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Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel
Record of Meeting
Date: 6th October 2016
Present | Deputy R. Renouf , Chairman Deputy G. Southern , Vice-Chairman Deputy T. McDonald |
Apologies | Deputy J. Hilton |
Absent |
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In attendance | Miss K. Boydens , Scrutiny Officer |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
| 1. Records of Meetings The Panel noted and approved the records of its meetings held on 14th, 20th and 22nd September 2016. The Chairman signed them accordingly. |
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22/09/16 Item 4 517/23 | 2. Future Hospital Sub-Panel The Panel received an update from the Officer. It was noted that the Proposition relating to the preferred site option was due to be lodged and that the Sub-Panel was due to receive an updated Gleeds report imminently. It was further noted that the Chairman had signed a Confidentiality Agreement on behalf of all Members of the Sub-Panel in order to receive the Gleeds report. |
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22/09/16 Item 3 517/33 | 3. Zero-Hour Contracts Review The Panel noted that Deputy S.Y. Mézec had lodged a Proposition on 1st September 2016 regarding Zero-Hour Contracts and exclusivity clauses. It was noted that the Proposition had made reference to the Panel's report on Zero-Hour Contracts (S.R.3/2016) particularly regarding its section on exclusivity clauses. The Panel agreed that a Comments paper should be drafted in support of the Proposition. The Panel went into private session in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 (as amended) under Qualified Exemption Article 31. | KB |
02/09/16 Item 1 517/34 | 4. Living on Low Income Review The Panel noted that the Ministerial Response to the Panel's report on Living on a Low Income was due on 19th October 2016. The Panel discussed whether to lodge a Proposition regarding its recommendation 23: "The Minister for Social Security should take the necessary steps to reinstate the one-parent component of Income Support as a matter of urgency". The Panel agreed that it would wait to receive the Ministerial Response and would discuss the matter again at its next meeting. |
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04/10/16 Item 1 | 5. Service Users of Home Care Review |
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517/35 | The Panel received a Scoping Document in relation to its short review of home care provision. The Panel made minor amendments to the objectives section and agreed that the document should be circulated to the Chairmen's Committee for approval. The Panel agreed that the review would be focused, and any major work could be undertaken as part of a wider review of the Long-Term Care Scheme. The Panel noted that it was due to meet with the Chief Executive Officer and Finance Director of Family Nursing & Home Care (FNHC) on Monday 10th October 2016 at 2:30p.m. The Panel requested the Officer to obtain further information on how many individuals were currently accessing the Long-Term Care benefit and what the current waiting time was. The Panel agreed that this would be useful information to gather in relation to the new flexible personal care component of Income Support and how long it would take for clients of FNHC to transition onto the system. | KB KB |
07/05/15 Item 4 | 6. Work Programme The Panel received its 2016 work programme and discussed whether its next review should be the Long-Term Care Scheme. The Panel agreed that the matter would be discussed again once the review of Service Users of Home Care had been completed. |
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| 7. Panel Membership The Panel noted that Senator S.C. Ferguson had expressed an interest in joining the Panel. The Panel agreed that Senator Ferguson should be appointed and tasked the Officer to make the necessary arrangements with the States Greffe. |
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| 8. Future Meetings The Panel noted that its next scheduled meeting would take place on 20th October 2016 at 9:30a.m in the Le Capelain room, States Building. |
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