Agenda and minutes

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday 14 November 2011 7.00 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02B - 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 personal interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

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4.

Minutes

5.

Cabinet Member Interview - Councillor Richard Livingstone, Finance & Resources

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    Questions

     

    -  what budget areas would you find it most useful for the committee to look at in December?

     

    -  please comment on the accuracy of the following statements given to Council Assembly on 12 October 2011:

     

    "[Southwark is] the only council in the country to award a pay increase to our lowest paid members of staff" (Amendment in your name to Motion 2)

     

    "...the local government pension scheme, which the government itself has recognised as fully funded..." (Written answer to public question time question from Chris Cooper)

     

    -  Canada Water library final costs

     

    -  funding sources (and an audit trail of decision-making thereon) for the £3m "Youth Fund”

     

    Themes

     

    -  implementing a living wage for Southwark staff (including contracted out staff)

     

    -  revenues and benefits service

     

    -  financing of free school meals for all primary school children

     

    -  customer experience

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6.

Final Scrutiny Report: Fire Safety Works at Canada Water Estate (Housing & Community Safety Scrutiny Sub-Committee)

7.

Senior Officers' Pay