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Education and Home Affairs - Approved Panel Minutes - 26 July 2007

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Education & Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel

PUBLIC MEETING Record of Meeting

Date: 26th July 2007 Meeting 36

Present Deputy D.W. Mezbourian , Chairman

Deputy J. Gallichan, Vice-Chairman

Deputy S. Pitman [Part of Item 1. Deputy Pitman absented herself from subsequent items due to illness]

Apologies

Absent

In attendance Mr. W. Millow , Scrutiny Officer

Mr. T. Oldham , Scrutiny Officer

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter Action

[23/07/07, Item 2]

1. Rôle of the Centenier in the Magistrate's Court

This part of the meeting was held in private session under Item 3.2.1(a)(xiv)  of Code  of  Practice  on  Public  Access  to  Official Information.

[23/07/07, Item 3]

[30/04/07, Item 2]

2. Early Years

  1. Expert Advisor

This part of the meeting was held in private session under Item 3.2.1(a)(i)  of Code  of  Practice  on  Public  Access  to  Official Information.

  1. Review Progress

The  Panel  considered  progress  on  the  Review  to  date. With reference to the Terms of Reference, the Panel identified areas TO that warranted further study. The Scrutiny Officer was requested

to undertake work in these areas.

The  Panel  recalled  that,  on  30th  April  2007,  it  had  met  the Comptroller  and  Auditor-General,  Mr.  C.  Swinson  OBE,  and received an update on the progress of the Nursery Education report  that  he  was  preparing. The  Panel  further  recalled  its agreement that it would be useful for the Officers to remain in contact with the Comptroller and Auditor General on this issue. The Officers were requested to clarify the current situation.

WM /TO

[23/07/07, Item 10]

3. Chairman's Update

The  Panel  was  advised  by  the  Chairman  that  she  had  met Professor E. Sallis, Principal of Highlands College, on 24th July 2007. It was noted that the meeting had touched upon a variety of topics, including the Children's Executive; education at HMP La Moye; the Probation Service; and the possibility of a Panel visit to Highlands College.

 

 

4. Future Work Programme

The Panel considered the topics upon which work was ongoing. It was  noted  that Policing  of  Events' represented  a  topic  that potentially merited review. The Scrutiny Officers were requested

WM /TO

to  draft  a  Scoping  Document  for  this  topic  for  the  Panel's consideration.

[23/07/07,Item 5. GP Out-of-Hours

8] The Panel was advised that it was understood that the Health,

Social  Security  and  Housing  (HSSH)  Scrutiny  Panel  would acknowledge the Ministerial Response to The GP Out-of-Hours Co-Operative Service (SR6/2007). It was recalled that comments

had been identified at the Panel Meeting on 23rd July 2007. The

Officers  were  requested  to  circulate  these  comments  for WM  / confirmation that they could subsequently be forwarded to the TO HSSH Panel.

Signed Date: ..

Chairman

Education & Home Affairs Panel