Venue: Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. View directions
Contact: Vishal Seegoolam, Senior Democratic Services Officer Tel: 020 8424 1883 E-mail: vishal.seegoolam@harrow.gov.uk
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Attendance by Substitute Members To note the attendance at this meeting of any Substitute Members, in accordance with paragraph 12.7 of the Harrow Partnership Governance Handbook. Minutes: AGREED: To
(1) note the attendance at this meeting of the following substitute Members:-
(2) note the apologies received.
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Declarations of Interest (if any). Minutes: AGREED: To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members. |
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That the minutes of the Board Meeting held on 27 June 2013, having been circulated, be taken as read and signed as a correct record. Minutes: AGREED: That the minutes of the Board meeting held on 27 June 2013 be taken as read and signed as a correct record. |
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Compact - Commissioning and Funding Code PDF 81 KB Report of the Corporate Director of Resources, Harrow Council. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Board received a report which provided information on a new draft Commission and Funding Code and part of the Harrow Compact.
An officer explained that the Commissioning and Funding Code had involved work with the voluntary and community sector representatives and the Procurement Team within the Council.
AGREED: That the Commissioning and Funding Code be approved as part of the updated Compact. |
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The Future of the Harrow Partnership Board Report of the Corporate Director of Resources, Harrow Council. Additional documents: Minutes: An officer introduced the report and explained that it set out recommendations to disband the Harrow Partnership Board. Discussions had taken place with a number of Members of the Board to seek their views and discuss the positives and negatives of disbanding the Board.
Additionally representatives from the Voluntary and Community Sector had commented that they wished to receive assurances that they would continue to be bale to meet with the Chief Executive and Leader of Harrow Council that they would continue to be able to utilise rooms in the Civic Centre and have formal voting rights at the Health and Wellbeing Board.
The Leader of the Council responded that these requests would all be honoured with the exception of the formal voting rights at the Health and Wellbeing Board, which needed to be investigated further as Full Council approval was required.
AGREED: That the Board no longer meets with effect from the end of this meeting. |
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Harrow Chief Executives Update Report of the Corporate Director of Resources, Harrow Council. Minutes: The Board received a verbal update on the activity of the Harrow Chief Executives (HCE) since the last Board meeting.
An officer reported that the last meeting had focused on safeguarding issues and that an action plan had been developed to improve safeguarding across the borough.
The HCE had also discussed the future of the Harrow Partnership Board, the Compact and received information regarding Community Budgets.
The HCE had also focused on support for businesses within Harrow to succeed and prosper and to improve their survival rates.
During the discussion on this item, Members of the Board raised a number of queries which were responded to as follows:
A Member of the Board commented that it would be helpful to have any proposals on any expansion relating to the HCE and information on the role of Safer Harrow and the Health and Wellbeing Board circulated in due course. The Board Member also thanked officers for their work and assistance relating to the Board.
AGREED: That the verbal update be noted. |