Agenda item

The Council considered the reports on the work of the following Boards in the period since the meeting of the Council on 12^th December 2007:

Children and Young People

Employment, Learning and Skills

Healthy Halton

Safer Halton

Urban Renewal

Corporate Services

Business Efficiency Board

In receiving the Minutes the following was noted:

1)         The Chairman of the Children and Young People Policy and Performance Board (PPB) thanked the Community Portfolio Holder for attending a question and answer session at the PPB meeting. In addition, he reported that the review regarding the strategy for inclusion of pupils with Special Educational Needs (minute no. CYP39) had enabled nearly £½m to be recycled back into schools whilst children received the same level of support.

2)         The Chairman of the Corporate Services PPB thanked and congratulated managers and the trade unions for the successful conclusion of Job Evaluation process.