Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED - That Councillor Anderson be appointed Chair of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25.

RESOLVED - That Councillor M Nicholson be appointed Vice-Chair of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25.

RESOLVED – That meetings of this Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25, be held at 9.30 a.m. on the dates, as agreed on the calendar of meetings by Cabinet at Minute C106/Feb/24.

There were no declarations of interest reported at the meeting.

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of this Committee held on 16 April 2024, be approved as a correct record.

Report of the Assistant Director, Law and Governance

Members gave consideration to Work Programme items scheduled to be considered by this Scrutiny Committee during 2024/25, and to any additional areas that Members would like to be included.

A discussion was held in respect of the current items on the work programme and a number of new items were proposed; these included an overview of the Shared Lives service; transitional services with a proposal for a joint piece of work with the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee; an update on actions undertaken in relation to recommendations from the Adult Social Care during the Covid Pandemic Task and Finish Review; exploration of a Darlington Care network for providers; and mapping of provisions within the borough including commissioned services.

Members also requested that the Performance Indicators included budgetary information; and Members requested an update on the Loneliness and Connected Communities task and finish group including work undertaken to date, with a view to reinstate the group.

RESOLVED – That the Work Programme be updated accordingly.