Issue - meetings

The Chairman reminded the meeting of the need to get updates on all recommendations that were awaiting implementation. These were highlighted in Section 3.0 of the work programme report.

Mr Porter advised Members that officers were still following up on a letter sent to KCC by the Cabinet Member for Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods in August 2019, regarding the Disability Facility Grants (DFGs) as reported in Section 3.5 of the Panel report. The Panel had requested that “KCC ring fenced the £405k (Top sliced/payment to KCC projected for 2019/20) for use by Thanet residents”.

The Chairman acknowledged the need for a future scrutiny work programme that reflected more Member generated items, rather than those that just come out of the processes of conducting council business. Councillor Bayford suggested that the Panel should perhaps hold a workshop soon to identify topics that Members could examine as part of scrutiny review projects. The workshop could also look at scrutiny items from neighbouring seaside authorities to see how TDC could conduct better scrutiny.

Members noted the report.

The Panel agreed that the presentation by Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods made at the next meeting on 20 February 2020 and the presentation by the Portfolio holder for Operational Services be made at the meeting on 21 April.

The Chairman requested that Members forwarded their questions to Democratic Services that they would like answered by the portfolio holder as part of the presentation.

The report was noted.