Issue - meetings

1. Forthcoming Gypsy and Traveller Consultation
2. Consultation on Services to Children with Special Educational Needs
3. Flooding Consultation
4. NHS Out of Hours Service

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the Area Board Members, the officers and the visiting cabinet representative, Councillor John Brady.

The Chairman made the following announcements:

·         Gypsy and Traveller Consultation – Wiltshire Council was in the early stages of finding land for gypsy and traveller sites.  Information would be available from the end of March on the Council’s website (www.wiltshire.gov.uk) and in libraries and Council offices.  A number of drop in events were also planned – details were available on page 3 of the agenda.

·         Consultation on Services to Children with Special Educational Needs – The Council was in the process of consulting on the provision of services to Children with Special Educational Needs.  Details were available on page 5 of the agenda and on the Council’s website.

·         Flooding Consultation – Parish Councils’ input was sought to the Council’s statutory duty of managing flooding risk.  Packs were available for each Parish Council, to help identify areas which were liable to flooding.  These packs should be returned to the Community Area Manager at the next meeting on 10 May 2010.

·         NHS Out-of-Hours Service – NHS Wiltshire had recently announced changes to the provision of out-of-hours service across the county.  Full details were available on pages 9-11 of the agenda.