Issue - meetings

Please note that the reports for 2025 will be allocated to specific meetings for the next Committee now that the meeting dates for 2025 have been agreed by Council

(i)       in relation to item 9 (Supporting Attendance and Wellbeing Policy), to note that officers had advised that work was ongoing in relation to improving the approach to managing absence, and therefore an update report would be provided to Committee in November, with the Policy to be presented to a meeting in 2025 for approval;

(ii)       to agree to remove items 12 (Managing Substance Misuse Policy) and 13 (Corporate Health and Safety Policy) from the November planner, as there were no amendments to be made to either Policy which would require Committee approval; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the planner.

The Committee had before it the business planner as prepared by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to item 9 (Supporting Attendance and Wellbeing Policy), to note that officers had advised that work was ongoing in relation to improving the approach to managing absence, and therefore an update report would be provided to Committee in November, with the Policy to be presented to a meeting in 2025 for approval;

(ii)       to agree to remove items 12 (Managing Substance Misuse Policy) and 13 (Corporate Health and Safety Policy) from the November planner, as there were no amendments to be made to either Policy which would require Committee approval; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the planner.