supplementary Planning

Guidance on Affordable

Housing

Scrutiny of Supplementary Planning Guidance on

Affordable Housing in Monmouthshire.

Mark Hand Policy Development

Monmouthshire Letting

Service

Scrutiny of the proposed approach for accessing

private rented sector accommodation to prevent

homelessness.

Steve Griffiths Pre-decision

Scrutiny

Homeless Prevention -

Rent Guarantee Scheme

Pre-decision Scrutiny of the Scheme, which is a

component of the above (Monmouthshire Lettings

Service).

Ian Bakewell Pre-decision

Scrutiny

27th Feb 2017

2pm

Joint Select

Committee

Alternative Service

Delivery Model

Scrutiny of the business case for the new Delivery

Model

Tracey Thomas

Ian Saunders

Cath Fallon

Pre-decision

Scrutiny

28th Feb 2017 Social Services and

Wellbeing Act

(responsibilities and

performance monitoring)

Scrutiny of the responsibilities to ensure the

Council delivers its duties in terms of providing

information and advice (requires implementation by

April 2017). The approach needs scrutiny and clear

performance measures to monitor the delivery.

Link with the Community Coordination

implementation (Place Based approach), as this

Claire Marchant

Nikki Needle

Performance

Monitoring




approach is critical in delivering the requirements

of the act. The placed-based approach cuts across

the adults and children’s services portfolio, the

duties around preventive work linking directly to

the requirement to ensure well-being.

Violence against Women

and Domestic Abuse Act

The context of the act is the alignment to the

Future Generation Act in terms of the Council’s

responsibilities around well-being. There are

ramifications for all services / cross cutting.

Claire Marchant Policy Development

Budget Monitoring

To review the financial situation for the

directorate, identifying trends, risks and issues on

the horizon with overspends/underspends).

Mark Howcroft Budget Monitoring

Special Meeting

early March

2017

*Date TBC*

Stroke Services

(Invite ABUHB and

Stroke Association)

ABUHB to present their reformed stroke service.

Invite public questions.

ABUHB

Policy Development

Young Carers Strategy

(Invite Carers Strategy

Group and ABUHB)

Following the successful agreement of the Adults

Carers Strategy, work is progressing towards

producing the first ever Young Carers Strategy in

Monmouthshire.

Invite the Carers Strategy Group who are

instrumental in delivering the Strategy and the

Young Carers Team. Both strategies have

highlighted health specific topics which need

MCC Carers Team

ABUHB

Policy Development




partnership working to ensure Carers are

supported.

Support for Carers Scrutiny of the Councils Carers in Employment

Policy.

People Services Policy Development

Mid-March

Special Meeting

Learning Disability

provision and

commissioning

Scrutiny of the continuing journey towards

modernising services progressed through “My Day

My Life”. The scrutiny should focus on the care

that the Council provides and commissions. There is

a need for a renewed push on models of

accommodation and support for people with learning

disabilities, so scrutiny could explore how the

Council prioritises the modernising of services for

people with learning disabilities with the newly

appointed learning disabilities commissioner funded

through the intermediate care fund.

Claire Marchant

Julie Boothroyd

Policy Development

Integrated Services Scrutiny of the journey to integrate primary care

through neighbourhood care networks (established

by the Health Board). Discussions on wellbeing

approaches have been discussed with a range of

partners with a view to moving towards integrated

governance.

Claire Marchant

Julie Boothroyd

Policy Development

25th Apr 2017 Supporting People

Community Coordination

Disabled Facilities Grants

May TBC




June TBC Housing Support Gateway

To understand how the Housing Support Gateway is

impacting people in terms of preventing

homelessness, prevention, preventing domestic

abuse, ensuring people have opportunities for re-

housing according to their affordability.

Ian Bakewell

Tracy Finnis

Performance

Monitoring

July TBC

Possible Special

Housing and Welfare

~ Invite all Members

Discussion with Registered Social Landlords on how

they are supporting tenants to manage the welfare

reforms. Discussion with Monmouthshire Housing

Association on current stock and new home

development.

Ian Bakewell

RSL’s

Performance

Monitoring

Future Work Programme items:

Turning the World Upside Down (link with CSSIW Domiciliary Care Report) - Invite staff for this item.

Gwent Frailty Annual report.

Regulation and Inspections Act - This act focusses on our responsibilities in terms of regulated care settings and learning

disability facilities as well as our role as a commissioner of services. Need to invite the commissioning team / those with new

roles around the act, particularly new statutory roles. Need an overview and position update report.


Children and Young People’s Select Committee


Joint Meeting

with CYP

6th February

2017 (am)

Population Needs

Assessment

To consider the draft population needs assessment

for Monmouthshire in line with the requirement to

produce a well-being assessment (Future

Generations Act 2015)

Matthew Gatehouse Policy Development

16th February

2017

Budget Monitoring report To review the financial situation for the




Funding Changes to the

schools funding formula

To agree the proposed changes to the school

funding formula.

Nikki Wellington /

Andrew Evans

Pre-decision

Scrutiny

Final performance report

on Key Stages 4 and 5

Scrutiny of the final results. Will Mclean

Nicola Allan (EAS)

Performance

Monitoring

Education Achievement

Service Business Plan

2017-18

To scrutinise the Business Plan to ensure added

value for Monmouthshire.

EAS Performance

Monitoring

27th Feb 2017

2pm

Joint Select

Committee

Alternative Service

Delivery Model


Model

Tracey Thomas

Ian Saunders

Cath Fallon

Pre-decision

Scrutiny

Joint Special

with Adults

March 2017

Young Carers Strategy To consider the first Young Carers Strategy in

Wales.

*Invite Aneurin Bevan University Health Board*

Kim Sparrey

Deborah Saunders

Policy Development

23rd March

2017

Update on Schools

Budgets

TCB Nikki Wellington Budget Monitoring

20th April 2017 TBC


Standing /Future Items for Scrutiny:

CYP Self-evaluation – continued scrutiny/annual report (November 2017)

EAS Commission Report - Evaluation of the impact made by the EAS in academic year 2015/16 and consideration of the

improvements that will be commissioned from the EAS in line with the new 3 year Business Plan from April 2017. Monmouthshire’s strategic review for Education (All Schools Strategy / ESR)

ALN Review

Corporate Parenting Report - Annual scrutiny together with discussion on the issues, actions proposed and strategies in place

to manage placements and reduce MCC’s dependency upon external agencies.

Review of Collaborative Arrangements – proposed reduction in spending on 16-17 and 17-18.

Youth Offending Service Report

Acorn And Flying Start

Schools Funding Formula – May 2017

Childcare Sufficiency Assessment - monitoring the outcomes of the action plan – Summer 2017

EAS Annex

Feedback from Joint Executive Group

Response from WG on Children’s Services Funding.


Economy Select Committee


9th Feb 2017 Museums Transition

Report

To scrutinise further details of the transition

proposals.

Cath Fallon Policy Development


Guidance on Tourism

To scrutinise a working draft of an SPG on tourism. Mark Hand

Nicola Edwards

Policy Development

Budget Monitoring





Joint Select

Meeting:

(Economy,

Strong, Adults

with Planning

Committee

invited)

14th Feb 2017



Housing





Service



homelessness.


Scrutiny





Service).


Scrutiny

27th Feb 2017

2pm

Joint Select

Committee

Alternative Service

Delivery Model


Model

Tracey Thomas

Ian Saunders

Cath Fallon

Pre-decision

Scrutiny

Potential Special

Meeting March

2017 TBC

Business Rates Update

*TBC*

Update on rate re-valuations and the allocation of

the £10,000,000 Welsh Government Grant.

Cath Fallon Performance

Monitoring

Chief Officer Enterprise

Annual Report *TBC*

Scrutiny of the performance of the directorate for

the previous year.

Kellie Beirne Performance

Monitoring


Economy Select Committee


27th April 2017

Potentially move

earlier in month

2017/18 Youth Enterprise

Delivery Plan

To present the action plan for scrutiny. Cath Fallon

Hannah Jones

Performance

Monitoring

Future Work Programme items:

ROI of Velethon and benefits to Monmouthshire

Vale of Usk LDP Strategy and projects

YPrentis Business Plan

City Deal ~ regular updates

Tourist Information Centres ~ resourcing and funding

June 2017 ~ WG update on position on Broadband


Strong Communities Select Committee


14th Feb 2017

Joint Select:

(Economy,

Strong, Adults)

Planning

Committee

invited)



Housing





Service



homelessness.


Scrutiny





Service).


Scrutiny

27th Feb 2017

2pm

Joint Select

Committee

Alternative Service

Delivery Model


Model

Tracey Thomas

Ian Saunders

Cath Fallon

Pre-decision

Scrutiny

2nd March 2016 Castle Meadows

Abergavenny

Scrutiny of the request for a change of policy to

allow canoeing and swimming in the River Usk at

Castle Meadows.

Matthew Lewis Policy Development

Public Protection

Performance Report

Scrutiny Public protection (6 monthly performance

report), focus on licensing and Commercial

Environmental Health).

David Jones Performance

Monitoring

Budget Monitoring





6th April 2016 Employee Wellbeing

TBC

- Scrutiny of the Attendance and Wellbeing

Policy.

- Performance report on Sickness Absence.

People Services Policy Development


Strong Communities Select Committee


Strategic Equality Plan

Monitoring Report

Scrutiny of the ongoing plan for strategic equality. Alan Burkitt Performance

Monitoring

Possible Future Work Programme Items:

Burial Charges ~ Position report requested (possibly emailed to members)

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Flood Risk Management Plan – Action Plan delivery/progress report.

Rights of Way Improvement Plan ~ Scrutiny and Cabinet on the final plan (Jan / Feb 2018)


Public Service Board Select Committee


28th June 2016 Governance Report for

the Public Service Board

(PSB) Select Committee

To discuss and agree a framework for the future

working arrangements and general conduct of the

PSB Select Committee, including the governance

arrangements and drafting of appropriate terms of

reference.

Hazel Ilett Governance

Public Service Board

Working Arrangements

To scrutinise the governance arrangements for the

Public Service Board and make recommendations.

Sharran Lloyd Pre-decision

Scrutiny

11th Oct 2016 Discussion with the Chair

of the Public Service

Board

To discuss with the Chair of the PSB:

His perspective on the powers afforded to

scrutiny to hold the PSB to account

The resources and capacity of the PSB to gather

the evidence for the well-being assessment

The recommendations made by the Select

Committee to the PSB on their governance

arrangements which are:

in instances where a PSB partner cannot

attend a PSB meeting, a deputy attends to

ensure that absence is not detrimental to

the board’s overall progress.

Paul Matthews,

Chair of Public

Service Board

Governance


Public Service Board Select Committee


That the PSB agrees a brief action list at

the close of each of their meetings to assist

the Select Committee in monitoring the PSB’s

progress.

Community Engagement

activity in preparation for

the Well-being

Assessment

To consider the engagement process that has been

undertaken and to scrutinise the emerging findings.

To discuss the data, academic research and future

trends that will inform the well-being assessment.

Matthew Gatehouse

Sharran Lloyd

Rhian Cook

Policy Development

Terms of Reference for

the PSB Select Committee

To agree the draft terms of reference for the PSB

Select Committee that were prepared at the

meeting on 28th June 2016.

Hazel Ilett Governance

16th Feb 2017 Well-being Assessment To scrutinise progress on drafting the Well-being

assessment.

Matthew Gatehouse

Sharran Lloyd

Policy Development

28th Mar 2017 To scrutinise the final

Well-being Assessment

TBC Matthew Gatehouse

Sharran Lloyd

Policy Development

To invite the Commissioner Sophie Howe to a future meeting and to provide training.

Documents

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