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Items
No.
Item
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3548"></a>1.</p>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Appointment of Chairman</p>
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<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE">To appoint a Chairman of
the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RESOLVED:<span> </span></b> That Councillor A Richardson
<span class="GramE">be</span> appointed Chairman of the Health and
Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3549"></a>2.</p>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Appointment of Vice Chairman</p>
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<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE">To appoint a Vice Chairman
of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RESOLVED</b>:<span> </span> That Councillor G <span class="SpellE">Baxendale</span> be appointed Vice Chairman of the Health
and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3543"></a>3.</p>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Apologies for Absence</p>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Apologies for Absence were received from
Councillor D <span class="SpellE">Flude</span> and M Hardy.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3544"></a>4.</p>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Declarations of Interest</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">To provide an opportunity for Members and
Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in
any item on the agenda</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>
<b>RESOLVED</b>:<span> </span> That the following Declarations of
Interest be noted:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(a) Councillor A Richardson –
personal interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Cheshire
County Council and Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(b) Councillor G Baxendale - personal
interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Congleton Borough
Council and Congleton Town Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(c ) Councillor R Fletcher –
personal interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Cheshire
County Council, Congleton Borough Council and Cheshire Fire
Authority;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(d) Councillor S Jones – personal
interest on the grounds that she was a Member of Alsager Town
Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(e) Councillor A Moran – personal
interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Cheshire County
Council and Nantwich Town Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(f) Councillor A Martin – personal
interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Nantwich Town
Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>(g) Councillor A Thwaite –
personal interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Congleton
Borough Council.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3545"></a>5.</p>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Public Speaking Time/Open Session</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>In
accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10
minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the
Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the
Committee.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Individual members of the public may
speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the
period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned
where there are a number of speakers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Note:
In order for officers to undertake any background research it would
be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day
before the meeting.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">There were no Members of the Public present
who wished to address the Committee.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3547"></a>6.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To consider a report of the Governance Lead
Officer on the Committee’s responsibilities in relation to
Scrutiny of Health and Scrutiny of Adult Social Care and identify
areas for further work.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">The Committee
considered a Report of the Governance Lead Officer outlining the
Committee’s responsibilities in relation to Scrutiny of
Health and Scrutiny of Adult Social Care.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Report outlined
the primary aims of Health Scrutiny:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<span>
<span>·<span> </span></span></span>
To ensure that Health Services reflect the views and aspirations of
local Communities;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<span>
<span>·<span> </span></span></span>
To ensure that all sections of local communities have equal access
to services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<span>
<span>·<span> </span></span></span>
To ensure that all sections of local communities had an equal
chance of a successful outcome from services.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The
Committee’s Terms of Reference were circulated.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The report outlined
the requirement under the Health and Social Care Act 2001
(consolidated into the NHS Act 2006) <span class="GramE">that local
authorities</span> with Social Care responsibilities establish
scrutiny arrangements to respond to consultations by NHS bodies
about substantial variations and developments (<span class="SpellE">SVDs</span>) to Health Services.<span> </span> <span class="SpellE">SVDs</span>
were not defined in Regulations but Overview and Scrutiny
Committees (<span class="SpellE">OSCs</span>) and NHS bodies were
encouraged to develop local criteria about what might be regarded
as “substantial” locally.<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The report
explained how the status, profile and expectations placed upon
Health Scrutiny had increased over recent years including an
assumption by the Healthcare Commission that the OSC would
contribute to the Annual Health Check Performance Assessment of
Individual Trusts and also Government Guidance that Scrutiny could
best “add value” by focusing on Commissioning of
Services in particular joint Commissioning.<span> </span> This had led to the assumption
that Health Scrutiny processes should embrace not only Health but
also Adult Social Care Services.<span> </span> Under these arrangements statutory
obligations were place on the Committee to monitor performance on
Adult Social Care including receiving Inspection Reports.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The report listed
the Partners with whom the Committee would be likely to work
including the expectation that the OSC liaise closely with the
Local Involvement Network (<span class="SpellE">LINk</span>) which
was a network of local people and organisations funded by
Government and supported by an Independent organisation and was set
up to hold Commissioners and Providers to account.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Committee was
advised of joint working arrangements that currently existed
between the County Council and Wirral MB Council to support a Joint
Scrutiny Committee of the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS
Trust, the main scrutiny Committee had recommended that this should
continue as a joint scrutiny arrangement.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Report listed a
proposed Induction Programme and suggested methods by which the
Committee could manage its Work Programme.<span> </span> The Report outlined the current
Co-option arrangements operated by the County Council’s
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Select Committee and advised
that it would need to consider whether it wanted to develop
co-option arrangements.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span> </span>
RESOLVED:<span> </span></b> That:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(a) <span class="GramE">the</span> report be received and noted;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(b) <span class="GramE">the</span> current Terms of Reference for the Committee be
noted;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE">( c</span>) the principle of holding Mid Point Meetings
(between Committee meetings) be supported with the Chairman, Vice
Chairman and Group Spokespersons being invited to attend;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(d) the
continuation of a Joint Scrutiny Committee with Wirral MB Council
to scrutinise the work of the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS
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<p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3550"></a>7.</p>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Future Meeting Dates</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To agree future meeting dates.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b>RESOLVED:</b> That the
next meeting be held on Tuesday 20 January at 2.00pm.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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Items
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Item
1.
Appointment of Chairman
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To appoint a Chairman of
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Minutes:
RESOLV...
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<caption class="mgSectionTitle">Items</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" abbr="No">No.</th>
<th scope="col" abbr="Item">Item</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mgItemNumberCell"><p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3548"></a>1.</p></td>
<td>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Appointment of Chairman</p>
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<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE">To appoint a Chairman of
the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="q-bidi-font-weight:normal">RESOLVED:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b> That Councillor A Richardson
<span class="GramE">be</span> appointed Chairman of the Health and
Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.</p>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mgItemNumberCell"><p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3549"></a>2.</p></td>
<td>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Appointment of Vice Chairman</p>
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<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE">To appoint a Vice Chairman
of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="q-bidi-font-weight:normal">RESOLVED</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> That Councillor G <span class="SpellE">Baxendale</span> be appointed Vice Chairman of the Health
and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee</p>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mgItemNumberCell"><p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3543"></a>3.</p></td>
<td>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Apologies for Absence</p>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Apologies for Absence were received from
Councillor D <span class="SpellE">Flude</span> and M Hardy.</p>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mgItemNumberCell"><p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3544"></a>4.</p></td>
<td>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Declarations of Interest</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">To provide an opportunity for Members and
Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in
any item on the agenda</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<b style="q-bidi-font-weight:normal">RESOLVED</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> That the following Declarations of
Interest be noted:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(a) Councillor A Richardson –
personal interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Cheshire
County Council and Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(b) Councillor G Baxendale - personal
interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Congleton Borough
Council and Congleton Town Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(c ) Councillor R Fletcher –
personal interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Cheshire
County Council, Congleton Borough Council and Cheshire Fire
Authority;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(d) Councillor S Jones – personal
interest on the grounds that she was a Member of Alsager Town
Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(e) Councillor A Moran – personal
interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Cheshire County
Council and Nantwich Town Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(f) Councillor A Martin – personal
interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Nantwich Town
Council;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><span style="q-bidi-font-weight: bold">(g) Councillor A Thwaite –
personal interest on the grounds that he was a Member of Congleton
Borough Council.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mgItemNumberCell"><p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3545"></a>5.</p></td>
<td>
<p class="mgAiTitleTxt">Public Speaking Time/Open Session</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="q-bidi-font-family:Arial">In
accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10
minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the
Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the
Committee.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="q-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="q-bidi-font-family:Arial">Individual members of the public may
speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the
period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned
where there are a number of speakers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="q-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="q-bidi-font-family:Arial">Note:
In order for officers to undertake any background research it would
be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day
before the meeting.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">There were no Members of the Public present
who wished to address the Committee.</p>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mgItemNumberCell"><p class="mgAiTitleTxt"><a name="AI3547"></a>6.</p></td>
<td>
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<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal">To consider a report of the Governance Lead
Officer on the Committee’s responsibilities in relation to
Scrutiny of Health and Scrutiny of Adult Social Care and identify
areas for further work.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="mgSubItemTitleTxt">Minutes:</p>
<div class="mgWordPara"><div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The Committee
considered a Report of the Governance Lead Officer outlining the
Committee’s responsibilities in relation to Scrutiny of
Health and Scrutiny of Adult Social Care.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The Report outlined
the primary aims of Health Scrutiny:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:left; text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt">
<span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;q-bidi-font-family: Symbol">
<span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\""> </span></span></span>
To ensure that Health Services reflect the views and aspirations of
local Communities;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:left; text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt">
<span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;q-bidi-font-family: Symbol">
<span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\""> </span></span></span>
To ensure that all sections of local communities have equal access
to services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:left; text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt">
<span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;q-bidi-font-family: Symbol">
<span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\""> </span></span></span>
To ensure that all sections of local communities had an equal
chance of a successful outcome from services.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The
Committee’s Terms of Reference were circulated.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The report outlined
the requirement under the Health and Social Care Act 2001
(consolidated into the NHS Act 2006) <span class="GramE">that local
authorities</span> with Social Care responsibilities establish
scrutiny arrangements to respond to consultations by NHS bodies
about substantial variations and developments (<span class="SpellE">SVDs</span>) to Health Services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> <span class="SpellE">SVDs</span>
were not defined in Regulations but Overview and Scrutiny
Committees (<span class="SpellE">OSCs</span>) and NHS bodies were
encouraged to develop local criteria about what might be regarded
as “substantial” locally.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The report
explained how the status, profile and expectations placed upon
Health Scrutiny had increased over recent years including an
assumption by the Healthcare Commission that the OSC would
contribute to the Annual Health Check Performance Assessment of
Individual Trusts and also Government Guidance that Scrutiny could
best “add value” by focusing on Commissioning of
Services in particular joint Commissioning.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> This had led to the assumption
that Health Scrutiny processes should embrace not only Health but
also Adult Social Care Services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> Under these arrangements statutory
obligations were place on the Committee to monitor performance on
Adult Social Care including receiving Inspection Reports.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The report listed
the Partners with whom the Committee would be likely to work
including the expectation that the OSC liaise closely with the
Local Involvement Network (<span class="SpellE">LINk</span>) which
was a network of local people and organisations funded by
Government and supported by an Independent organisation and was set
up to hold Commissioners and Providers to account.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The Committee was
advised of joint working arrangements that currently existed
between the County Council and Wirral MB Council to support a Joint
Scrutiny Committee of the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS
Trust, the main scrutiny Committee had recommended that this should
continue as a joint scrutiny arrangement.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The Report listed a
proposed Induction Programme and suggested methods by which the
Committee could manage its Work Programme.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> The Report outlined the current
Co-option arrangements operated by the County Council’s
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Select Committee and advised
that it would need to consider whether it wanted to develop
co-option arrangements.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="q-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
RESOLVED:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b> That:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt">(a) <span class="GramE">the</span> report be received and noted;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">(b) <span class="GramE">the</span> current Terms of Reference for the Committee be
noted;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span class="GramE">( c</span>) the principle of holding Mid Point Meetings
(between Committee meetings) be supported with the Chairman, Vice
Chairman and Group Spokespersons being invited to attend;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">(d) the
continuation of a Joint Scrutiny Committee with Wirral MB Council
to scrutinise the work of the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="GramE"><b style="q-bidi-font-weight:normal">RESOLVED:</b> That the
next meeting be held on Tuesday 20 January at 2.00pm.</span></p>
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Minutes for Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee meeting, Dec 16 2008, 4.00PM
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