Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Kirstin Lambert; 02083592177 Email: kirstin.lambert@barnet.gov.uk 

Note: Public questions and comments must be received by the third working day before this meeting. The deadline for this meeting is 10am on Thursday 16 March 2017 

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of last meeting pdf icon PDF 102 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED  that the minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2017 be agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Sachin Rajput, and from Councillor Dean Cohen who was substituted for by Councillor Melvin Cohen.

3.

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

Minutes:

The following interests were declared:

 

Councillor

Agenda Item

Interest declared

Councillor Ross Houston

Item 8 – Corporate Enforcement and Prosecution Policy

Non pecuniary interest as Cllr Houston is a Council appointed representative on the Barnet Group Board.

 

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

There was none.

5.

Public Questions and Comments (if any)

Minutes:

There were none.

6.

Members' Items (if any)

Minutes:

There were none.

7.

Future of Barnet Public Health Service pdf icon PDF 346 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote the votes were declared as follows:

 

For

11

Against

0

Abstain

0

Absent

1

 

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.    That the Committee approves the proposed approach to developing the option of a stand-alone public health service for Barnet from April 2018, with a progress report considering options to be presented to the Committee in June 2017.

 

2.    That the Committee:

a.    Notes the development of the North Central London (NCL) Sustainability and Transformation Plan, and the opportunities that it presents for sharing health and social care functions across the NCL region.

b.    Delegates authority to officers to explore the potential for some or all aspects of the current public health service to be delivered in partnership with other boroughs in the NCL region, with a progress report considering options to be presented to the Committee in June 2017.

8.

Corporate Enforcement and Prosecution Policy pdf icon PDF 291 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

The Committee discussed section 9(g) of the policy concerning the redistribution of financial benefit. Officers agreed to provide the committee members with a more detailed breakdown on percentage costs, including proportion received by the council.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote the votes were declared as follows:

 

For

11

Against

0

Abstain

0

Absent

1

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.    That the Policy and Resources Committee note the findings of the public consultation (Appendix 1)

 

2.    The Committee note the Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendix 2)

 

3.    The Committee approves the Corporate Enforcement and Prosecution Policy (Appendix 3)

 

4.    The Committee approves the implementation of the Corporate Enforcement and Prosecution Policy with effect from 1st April 2017.

9.

Committee Forward Work Programme pdf icon PDF 206 KB

Minutes:

The Committee noted the forward work programme.

10.

Any other item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent pdf icon PDF 151 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered an urgent item on ‘Authorisation to commence procurement of hired transport services for children and adults’.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote the votes were declared as follows:

 

For

11

Against

0

Abstain

0

Absent

1

 

 

RESOLVED – That the Policy and Resources Committee approve the commissioning of Cambridge Education to commence the procurement of hired transport services for children and adults on the council’s behalf, in accordance with the strategic partnership contract between the council and Cambridge Education