Agenda and minutes

Agreed.

Received a report setting out the proposed details of a new London Local Authorities Bill. 

Agreed, in order to shape legislation which will be beneficial to the local community and London as a whole, to recommend the Assembly to support, in principle, the proposals set out in the report and agree the draft resolution as attached as Appendix 1 to the report.  The relevant Service areas will cover the costs of involvement.

Further to Minute 424 (9 April 2002), received a report reviewing partnership working with Groundwork East London since 2002. 

Agreed in order to help achieve the Council’s Community Priorities of Regenerating the Local Economy and Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer, to:

1. Authorise the Director of Regeneration and Environment to sign the partnership agreement with Groundwork East London;

2. The indicative programme of activities for 2004 / 2005; and

3. Delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Environment to approve projects, as they are developed, within the indicative programme.

Appendix B – ‘Moving Forward Together - A Mental Health Strategy’ is circulated separately to Members of the Executive.  Copies of the Strategy are available in the Members Rooms, at Public Libraries and via the Internet.

Further to Minute 156 (21 October 2004), noted a report setting out a strategy for developing a comprehensive range of services to provide mental health care and treatment for the residents of Barking and Dagenham and the comments received during the consultation process.

Received a report proposing the co-ordination of school term dates across London.  The report set out the principles that underpin the structure of the school year and proposed dates for 2005 / 2006 and indicative dates for 2006 / 2007.

Agreed, in order to assist staff in schools and parents alike, as well as to provide the opportunity for terms of equal length and reduce the pressures of over-long summer terms for pupils, to:

1. The proposed Association of London Government term dates for 2005 / 2006; and

2. The proposed structure, co-ordinated across London, as the model for Barking and Dagenham schools from 2006 onwards.

Received a report providing details of the Home Computer Initiative promoted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with Industry and Trade Unions.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council in its Community Leadership role and improve employee computer literacy, to:

1. Participation, in principle, subject to further information on potential employee interest and the terms by which a potential partner organisation may be sought;

2. The sum of £5,000 from reserves to carry out an initial investigation re interest and likely ‘take-up’ by employees via publicity events and material; and

3. An additional sum of £14,000 if there is sufficient interest to start a scheme and that this also be released from reserves as a ‘spend to save initiative’ which will be repaid (£19,000 in total) as savings accrue.

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.