Minutes of the Council Meeting held Wednesday 3rd January, 2007

Minutes of a Meeting of the Council of the City of Sheffield held in the Council Chamber within the Town Hall, Sheffield, on Wednesday, 3^rd January, 2007 pursuant to notice duly given and Summonses duly served.

PRESENT

THE LORD MAYOR (Councillor Jackie Drayton)

THE DEPUTY LORD MAYOR (Councillor Arthur Dunworth)

1 Arbourthorne Ward	10 Dore & Totley Ward	19 Mosborough Ward
Tim Rippon	Keith Hill	Sam Wall
Julie Dore	Anne Smith	Mike Peat
John Robson	Mike Waters	David Barker

2 Beauchief/Greenhill Ward	11 East Ecclesfield Ward	20 Nether Edge Ward
Clive Skelton	Graham Oxley	PatWhite
Anthony Holmes	Pat Fox	Ali Qadar
Simon Clement-Jones	Vic Bowden

3 Beighton Ward	12 Ecclesall Ward	21 Richmond Ward
Helen Mirfin-Boukouris	Roger Davison	Liz Naylor
Ian Saunders	Sylvia Dunkley	Martin Lawton
	Michael Reynolds	John Campbell

4 Birley Ward	13 Firth Park Ward	22 Shiregreen & Brightside Ward
Mike Pye	Alan Law	Peter Rippon
Bryan Lodge	Joan Barton	Jane Bird
Denise Fox	Chris Weldon	Peter Price

5 Broomhill Ward	14 Fulwood Ward	23 Southey Ward
Shaffaq Mohammed	Janice Sidebottom	Gill Furniss
Paul Scriven	John Knight	Tony Damms
	Andrew Sangar	Leigh Bramall

6 Burngreave Ward	15 Gleadless Valley Ward	24 Stannington Ward
Steve Jones	Garry Weatherall	Vickie Priestley
Ibrar Hussain	Terry Fox
	Rosemary Telfer

7 Central Ward	16 Graves Park Ward	25 Stocksbridge & Upper Don Ward
Bernard Little	Bob McCann	Alison Brelsford
Jean Cromar	Peter Moore	Martin Davis
	Ian Auckland

8 Crookes Ward	17 Hillsborough Ward	26 Walkley Ward
Sylvia Anginotti	Janet Bragg	Jonathan Harston
Brian Holmes	Robert MacDonald	Diane Leek
John Hesketh	Alf Meade	Veronica Hardstaff

9 Darnall Ward	18 Manor Castle Ward	27 West Ecclesfield Ward
Mazher Iqbal	Jan Wilson	Trevor Bagshaw
Mary Lea	Pat Midgley	Kathleen Chadwick
Harry Harpham	Jan Fiore	Alan Hooper

		28 Woodhouse Ward
		Ray Satur
		Marjorie Barker
		Mick Rooney

1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
	Apologies for absence were received from Councillors David Baker, Marjorie Barker, Jillian Creasy, Chris Rosling-Josephs and Alan Whitehouse.

2.	REPAIRS TO THE LORD MAYOR’S CHAIN
	The Lord Mayor, Councillor Jackie Drayton, referred to the repairs which had been needed to the Lord Mayor’s Chain of Office and stated that she had received a letter from Sheffield Forgemasters confirming that in the light of the very good relationship which that Company enjoyed with the City Council and the gratitude which they felt for the support they had received over the years it would be their great pleasure to fund the repairs to the Lord Mayor’s Chain of Office and that therefore, arrangements were being made for such repairs to be undertaken.
	RESOLVED: That, in the light of the information now reported by the Lord Mayor, the thanks of the City Council be extended to Sheffield Forgemasters for their kind gesture in meeting the costs of repairs to the Lord Mayor’s Chain of Office.

3.	STATEMENT BY COUNCILLOR PAT WHITE
	The Council noted a personal statement given by Councillor Pat White in which she thanked the Members of the City Council, the Committee Secretariat, and staff within the Security, Catering and Cleaning Services who had supported her late husband Councillor Andrew White and herself throughout Mr. White’s battle against prostate cancer and that it had been comforting to know, along with family and friends that they had received such support together with positive support through all the difficulties which the family had shared and that the family had also appreciated hearing tributes to the late Councillor White at the previous meeting of the City Council and wished also to thank the local press for their kind tributes.

4.	MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
	It was moved by Councillor Pat Midgley, seconded by Councillor Jean Cromar, that the minutes of the meeting of the City Council held on 6^th December, 2006, be approved as a correct record.
	Whereupon it was moved by Councillor Paul Scriven, seconded by Councillor Andrew Sangar, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the inclusion of a new Item of Business in the following terms and the renumbering of subsequent items of business:-
	“8. ORDER OF BUSINESS
	It was moved by Councillor Paul Scriven, seconded by Councillor David Baker, that Council do now proceed to the consideration of Notice of Motion 15 on the Summons relating to Asylum Seekers.
	On being put to the vote the Motion was lost”.

	The motion, as amended, was then put as a substantive motion in the following form and carried:-
	“On the motion of Councillor Pat Midgley, seconded by Councillor Jean Cromar, that the minutes of the meeting of the City Council held on 6^th December, 2006 be approved as a correct record with the inclusion of a new Item of Business in the following terms and the renumbering of subsequent Items of Business:-
	8. ORDER OF BUSINESS
	It was moved by Councillor Paul Scriven, seconded by Councillor David Baker, that Council do now proceed to the consideration of Notice of Motion 15 on the Summons relating to Asylum Seekers.
	On being put to the vote the Motion was lost”.

5.	PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS
	Petitions
	The Council received petitions containing (a) 30 signatures of residents in the Grimesthorpe Road area protesting at proposals for the development of land in their area and after hearing representations made by Mr. David Baxter on behalf of the petitioners referred the petition for consideration by the North and West Planning and Highways Area Board;
	(b) a petition containing 1,473 signatures, drawing attention to more fare increases of up to 14% from 6^th January, 2007, which is above inflation and will force more people off public transport and add to the gridlock and pollution in Sheffield and calling upon the Council and the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority to demand from the Government powers and finance to retake control of buses and after hearing representations made on behalf of the petitioners by Mr. Calvin Payne and comments made by Councillor Terry Fox, the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport indicating that (i) the City Council were working with the Government to develop legislation which would seek to improve bus services, (ii) further work was being undertaken by the City Council to remove problems of traffic gridlock in the City and (iii) he too was unhappy with the proposed price increases, referred the petition for further consideration by Councillor Terry Fox;
	(c) 655 signatures opposing plans for major cuts in the National Blood Service, resulting in a number of job losses and after hearing representations made on behalf of the petitioners by Mr. Gary Hatfield, and comments made by Councillor Mick Rooney, Cabinet Member for Adult Services that he was aware of some proposals concerning the Blood Service in the City and that he, together with other people in the City valued the quality of the Service, referred the petition for consideration by the Health and Community Care Scrutiny and Policy Development Board;
	(d) 306 signatures expressing opposition to the selling off of Council land in the Burngreave Ward to make way for private developers and expressing the view that Council land should be used for social housing and after hearing representations made on behalf of the petitioners by Mr. Ben Morris, and comments made by Councillor Chris Weldon, the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Neighbourhood Regeneration who indicated that he would be happy to hold further discussions with communities in the Burngreave area together with the Burngreave Housing Group in connection with this matter but that previous discussions with the community had indicated that there should be mixed housing developments within the Burngreave area but that such discussions would continue to determine if opinions had changed and he would be willing to consider all proposals together with their costings which, he emphasised needed to be realistic, referred the petition for further consideration by Councillor Weldon;
	(e) 451 signatures of persons in Gleadless Valley calling upon the police and the Local Authority to tackle the growing menace of illegal motorcycling in their neighbourhood, referred the petition for further consideration by Councillor Chris Weldon, Cabinet Member for Safer Neighbourhoods; and
	(f)(i) 2,503 signatures opposing the closure of Wisewood and Myers Grove Schools and (ii) 118 signatures of pupils of Wisewood School opposing the closure of Wisewood School and after hearing representations made on behalf of the petitioners by Darren Webb and Holly Clarke and comments made by Councillor Harry Harpham, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services who (A) referred to the extensive consultation process which would be undertaken with regard to the future of both schools with such process bringing forward key issues from the communities including, in particular, questions of transport to those schools and the demand for school places from the catchment areas of both schools and from persons outside of such areas, whilst stressing that no final decisions had yet been made and that further consultations would be held particularly with regard to travel arrangements and catchment areas for the proposed new school and that falling numbers on the school rolls affected the funding of the schools with it being the responsibility of the Council to ensure that children and young people received the best possible education and that money was not unnecessarily spent on failing schools and (B) outlined the process which would be adopted in connection with the building and running of the proposed new school and which would include a consultation exercise with local communities referred the petition to Councillor Harpham for further consideration.

	(NOTE: Councillors Ray Satur and Janet Bragg declared interests in paragraphs (b) and (c) above relating to bus services and the National Blood Service and did not speak or vote thereon).

	Public Question re: City Centre Congestion and Bus Gates at Carrfield Avenue
	Mr. G. Marsden asked questions with regard to particular incidences of congestion in the City Centre and the adverse effect which the newly installed bus gates were having on traffic flow in Carrfield Avenue.
	The Lord Mayor, Councillor Jackie Drayton, ruled that Mr. Marsden’s question with regard to incidences of traffic congestion in the City Centre was inadmissible and in response to Mr. Marsden’s second question regarding bus gates in Carfield Avenue Councillor Terry Fox, Cabinet Member for Transport indicated that the bus gates had been introduced as part of the Safe Routes to School programme and that since their introduction the number of accidents had been reduced.

	Public Question re: Affordable Housing in Darnall
	Mr. D. Fisher asked a question with regard to the provision of affordable housing in the Darnall area and in response, Councillor Chris Weldon, Cabinet Member for Safer Neighbourhoods referred to the answer which he had given earlier in the meeting to the petition relating to affordable housing in the Burngreave Area and stressed again that following consultations with the local community, the community had indicated a preference for a mixed housing development which was the course which the City Council was following. Councillor Weldon agreed however that there was a need for affordable housing and stated that the City Council were continuing to lobby the Government for funding for such housing provision.

	Public Question re: Proposed Closure of Wisewood School
	Ms. G. Mountain asked a question as to how the City Council had reached the view that there were falling numbers at Wisewood School particularly as many people from outside the School, 217;s catchment area wished to send their children to that school.
	In response, Councillor Harry Harpham, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services indicated that the falling numbers had been based on evidence provided by the Health Services and the Local Authority and that there would be a need to look at wider implications with regard to the catchment areas for the school with a need to examine the statistics relating to all persons who had indicated Wisewood as their first choice but who did not live in the area. He stressed however that, in his view there was not a waiting list of such children to attend Wisewood School.

6.	ORDER OF BUSINESS
	RESOLVED: On the motion of Councillor Pat Midgley, seconded by Councillor Peter Moore, that, following consideration of Item 3 on the Council Summons “The Future and Vision for Public Health in Sheffield” the Council proceed to the consideration of Item 6 on the Summons “Item referred to Council”.

7.	THE FUTURE AND VISION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN SHEFFIELD
	The Chief Executive, Sir Robert Kerslake introduced Dr. Jeremy Wight the newly appointed Director of Public Health who would be giving a presentation upon “A Public Health Vision for Sheffield”. The Chief Executive indicated that Dr. Wight’s post was funded jointly by the City Council and the Sheffield Primary Care Trust and that Dr. Wight would also work with the Sheffield First for Health and Well Being Partnership with one of his main priorities being tackling health inequalities in the City.
	Dr. Wight introduced his presentation by giving a brief outline of his medical career and went on to refer to “Sir Donald Aitchinson’s definition of public health which was “public health is a science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health, through the organised efforts of society.”
	He continued by outlining a brief history of Public Health in the City in which the City Council had been a major contributor and indicated that his first predecessor was the Medical Officer for Health employed by Sheffield Corporation in the Victorian era. The post remained a local authority function until 1974 when District Medical Officers were moved into the National Health Service and stated that his joint appointment could therefore be seen as a return of public health to its original roots in local authorities and that local authorities were now clearly being seen by the Government as being fundamental to the promotion of public health.
	Dr. Wight saw his role as Director of Public Health as being to provide authoritative public health advice to the Primary Care Trust and the City Council, to lead a team of public health experts and practitioners and to produce an annual report on the health of the local population and to make recommendations for the improvement of that health. A jointly appointed Director of Public Health could influence the wider public health agenda, contribute to strategic decision making at an earlier, more effective stage and promote a more coherent strategic and operational approach to public health promotion.
	He went on to stress that the City had never been healthier than it was at the present time with infant mortality at around five deaths per thousand live births which was lower than it had ever been. Mortality rates were also falling with cancer accounting for 123 deaths per 100,000 per year and coronary heart diseases accounting for 92 deaths per 100,000 per year. Life expectancy in the City was also increasing to a level of 77 years for men and 81 years for women. Commenting further upon the statistics, Dr. Wight indicated that infant mortality had fallen from 10 deaths per thousand live births in 1983, cancer deaths had fallen from around 160 per 100,000 in 1997 and deaths from coronary heart disease had fallen from around 150 in 1997. Life expectancy figures had also risen from 75 years for men and 79 years for women in 1997.
	Dr. Wight went on to stress however that health inequalities in the City although narrowing remained very substantial. At local level there were still areas which suffered very poor health compared with both the City and the national average and emphasised that not too much emphasis should be placed on those matters which were easy to count at the expense of those matters such as mental health which were more difficult to count.
	Turning again to statistical evidence, Dr. Wight referred to the decline in mortality rate which, for the City as a whole, had moved from approximately 80 per 100,000 in 1995 to approximately 65 per 100,000 in 2005. In the most deprived quartile of the City however this rate had fallen from approximately 110 per 100,000 in 1995 to 78 per 100,000 in 2005.
	Dr. Wight went on to refer to health inequalities in the City at a neighbourhood level. He stated that the all age, all cause mortality rate was 497 in Darnall and 159 in Ecclesall. Similarly. life expectancy on the Flower Estate at Shiregreen was 72.6 years but in Ecclesall it was 88.3 years whilst the percentage of mothers smoking on delivery was 39% at Lowedges but 0% at Ranmoor. This pattern continued with there being 424 mental health admissions in Burngreave and 75 such admissions in the Fulwood area and finally incidences of teenage pregnancy related to 151 in the Old Parson Cross area but none in Ranmoor.
	Concluding this area of his analysis, Dr. Wight set out statistics prepared by Dr. Harvey Littlejohn the Medical Officer of Health in the City in 1892 which related to health inequalities at that time and which indicated that the levels of inequalities which existed in the 10 areas of the City continued to be reflected in the present day.
	Dr. Wight then went on to refer to the production of his Annual Report which, for 2006, was in the final stage and would be published by the end of the month and he indicated that consultations were being held with regard to the various means of presenting the annual report which would also be available in electronic form.
	Returning to the principal question of health inequalities, Dr. Wight posed the question “so what are we going to do about it?” and indicated that the Sheffield Primary Care Trust had identified three priorities for public health in the City for the period 2007 to 2010. These priorities related to smoking, local and public health programmes and children and young people’s health. So far as smoking was concerned he indicated that it was still the largest single cause of ill-health, premature mortality and health inequality and that over 1,000 deaths per year in the City could be attributed to smoking. Incidences of smoking was around 25% of the population although this was extremely variable across the City. There were challenging smoking targets for the Sheffield Primary Care Trust but new legislation on smoking gave an opportunity for a renewed anti-smoking campaign with partnership working being essential to maximise the impact and the City Council playing a pivotal role in this partnership working.
	Turning to the enhanced public health programme, Dr. Wight stated that this was being developed as part of the healthier communities strand of the Local Area Agreements and that in one third of the City i.e. 36 neighbourhoods, with the worst health and depravation indices 16 programmes were being developed covering between one and five neighbourhoods each with these programmes being developed with local community representatives so as to maximise local ownership.
	The enhanced public health programmes would commence with a community health profile which would be a combination of health promotion programmes and activities specifically aimed at improving access to and uptake of effective health intervention. Some initial funding would be available through the Neighbourhood Renewal Funds but also work would be undertaken to attract other funding. So far as children and young people were concerned, the infant mortality rate although falling was, still of concern. Dr. Wight went on to emphasise that the health of adults was to a great extent determined in childhood with teenage pregnancy remaining stubbornly high and he believed in the latter case that the young person’s life aspirations were key.
	Following the presentation by Dr. Wight, Members of the City Council were invited by the Lord Mayor to ask questions.
	A question was asked with regard to continuing health inequalities in the City which were found to be totally unacceptable and why such inequalities continued to exist.
	In response Dr. Wight stated that he shared Councillor Price’s views on this matter and believed that, to some extent, inequalities were a legacy of the poor working conditions in industrialised areas but that they had been perpetuated by lifestyles of persons in the less affluent districts of the City, together with substantial differences in access to health services. He believed that the more affluent areas of the City enjoyed the higher uptake of health service provision as residents of these areas were often more articulate and better at seeking help from health professionals.
	Questions were also asked about problems of alcoholism and drug taking particularly in relation to young people and the threats which such activities posed to future generations and also if the reconfiguration of the Accident and Emergency Services in the City affected poorer sectors of the population who she thought may be inclined to use such Services rather than visit their General Practitioner.
	Dr. Wight’s views were sought on the life expectancies of future generations and reference was also made to the Primary Care Trusts financial recovery plan particularly in relation to the delivery of public health services and if effective decentralisation had been reflected in statistical information and if Dr. Wight was certain that resources would be targeted at specific areas rather than used for broad programmes of health improvement.
	In response, Dr. Wight indicated that the Primary Care Trusts began with a potential list of many priorities and that he shared concerns with regard to alcohol and drugs. However the PCT had reduced the list to what, in their professional opinion, they considered to be the three major priorities but assured Councillor Smith that everything would be done to continue to address problems relating to alcohol and drug taking but that the PCTs approach was to take action where they believed the greatest differences could be made.
	He emphasised this point by indicating that there were a far larger number of smokers in the City than those suffering from alcohol abuse or drug taking but agreed that there was a link particularly with young people between alcohol and drugs.
	Turning to the question of Accident and Emergency provision he believed that the comments were valid but that the Health Services had used available information to ensure that services were delivered in the best possible way. He was also aware of projects with regard to life expectancy particularly based on childhood obesity and that many steps were being introduced to counteract this problem.
	He went on to refer to difficulties which had been created with regard to the de-industrialisation of areas of the City and pointed out that although heavy industries carried higher mortality rates they also produced elements of well being in that they raised income levels and provided high levels of employment.
	He stressed that it was crucial that the health services targeted interventions through well resourced programmes and cited as an example coronary heart diseases.
	So far as financial position was concerned he accepted that it was unsatisfactory from the PCTs point of view which now had less to spend on interventions but stressed that previous activities which had improved health levels had served to alleviate financial situation pressures.
	Referring to mental health services, Dr. Wight stated that, in his opinion, it was not obvious which interventions could be put in place to improve mental health services and he stressed that the health services in the City did not, at the present time have the financial resources to increase levels of expenditure on mental health in the City.
	Questions were also asked as to how Dr. Wight saw the relationship between local authorities and the PCT developing to improve public health in the City and, turning again to the question of finance, if there could be a false logic in raising the Public Health Budget to remedy annual deficits. In the light of quotes from the Chief Medical Officer and also from Professor Derek Wanless to support the view that short-sighted measures should not be undertaken Dr. Wight was also asked what the various agencies could be doing differently particularly as, Sheffield First for Health and Well Being had indicated that the inequalities gap would be increasing over recent years in many indicators.
	Reference was made to the gap in health inequalities and that it appeared to have continued to widen over the past 115 years and if any particular medical conditions had been introduced by the immigrant communities thereby exacerbating the levels of health inequality and if that was the case what steps were being taken to remedy this situation.
	In response to these questions, Dr. Wight stated that there was a need to establish how best officers in his Service should work with officers in the local authority to ensure that public health resources could work together with the final aspiration of achieving single public health provision for the City.
	He was aware of the views expressed by the Chief Medical Officer and also of Professor Derek Wanless but he stressed that work in the City had to be founded upon reality and within the parameters of the present financial constraints imposed upon the Health Services.
	Although he believed it would be difficult to deal with the financial constraints and reductions, he also believed that the future presented an opportunity to ensure better working between the Primary Care Trust and the local authority with a need for the establishment of one public health programme to enable both Services to target their efforts and to identify parts of the City to be targeted.
	So far as statistical evidence was concerned with regard to the inequalities gap Dr. Wight accepted that there were many different ways to measure health inequalities but he had used the indicators chosen by the Government which had shown that this gap was narrowing; he also cautioned against comparing present day figures with those produced for 1892 and as an example cited the fact that, in 1892, the City had been divided into larger geographical areas.
	So far as imported illnesses were concerned, he accepted that it was certainly the case that some communities had brought illnesses with them e.g. tuberculosis and that there was a need for the public health bodies to respond to these problems.
	A further question was asked with regard to the statistical evidence presented by Dr. Wight and also how the proposals for public health in the City would fit into the Children’s Services Service District Structure.
	Dr. Wight was also asked about the steps being taken to ensure that parents received accurate information with regard to healthy food and what was being done to counteract advertising and information practices being used by the food and drink lobby and if the public health philosophy was to introduce a “what we can” philosophy rather than “what we can’t” and concluded by asking about the promotion of physical activity and its importance in the public health agenda.
	A question was also asked about the availability of dental services in the City and if, with regard to teenage pregnancy, Dr. Wight was aware of and agreed with a theory which had recently been put forward that teenage pregnancy was not a problem particularly in light of the fact that expectant mothers would be somewhat healthier in their teens and would be able to continue their education at a later date.
	Dr. Wight went on to clarify the statistical points raised by Councillor Saunders and also indicated that his Service would be engaging with the Children’s Service’s Service Districts together with all other “areas” of service delivery in the City.
	He went on to agree with the comments with regard to children’s diet and stated that he was proposing to put in place educational sessions to assist people in healthy eating habits. So far as the food and drink lobby was concerned, he indicated that policy issues were determined at a national level but that this did not prevent, at a local level, the lobbying of Members of Parliament for certain health issues, particularly with regard to smoking.
	He also agreed with the point made with regard to the precautionary principle which he felt was very important but acknowledged that there could well be differences in opinion when considering specifics with regard to the point about “doing what we can” rather than “what we can’t”. So far as dental services were concerned he did not believe that there was a particular problem in the City but undertook to provide Councillor Lawton with a more detailed answer.
	Turning to the comments with regard to teenage pregnancy, Dr. Wight indicated that he was aware of the theories referred to but nevertheless believed that there was a substantial health risk to babies born to teenage mothers particularly as certain analyses indicated that many teenage pregnancies were a measure of deprivation and represented a lack of aspiration on the part of the teenage girls involved.
	A comment was made upon levels of Mental Health Care in the City and also degrees of influencing outcomes and Dr. Wight was asked if he could comment upon the effectiveness of the Decent Homes Programme with regard to health provision and also reference to the perceived lack of ability of people to take up services and asked if there was a need to re-examine the way in which health services were offered.
	In response, Dr. Wight indicated that mental health covered a huge spectrum of conditions and that it would not be possible to make generalisations with regard to its treatment and prevention. He did however believe that the Decent Homes Programme would have a beneficial impact upon health levels as a whole and turning to Councillor Robson’s final point, he indicated that there was a movement towards delivering more health services in the community and that his Primary Care Trust were very keen to progress this movement.
	The Lord Mayor, Councillor Jackie Drayton, thanked Dr. Wight for his presentation.

8.	QUESTIONS RELATING TO URGENT BUSINESS
	There were no questions relating to urgent business for which notice had been given in accordance with the provisions of Standing A18(6).

9.	ITEM REFERRED TO COUNCIL – YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – SCRUTINY REPORT
	RESOLVED: On the motion of Councillor Jan Wilson, seconded by Councillor Harry Harpham, that the following decision taken by the Cabinet at its meeting held on 13^th December, 2006, relating to the scrutiny exercise on “Young People’s Mental Health Services” be approved:-

	“RESOLVED: That (a) the report of the Working Group into Young People’s Mental Health Services, as approved by the joint meeting of the Health and Community Care and the Children and Young People Scrutiny and Policy Development Boards, be noted and endorsed for submission to the Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Sheffield Care Trust; and
	(b) it be also noted that in accordance with the Guidance issued under Section 38 of the Local Government Act 2000, the Sheffield Children’s NHS Trust and the Sheffield Care Trust have 28 days to respond to the terms of the report with such period commencing immediately following the consideration of the report by the City Council at its meeting on 3^rd January 2007.

10.	REPRESENTATIONS
	RESOLVED: On the motion of Councillor Jean Cromar, seconded by Councillor Pat Midgley, that (a) approval be given to the following changes to the memberships of Boards, etc. and the appointment of representatives to serve on other bodies:-

	Children and Young People Scrutiny and Policy Development Board	-	Councillors Jean Cromar and John Robson to replace Councillors Marjorie Barker and Ian Saunders

	Health and Community Care Scrutiny and Policy Development Board	-	Councillors Sam Wall and Martin Davis to replace Councillors John Robson and Bernard Little