Committee to note the terms of reference as outlined below.
Terms of Reference
As written in section B11.5 of part B of the City Council’s Constitution, the terms of reference for the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee are:
To fulfil the functions of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee as they relate to any policies, services and activities concerning adult social care, public health and leisure services and the Council’s health scrutiny function. This includes:
- Development of Health & Well Being Board and relationship with NHS and private providers
- Social care services and safeguarding for adults
- Public health services
- Healthy communities through sport and leisure services
- Discharge of the relevant overview and scrutiny role set out in the National Health Service Act 2006 as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Health and Care Act 2022, including the appointment of Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committees with neighbouring authorities. The primary aim of health scrutiny is to act as a lever to improve the health of local communities and so that people can live healthy lives, by ensuring their needs are considered as an integral part of the commissioning, delivery and development of health services.