Agenda item

Helen Murray introduced the report, which provided an overview of the issues and work which the Board had overseen over the previous year. Suggested priorities and programmes of work for 2015/16 were also highlighted.

Members noted that particular achievements for the Board were the Betting Commission, work on taxi licensing, and the joint bid with Barnardo’s to establish the National FGM centre. The Board would be running three events at the LGA Annual Conference in relation to night-time economies, terrorism, and the role of the fire and rescue service in public health.

Members asked that the first meeting of the new Board cycle in September should include an ‘unfinished business’ section on work which was still ongoing and should be a priority for the Board in 2015/16.

Decisions

·         Members noted the achievements against the Board’s priorities in 2014/15, the sessions which the Board was running at the LGA’s Annual Conference, and the Board’s priorities areas for 2015/16.

·         Members agreed the programme of meetings for 2015/16.

Action

·         Add an update on ‘unfinished business’ to the agenda for the first Board meeting of the 2015/16 cycle.