Agenda and minutes

Agreed.

Further to Minute 13 (27 April 2003), received a report outlining advice received from PriceWaterhouseCoopers that the membership of the Corporate Monitoring Group (CMG) should be expanded from two to three Members when undertaking the role of an Audit Committee.

Agreed to recommend the Assembly to appoint another Member to the Corporate Monitoring Group Audit Committee in order to assist the CMG in this role.

Agreed attendance by the Borough's Strand Co-ordinator for Gifted and Talented students and the Gifted and Talented Co-ordinators from Barking Abbey, Dagenham Park, Eastbrook and Eastbury Comprehensive Schools at the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) International Conference on 5 – 7 November 2004, at a cost of £1,530 plus travel costs, in order to present a joint paper on their work with gifted and talented students in their schools.

Noted a report outlining the findings of the recent OFSTED inspection of WarrenComprehensiveSchool and actions taken in response to the findings.

Further to Minute 362 (13 April 2004), received a report reviewing the Citizenship Ceremonies and the proposed Fees and Charges.

Agreed, in order to comply with requirements of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and assist the Council in achieving its Community Priority of “Raising General Pride in the Borough”, to:

1. Citizenship Ceremonies to continue to be held in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre and at other suitable premises as may be required in the future; and

2. Set the fee for non standard ceremonies at £100.

Noted the report of the above Scrutiny Panel, which will now be submitted to the Assembly on 13 October 2004.

The Food Safety Business Plan has been circulated to all Members separately.  Please bring your copy with you to the meeting.

Received a report setting out the above plan, which forms the basis on which the Food Safety Service will be delivered in 2004 / 2005.

Agreed to recommend the Assembly to approve the plan, in accordance with the Food Standards Act 1999.

The Health and Safety Service Business Plan has been circulated to all Members separately.  Please bring your copy with you to the meeting.

Received a report setting out the above plan, which forms the basis on which the Health and Safety Service will be delivered in 2004 / 2005.

Agreed the plan, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

In November 2001, the Council published its regeneration strategy, ‘An Urban Renaissance in East London’.  The strategy set out a number of key actions, based on the Community Priorities, to regenerate the Borough. 

Agreed the third Annual Report of the Strategy setting out the steps taken to achieve the targets during the year from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004.

Received a report seeking approval, in accordance with the Conferences, Visits and Hospitality Rules, for the Social Services Management Team to attend a training / development session.

Agreed attendance by the Social Services Management Team at the proposed training / development session, to be held at the Moat House, Grays, on 16 - 17 September, at a cost of approximately £1,600, in order to continue to drive forward performance improvements.

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

* Item considered as a matter of urgency with the consent of the Chair under Section 100 (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.