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Agenda and draft minutes

Contact: Julie Fildes  Committee Officer

Items
No. Item

27.

Apologies for absence and substitutions

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Nigel Hartin and Roger Hughes.

 

28.

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.

Minutes:

None were declared.

29.

Minutes of the meeting held on 25th November 2019 pdf icon PDF 221 KB

To consider the Minutes of the Communities Overview Committee meeting held on 25th November 2019.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 25th November 2019 were confirmed as a correct record.

 

30.

Public Question Time

To receive any public questions or petitions from the public, notice of which has been given in accordance with Procedure Rule 14.  The deadline for this meeting is 2.00pm, Thursday, 20th February 2020.

Minutes:

There were no public questions.

31.

Member Question Time

To receive any questions of which members of the Council have given notice.  Deadline for notification for this meeting is 5.30pm, Wednesday, 19th February 2020.

Minutes:

There were no Member questions.

32.

Working with Shropshire Communities - Communicating with Shropshire People pdf icon PDF 300 KB

To identify where Shropshire Council reaches into households and the opportunities that exist to share or signpost information, attached

 

Contact:  Danial Webb, Overview and Scrutiny Officer, tel 01743 258509

 

 

Minutes:

The Chairman reported that the officers who were due to provide an update, were unavailable and currently prioritising the Council’s response to the flooding crisis.   It was therefore agreed that an update will be provided at a future meeting.

 

The Scrutiny Officer provided an update on which items were due to be considered at the next meeting.  The Committee agreed that a Monday was not an ideal day to hold a meeting and it was agreed that the scrutiny officer would liaise with the Chairman and agree a date for the next meeting.

 

33.

Supporting Vulnerable Adults in Shropshire pdf icon PDF 317 KB

To understand how the Local Authority supports vulnerable adults who do not meet the threshold for a package of support, report attached

 

Contact:  Danial Webb, Overview and Scrutiny Officer, 01743 258509

Minutes:

 

 

The Committee received the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Officer outlining the different ways that Shropshire Council supports vulnerable adults.  The Chairman welcomed Neil Evans, Kate Garner and Chris Westwood to the meeting. 

 

Members thanked officers for the update and commented that the briefing had been informative, however there was an element of concern expressed that some groups were being missed. It was suggested that senior officers could be invited to attend a future meeting to discuss these issues in more detail.  Members commented how grateful they were to the officers working in this area. 

 

34.

Future Work Programme pdf icon PDF 593 KB

To consider the future work programme of the Committee.  [Report to follow]

 

Contact Danial Webb    Tel 01743 258509

Minutes:

Members agreed the future work programme of the Committee.

 

 

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