We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Staffordshire County Council in West Midlands across 39 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Recruit governance roles for LGR
The committee approved a recruitment exercise for at least one additional Standards Independent Person and one additional Independent Remuneration Panel member to strengthen resilience through local g…
“This report seeks the committee's approval to commence a recruitment exercise for additional independent persons and independent remuneration panel me…”
Follow-up briefings requested
The committee formally requested further information on complaints relating to outpatients and cancelled operations, a briefing on talking therapies, and a briefing on complaints processes for both th…
“Thank you very much for your presentation. I would like to request to receive further information on your complaints in relations to outpatients and c…”
Dress code and standing orders
The committee considered amendments to procedural standing orders and the introduction of a councillor dress code, with the changes to be recommended to full council. The report stressed that the code…
“Again, if I could direct the committee to page two fifteen of your pack, which sets out the proposed changes to the constitution with an appendix of a…”
Rising EHE caseload
The committee heard that EHE numbers are rising quickly and are likely to keep increasing, creating pressure on the current team size and capacity to monitor safeguarding and education suitability.
“And I think as you'll probably see in the report, the pandemic had a major impact on mental health, students mental health, and the support services w…”
Permanent EHE officer posts
The working group recommends making five temporary additional elective home education officer posts permanent, reflecting continuing workload growth and the team’s current reliance on short-term resou…
“So the recommendations will go through shortly but I wondered if anyone had any questions that they wanted to ask first. Speaker 0: Yeah. I believe C…”
Review EHE impacts in 12 months
The working group asked to reconvene in 12 months, or sooner, to review the impact of recommendations and the new legislation. The committee agreed the report and the cabinet member will provide a res…
“The elective home education team would like to recommend that the five temporary additional EHE officers post are made permanent. We'd like to recomme…”
Regional forum membership fee
The panel agreed to join a regional networking forum, with an annual cost of £420 plus VAT funded from the Home Office grant. The forum offers networking, advice, and discounted learning and developme…
“This report is asking the panel whether they want to join the regional networking forum. Attached to the report is some detail of what the regional fo…”
Home Office grant for panel costs
The panel noted the final claim for the Home Office grant covering panel running costs and performance reporting. This is routine public expenditure, but it is a confirmed spend line within the meetin…
“Thank you. The report details the expenditure of the grant which we received from the Home Office to cover the costs of running the panel. The report …”
Complaints process amendment
The panel agreed to amend its complaints process so the chair can appoint another panel member as substitute if the chair or vice-chair is unavailable for a complaint hearing. This is a governance act…
“So, in the last twelve months between May 25 and April 26, the panel's received five complaints, one of which resulted in a complaint hearing which wa…”
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