Agenda and minutes

Adults Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 21st June, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington, DL1 5QT.

Contact: Paul Dalton, Elections Officer, Operations Group 

Items
No. Item

AD1

Appointment of Chair for the Municipal Year 2022/2023

Minutes:

RESOLVED - That Councillor Donoghue be appointed Chair of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/23.

AD2

Appointment of Vice-Chair for the Municipal Year 2022/2023

Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the Mayor be appointed Vice-Chair of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/23.

AD3

To consider the times of meetings of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/2023 on the dates agreed in the Calendar of Meetings by Cabinet at Minute C100/Feb/2022

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That meetings of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/23, be held at 9.30 a.m. on the dates, as agreed on the calendar of meetings by Cabinet at Minute C100/Feb/2022.

AD4

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest reported at the meeting.

AD5

To Approve the Minutes of the meeting of this Scrutiny Committee held on 26 April 2022 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of this Committee held on 26 April 2022, be approved as a correct record.

AD6

Work Programme 2022-2023 pdf icon PDF 88 KB

Report of the Group Director of Operations

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members gave consideration to Work Programme items scheduled to be considered by this Scrutiny Committee during 2022/23, and to any additional areas that Members would like to be included.

 

Members agreed to undertake some work on the increased cost of living, and its impact on both Adult Social Care staff and service users; receive an update on dementia care services; requested a six-month update on the relocation of the Reablement Unit; receive an update on the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Service; and expressed interest in hearing from a Nursing Home Manager. Members also agreed to the formation of a Task and Finish Group to examine those Care Homes in Special Measures.    

 

RESOLVED – That the Work Programme be updated accordingly.