Agenda and minutes

Venue: Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BQ

Contact: Faith Mwende 0208 8359 4917 Email: faith.mwende@barnet.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of last meeting pdf icon PDF 45 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2015 be approved as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

None.

3.

Declaration of Members' Disclosable Pecuniary interests and Non Pecuniary interests (If any)

Minutes:

 

Councillor

Agenda Item

Interest Declared

Councillor Houston

Item 7

Non-disclosable pecuniary interest as he is a Council appointed representative on the Board of The Barnet Group Ltd.

 

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

None.

5.

Public Questions and Comments (if any)

Minutes:

John Dix made a public comment in relation to item 7 (Temporary Workforce Contract Update). Members asked questions following the comment, which were then answered by John Dix.

6.

Members' Items (if any)

Minutes:

None.

7.

Temporary Workforce Contract Update pdf icon PDF 365 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

The Committee;

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.    To approve a one year contract extension, for the Temporary Agency Resource services currently provided within the ESPO framework via Comensura.

 

2.    To authorise CSG Procurement to commence a review of Temporary Agency Resource requirements, assessment of cross London delivery and demand reduction in agency workforce arrangements to inform the future procurement of Temporary Agency Resource Services.

8.

Aggregated Procurement pdf icon PDF 348 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

The Committee;

 

RESOLVED –To approve the procurement for a new Strategic Partner to deliver its Capital Programme for a period of 5 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 2 years, with an estimated value of up to £150 million.

9.

Barnet Fostering Loft Conversion and Extension Policy pdf icon PDF 139 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

The Committee;

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.    To approve the Loft Conversion and Extension Policy for use by the Family Services Delivery Unit.

 

2.    That the authority to issue interest free loans and grants to eligible fostering households (i.e. all Barnet approved fostering households whether in or out of the borough where they take children in care) for loft conversions and extensions, in line with the approved extensions and conversions policy, is delegated to the Family Services Director within the available approved budget.

10.

Committee Forward Work Programme pdf icon PDF 312 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the work programme and agreed to change the date of the December meeting.

11.

Any other item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

None.