RESOLVED: that the People Overview and Scrutiny Committee:
a) Agreed to hold an additional meeting on 21 November 2022 to discuss Special Educational Needs and Disability provision in West Northamptonshire.
b) Requested to receive further information on planned corporate work on the operating arrangements between West Northamptonshire Council and Northamptonshire Partnership Homes, to inform consideration of possible scrutiny of how tenants report repairs.
c) Agreed the following proposed items of business for the Committee meeting on 8 December 2022:
· Housing Allocation Policy
· Sports and leisure needs assessment
· Draft report of the scrutiny review of child and adolescent mental health and the risk of self-harm
d) Agreed that the Department for Education Regional Director be invited to attend the Committee meeting on 21 February 2023 to discuss academy school performance in West Northamptonshire.
RESOLVED: that the People Overview and Scrutiny Committee:
a) Agreed to seek more regular information on performance against key performance indicators for the Council service areas within the Committee’s remit.
b) Agreed to include in its work programme potential items of business on the Council’s Housing Solutions Transformation Plan and Housing Allocation Policy.
c) Agreed the following items of business for the Committee meeting on 15 September 2022:
· Adult Social worker recruitment and retention, including use of Workforce Recruitment and Retention funding
· Special educational needs and disability support
· Housing Solutions Transformation Plan
d) Requested to receive further information about a potential item of business on Communities & Opportunities Directorate key contracts and delivery plans to enable the Committee to confirm at its next meeting whether to proceed with scrutiny.
e) Agreed to hold a remote workshop-style meeting at the end of July 2022 on the Household Support Fund Scheme 2.