Agenda item

6.1

Prevent Task Group Report

6.1.1

The Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee submitted a report outlining the findings of the Committee’s Prevent Task Group and making its recommendations to Cabinet.

6.2

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:-

(a)

notes the Prevent Group Task Report; and

(b)

requests that the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families provide a joint response to the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee in terms of recommendations 1-10 in the Prevent Task Group Report, at a date to be agreed, but no later than December 2016.

6.3

Reasons for Decision

6.3.1

To enable the Scrutiny Committee to monitor the outcome of its recommendations, the Committee would welcome a joint response from the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families with regards to its recommendations (1-10) as outlined in its Prevent Task Group Report.

6.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.4.1

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations below would be to do nothing with the Committee’s report. However, given the time and effort spent by the Task Group, and contributions made to the work from other organisations this is not deemed a viable option.

6.4.2

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations below would be respond to the Committee’s report over a much longer timescale. However, this would be at the risk of losing the opportunity for the report’s recommendations to influence the Councils response to the requirements of the 2015 Counter-Terrorism and Security Act.

6.5

Any Interest Declared or Dispensation Granted

6.5.1

None

6.6

Reason for Exemption if Public/Press Excluded During Consideration

6.6.1

None

6.7

Respective Director Responsible for Implementation

6.7.1

N/A

6.8

Relevant Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee If Decision Called In

6.8.1

N/A

6.9

Home Care Scrutiny Report

6.9.1

The Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee submitted a report outlining the findings of the Task Group which considered Home Care and making recommendations to Cabinet.

6.10

RESOLVED:- That Cabinet:-

(a)

notes the Home Care Scrutiny Report; and

(b)

requests a response to the report from the Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living to the Scrutiny Committee within 3 months, including a timetable for implementing the report’s recommendations within the recommissioning process.

6.11

Reasons for Decision

6.11.1

The recommendation to Cabinet is for the Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living to respond to the report within 3 months as this should provide enough time to develop a detailed response.

6.12

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.12.1

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations below would be to do nothing with the Committee’s report. However, given the time and effort spent by the task group, and contributions made to the work from other organisations this is not deemed a viable option.

6.12.2

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations below would be respond to Committee’s report over a much longer timescale. However, this would be at the risk of losing the opportunity for the report’s recommendations to influence to recommissioning process.

6.13

Any Interest Declared or Dispensation Granted

6.13.1

None

6.14

Reason for Exemption if Public/Press Excluded During Consideration

6.14.1

N/A

6.15

Respective Director Responsible for Implementation

6.15.1

N/A

6.16

Relevant Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee If Decision Called In

6.16.1

N/A

6.1

Prevent Task Group Report

6.1.1

The Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee submitted a report outlining the findings of the Committee’s Prevent Task Group and making its recommendations to Cabinet.

6.1.2

Councillor Cliff Woodcraft, Deputy Chair of the Committee, and Diane Owens, Policy and Improvement Officer, attended the meeting to present the report.

6.1.3

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:-

(a)

notes the Prevent Task Group Report; and

(b)

requests that the Acting Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families provide a joint response to the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee in terms of recommendations 1-10 in the Prevent Task Group Report, at a date to be agreed, but no later than December 2016.

6.1.4

Reasons for Decision

6.3.1

To enable the Scrutiny Committee to monitor the outcome of its recommendations, the Committee would welcome a joint response from the Acting Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families with regards to its recommendations (1-10) as outlined in its Prevent Task Group Report.

6.1.5

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations would be to do nothing with the Committee’s report. However, given the time and effort spent by the Task Group, and contributions made to the work from other organisations, this is not deemed a viable option.

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations would be to respond to the Committee’s report over a much longer timescale. However, this would be at the risk of losing the opportunity for the report’s recommendations to influence the Council’s response to the requirements of the 2015 Counter-Terrorism and Security Act.

6.2

Home Care Scrutiny Report

6.2.1

The Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee submitted a report outlining the findings of the Committee’s Task Group which considered Home Care and making recommendations to Cabinet.

6.2.2

Councillor Cate McDonald, Chair of the Committee, and Alice Nicholson, Policy and Improvement Officer, attending the meeting to present the report.

6.2.3

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:-

(a)

notes the Home Care Scrutiny Report; and

(b)

requests a response to the report from the Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living be submitted to the Scrutiny Committee within 3 months, including a timetable for implementing the report’s recommendations within the recommissioning process.

6.2.4

Reasons for Decision

The recommendation to Cabinet is for the Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living to respond to the report within 3 months, as this should provide enough time to develop a detailed response.

6.2.5

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.8.1

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations would be to do nothing with the Committee’s report. However, given the time and effort spent by the task group, and contributions made to the work from other organisations, this is not deemed a viable option.

An alternative option in relation to the recommendations would be to respond to the Committee’s report over a much longer timescale. However, this would be at the risk of losing the opportunity for the report’s recommendations to influence the recommissioning process.

6.3

Call-In of Decision by Cabinet on School Places in Sheffield

6.3.1

A report of the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee was circulated in relation to the outcome of its meeting, held on 9 March 2016, to consider a call-in of the decision of Cabinet, taken at its meeting on 17 February 2016, in relation to School Places in Sheffield.

6.3.2

The report stated that the Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee had ‘agreed to take no action in relation to the called-in decision, but consider whether issues arising from the call-in needed to be added to its Work Programme 2016/17.

6.3.3

RESOLVED: That Cabinet notes the decision of the Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee.