To appoint a Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Scrutiny Panel for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust for 2024/25.

Resolved:

1.     That Councillor Colin McLaren (Oldham MBC) be re-appointed as Chair of the Joint Scrutiny Committee for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust for the 2024/25 municipal year;

2.     That Councillor Louie Hamblett (Oldham MBC) be appointed the appointment of Vice Chair of the Joint Scrutiny Committee for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust for the 2024/25 municipal year.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Pam Byrne (Oldham MBC), Councillor Angie Clark (Stockport MBC), Councillor Patricia Dale (Rochdale MBC), Councillor Dickie Davies (Stockport MBC), Councillor Jo Lancaster (Bury MBC), Councillor Gary Lawson (Stockport MBC), Councillor Charlotte Martin (Tameside MBC), Councillor Aiza Rashid (Rochdale MBC) and Councillor Angela Smith (Rochdale MBC).

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary, personal or prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests relating to items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider the minutes of the Joint Scrutiny Panel for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust meeting held on Wednesday 13 March 2024.

Resolved: That the Minutes of the Joint Scrutiny Panel for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust meeting held on 13 March 2024 be approved as a correct record.

To note the terms of reference of the Joint Scrutiny Panel for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust.

That the Terms That the Terms of Reference of the Joint Scrutiny Panel for Pennine Care (Mental Health) Trust be noted.

To consider a presentation of the Executive Director of Workforce, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Consideration was given to a presentation of the NHS Executive Director of Workforce.

The presentation provided an overview the 2024/25 Financial Plan and plans regarding reducing violence and aggression.

The Directors of Finance and Workforce respectively of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust were in attendance to present the presentation and to answer questions of the Members.

Resolved:

1.    That the presentation be noted;

2.    That an informal meeting be arranged to discuss the work programme and developing a task and finish group.

Resolved:

1.     That the schedule of meetings for the 2024/25 municipal year be agreed;

2.     That the Members note the upcoming dates of meetings for 2024/25 as 21 November 2024, 16 January 2025 and 20 March 2025.

There were no items of any other business.