Agenda and minutes

To consider and approve the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 24 June 2014.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive on 24 June 2014 together with the accompanying decision records be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or an Affected Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Executive considered the reports submitted on the items listed below and the decisions taken are recorded in the decision sheets attached to these minutes and summarised below:

To receive the Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board Annual Report and its associated action plan

RESOLVED that the Safeguarding Adults Annual Report and action plan be endorsed and the continuing positive progress be noted.

To consider a report seeking approval of the Local Account for Adult Social Care for 2013/14.

RESOLVED that the Local Account for Adult Social Care for 2013-14 be approved.

To consider a report seeking approval of the Development Plan for Community Learning and Skills 2014-2017.

RESOLVED that the Development Plan for Community Learning and Skills 2014-2017 be approved and recommended to Full Council for adoption.

To consider a report providing an update on the significant issues that are likely to impact upon the Council’s budget in future years and setting out the first steps towards setting a budget for the 2015/16 financial year and beyond.

RESOLVED that:

1. The Commitment Budget for the period 2015/16 to 2017/18, summarised in Table 1 of the Borough Treasurer’s report be approved.

2. The proposed budget process for 2015/16 as set out in paragraphs 5.18 to 5.21 of the Borough Treasurer’s report be approved.

To consider a report seeking endorsement of a proposal to work towards the ‘excellent’ level of the Equality Framework for Local Government and the development of an action plan to implement the recommendations of the recent LGA peer review.

RESOLVED that:

1. the peer review report and its recommendations be noted

2. the proposal to work towards ‘Excellent’ level be endorsed, starting with a production of a self-assessment and gap analysis

3. the development of an action plan be endorsed to respond to the Peer Report recommendations and subject to the endorsement at 2.2 to include the initial actions required to work towards ‘Excellent’ level

To consider the following motion:

That pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2012 and having regard to the public interest, members of the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of item 11 which involves the likely disclosure of exempt information under the following category of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972:

(3)        Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

RESOLVED that pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) Regulations 2012 and having regard to the public interest, members of the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of item 11 which involves the likely disclosure of exempt information under the following category of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972:

(3)        Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

To consider a report setting out a proposal to establish a Berkshire Shared Adoption Service .

RESOLVED that:

1. The transfer of the Council’s Adoption Service into a Berkshire shared Service (Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, West Berkshire, Royal Borough Windsor and Maidenhead) hosted by the Royal Borough Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) be approved.  This would be an expansion of the already successful Pan Berkshire arrangement through the Berkshire Adoption Advisory Service, currently hosted by RBWM and will commence on 1st October 2014.

2. The final decision to enter the shared service is delegated to the Director of Children, Young People and Learning in consultation with the Borough Treasurer and Executive Member for Children, Young People and Learning regarding sufficient budget provision and appropriate management arrangements.

3. A Management Board is established by representatives from all four LA’s which will provide direction and monitoring for the new shared service.  The representative from Bracknell Forest will be the Chief Officer, Children’s Social Care.