Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Sheila Dykes  Email: sheila.dykes@kirklees.gov.uk

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72.

Membership of Committee

To receive apologies for absence of Members who are unable to attend the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Yusra Hussain and John Taylor.

73.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 343 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 6th February and 7th March 2023.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 6th February and 7th March 2023 be agreed as a correct record.

74.

Interests pdf icon PDF 20 KB

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

75.

Admission of the Public

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

Minutes:

All items were considered in public session.

76.

Deputations/Petitions

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.

Minutes:

No deputations or petitions were received.

77.

Scrutiny of Loneliness in Kirklees pdf icon PDF 466 KB

A report will be submitted which provides an update on the progress of the work of the Committee in looking at the issue of loneliness in Kirklees.

Contact:

Sheila Dykes – Principal Governance and Democratic Engagement Officer.

 

Minutes:

A report was submitted which provided an update on the progress of the work of the Committee in looking at the issue of loneliness in Kirklees.

Members discussed the additional areas that they wished to cover, prior to giving consideration to their conclusions and recommendations. It was noted that:

 

·       The evidence at both national and local level indicated the impact of loneliness was highest amongst young people; those aged 16 to 24 years, and people in the most deprived areas.

·       It was considered that there was a need for some work to be undertaken in education settings to assist young people in being able to communicate effectively in respect of their wellbeing.

 

Resolved –

(1)  That all those groups and individuals that had provided evidence to the Committee to date be thanked for taking the time to make a contribution to this piece of work.

(2)  That further evidence be sought in respect of:

 

(i)         the views of young people in relation to:

-       What opportunities they have/ what provision is in place to allow them to make/maintain social connections.

-       How they find out about what is available.

-       If there are better ways to communicate that information.

-       The barriers to accessing provision.

-       What would they like to see/how could things be improved.

 

(ii)        What is done, or could be done, with young people, at an early age, to assist them in acquiring life skills on how to make and build connections, to better understand loneliness and to equip them to address it.

 

 

78.

Lead Members' Updates pdf icon PDF 237 KB

The Lead Members for the Children’s Scrutiny Panel and the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel will update the Committee on the work being undertaken by their panels.

 

Contact:

Sheila Dykes – Principal Governance and Democratic Engagement Officer.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Lead Members for the Children’s Scrutiny Panel and the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel updated the Committee on the work being undertaken by their panels and expressed thanks to all the members of their panels for their contributions during the last twelve months.

 

79.

Work Programme 2022/23 and 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 274 KB

The Committee will review its Work Programme for 2022/23 and look forward to 2023/24.

Contact:

Sheila Dykes – Principal Governance and Democratic Engagement Officer.

 

Minutes:

The Committee reviewed its Work Programme for 2022/23 and had an initial discussion about the work to be undertaken during 2023/24. It was noted that a work programming workshop was to take place on 6th June.

The Chair expressed her thanks to all the Lead Members, the members of the standing panels and the co-optees for their participation in, and valuable contributions to, scrutiny over the last twelve months.