Agenda and minutes

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday 3 December 2012 6.30 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02A - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

Contact: Peter Roberts  Phone: 020 7525 4350 E-mail:  peter.roberts@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent

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    In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting.

    Minutes:

3.

Disclosure of interests and dispensations

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    Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

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4.

Call in : A new written statement (agreement) for Council Gypsy and Traveller sites

5.

Customer Services Contract Exit Update

6.

Cabinet Member Interview - Councillor Richard Livingstone, Finance and Resources

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    Themes:

    -  the local council tax scheme

    -  progress on revenues and benefits since bringing the service in-house

    -  universal credit delivery

    -  budget pressures for 2013/14

    -  plans for public consultation on budget priorities

    -  reserves and contingencies

    -  the housing revenue account

    -  London Living Wage

    -  financial aspects of the support given to a number of primary schools to mitigate the consequences of oppressive IT contracts entered into by those schools, including advice on the feasibility of attempting recovery from the suppliers and/or their directors

    -  possibility of acquiring the freehold of 160 Tooley St, and issues related to the financing thereof

    -  accommodation, Queens Road

     

    Question:

    -  is the council submitting evidence to the Mayor of London's London Finance Commission, if so what are we saying? (extract from agenda of London Councils Executive 30 October attached)

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7.

Resident Involvement and Resident Association Recognition and Grants