The Scrutiny Panels
Adults, Health and Social Care Scrutiny Panel
The Adults, Health and Social Care Scrutiny Panel looks at issues concerning older people and adults with disabilities, mental health, homecare and drugs and alcohol services. This may involve looking at the work of the council in these areas, and also the work of partner agencies and organisations. The panel may offer advice or make recommendations on policy development to the cabinet or council, or look at decisions of the cabinet and, if appropriate, ask them to reconsider. They may also make recommendations to partner agencies in certain circumstances.
So far this year the Panel has looked at issues, including oral health, reviewing the supporting people contracts and health inequalities.
For our completed review, see scrutiny reviews.
Members of the panel
We usually meet every 3 weeks. To see what we’ll be discussing at our next meeting and when it is view the Calendar.
There are seven members of the scrutiny panel.
 Mrs Ruth Goldthorpe |  Mrs Patricia Allen |  Graham Hall |  Ann McAllister |
 Jayne Booth |  Graham Reason |  David Draycott |
Current work programme
Each Scrutiny Panel determines its own Work Programme for the year, and decides what, why and when it would like to consider a specific topic or issue.
Adults, Health and Social Care Work Plan [PDF file 54KB]|
Some topics / issues that will be considered at forthcoming meetings include:
- Implementation of the Autism Act
- Implications of the Dilnot Commission report (a review of the funding system for care and support in England)
- Commissioning and the impact of a Single Commissioning Plan
- Annual Report - Calderdale Safeguarding Adults Board.
