Issue - meetings

The minutes were noted.

The board received the minutes of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on 12 September 2017.

Councillor Peter Hughes reported that the committee had now appointed two vice-chairs: Councillor Ian Shires (Walsall) and Councillor Claire Spencer (Birmingham). He also noted that a Mental Health Task & Finish Group had been established to look at the work being undertaken to implement the findings of the Mental Health Commission.

Tom McNeil, Strategic Advisor to the Police & Crime Commissioner, reported that the Police & Crime Commissioner had noted the discussions of the committee regarding unauthorised encampments, and wished to share with the board that the matter had also been debated in Parliament during the last week. He was currently in discussions with officials to see if stronger powers could be granted which would enable instances of unauthorised encampments to be resolved more quickly in future. Councillor Peter Hughes indicated that the matter would be discussed further at the next meeting of the committee and he would invite the Police & Crime Commissioner to attend.

In respect of minute no. 8(iii) (‘Land Commission Task & Finish Group’), Councillor Sean Coughlan reported that he had held a productive meeting with the group and he was looking forward to seeing how it could support the work being done to take the Land Commission’s recommendations forward.

Resolved:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2017 be noted.