Agenda item

·         Martyn Hutchings, Principal Scrutiny Officer will briefly introduce the report;

·         Questions from Committee Members

The Committee received the Work Programme 2017-18 for approval.  The Principal Scrutiny Officer advised that the Work Programme 2017-18 was reviewed at the July meeting of the Committee and the resulting items were included on the calendar appended to the report at Appendix A and it provided a balanced programme for the year.

The Principal Scrutiny Officer invited expressions of interest from Members who wished to participate in the ‘Out of County’ and ‘Young People and Drug Dealing’ task and finish groups.  Members received a summary of their likely commitments.  The Principal Scrutiny Officer agreed to circulate an email inviting volunteers to participate in both Task and Finish Inquiries.

AGREED – That the Committee Work Programme 2017-18 be approved.  Members agreed to undertake an inquiry into Out of County placements.