Agenda

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2024.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

To note any announcements through the Chairman, including:

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Wednesday 15 January 2025 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 17 January 2025. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

To receive a brief verbal update from attending Cabinet Members (or Portfolio Holders on their behalf) highlighting any news, successes or milestones in their respective areas since the last meeting of the committee, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.

The Committee will receive an overview of the draft Older Person’s Accommodation Strategy 2025-2030 at the meeting.

The Committee will receive an update on the aims and benefits of Continuing Health Care (CHC) funding and this will address the queries raised when this was last presented to the Committee in June 2024.  The report is to follow.

The report seeks to update the Committee on the progress of Neighbourhood Collaboratives across Wiltshire during the past year.  These collaboratives are integral to achieving the objectives of the Wiltshire Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the Integrated Care System (ICS) Strategy. 

The Committee will receive an overview of the Wiltshire Pioneers project.  Case studies and further details of the project are attached.

The report seeks to present the options available to the Committee with regards to the appointment of non-elected non voting co-opted members.

To review and approve the attached Committee forward work programme in light of the decisions it has made throughout the meeting.

To confirm the date of the next meeting as Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 1pm.

Future meetings are as follows:

5 June 2025

9 July 2025

9 September 2025

12 November 2025.

To consider any other items of business that the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

Items during whose consideration it is recommended that the public should be excluded because of the likelihood that exempt information would be disclosed

None.