Agenda and draft minutes

In accordance with Rule 8, paragraph c, Part 3 – Rules of Procedure, Section 3, the Chair and Vice Chair shall not be members of the largest political group which has Councillors serving on the Cabinet. 

The Chair requested nominations for Vice-Chair of the Committee.

It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by Councillor Abi Mills and unanimously agreed :

“That Councillor Sally Maddocks be appointed Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2024/25 Municipal Year.”

Resolved :-

That Councillor Sally Maddocks be appointed Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2024/25 Municipal Year.

To receive as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 27^th March 2024 (previously circulated). 

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 27^{thMarch 2024 were signed by the Chair as a correct record.} 

There were no items of urgent business. 

To receive declarations by Councillors of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. 

Councillors are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting). 

Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Councillors should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, at this point in the meeting. 

In accordance with Part B Section 2 of the Code Of Conduct, Councillors are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct. 

Councillor Jackson Stubbs declared an interest in Minute 5 – Update on the Current Model of the Health Care System as an employee of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a member of bank staff for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. 

Representatives from the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust have been invited to attend the meeting.

Karen Kyle, Integrated Care Director and Heather Woodhouse, Integrated Place Leader - North Lancashire provided a presentation regarding the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - Current Model of the Healthcare System. 

Members of the Committee asked a number of questions regarding GP practices and their Governance arrangements, Health Watch, information on health events, n-compass – providing a wide range of advice and a wide range of specialist support services designed to help carers, corporate services being centralised, the need to explore variances of need in different areas, channels of communication and increased collaboration.  It was noted that the ambition was to have details of the whole system flow by the end of March 2025. 

The Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Karen Kyle and Heather Woodhouse for their informative presentation and requested that the Committee be informed of various developments, set out in the presentation slides, at a meeting of the Committee to be scheduled for May 2025. 

Resolved :-

That the Committee be informed of various developments, set out in the presentation slides, at a meeting of the Committee to be scheduled for May 2025. 

Nominations were requested for appointments to the Pre-Scrutiny Champion, Homelessness Forum and the Lancaster, Morecambe and District Fairtrade Group.

It was proposed, seconded and unanimously agreed as follows :

Resolved :-

(1)        That Councillor Martin Gawith be appointed as the Pre-Scrutiny Champion. 

(2)        That Councillor Chris Hanna be appointed to the Homelessness Forum. 

(3)        That Councillor Abi Mills be appointed to the Lancaster, Morecambe and District Fairtrade Group. 

It was reported that, in accordance with the Constitution, emails had been sent to all Councillors and press releases issued inviting Councillors and members of the public to submit topics for discussion to be considered for inclusion in the Scrutiny Work Programme. 

The Council’s Senior Leadership Team was to provide comments on the suggestions provided prior to a meeting being arranged with the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Chair of Budget and Performance Panel, the Pre-Scrutiny Champion and members of the Council’s Senior Leadership Team.  This meeting will allow a preliminary prioritisation of submissions to be conducted and reported back to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. 

The List of Forthcoming Key Decisions can be viewed here

The Committee noted the items to be considered at the forthcoming meeting of Cabinet.