Agenda and minutes

Agreed.

Received a report seeking approval for the attendance of one Member at The Leadership Academy during 2004 / 2005.

Agreed that Councillor McCarthy attends The Leadership Academy during 2004 / 2005, the cost of which is to be met from the Members’ training budget.

Councillor Smith asked that his vote against the recommendation be recorded.

A full copy of the 'Breaking the Silence' - The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People in Barking and Dagenham: Issues for the Council and Other Public Service Providers document is available from the Members’ Rooms, on the Internet and at public libraries, and will be introduced with a presentation at the meeting.

Deferred.

Received a report outlining feedback on, and evaluation of, the Council’s learning and development initiatives.  The report also proposed a programme of action to improve the leadership and management capability and achieve the corporate Investors in People status.

Agreed, in order to improve the leadership and management capability and achieve the corporate Investors in People status, to:

1. The Management Team’s proposed priorities, objectives and action plans, as well as the commitments and resourcing as set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 plus Appendices 1 and 2 of the report; and

2. Note the statistics set out in Appendices 3 and 4, the details of other initiatives across the Council, and the departmental chapters at the back of this report, which will be standardised and monitored on a quarterly basis by Departmental Management Teams.

Agreed to exclude the public and press for the remainder of the meeting, as the business was confidential.