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Decision:
Resolved: that the work programme be agreed. It was agreed that the Committee’s in-depth review would be on income generation and commercialisation- with a focus on changing the Council’s culture.
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee discussed the work programme for 2019-20, the following key points were noted:
· The OFSTED inspection for children’s social care was imminent. The programme might need to be amended to take account of this.
· There would be a new Executive Director for Community Services (responsible for adult social care) – the Committee wanted to hear from him as soon as possible but would not expect a full update until the autumn.
· The Committee would continue its review of income generation and commercialisation. A key focus of this work would be the importance of changing the Council’s culture – to make it more commercially minded. In particular, Members were interested to understand more about: how other Councils had changed their culture; how collective responsibility could be encouraged; what role the Committee should have in future oversight and monitoring of this area of work.
· It was noted that in changing its culture, the Council would have to ensure that it had a continued focus on money being spent (particularly on contracts and procurement) as well as money being brought into the Council.
6.2 Resolved: that the work programme be agreed. It was agreed that the Committee’s in-depth review would be on income generation and commercialisation- with a focus on changing the Council’s culture.