Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Nazma Rahman.

No declarations were made.

The Chair made the following announcements:

·       Since the last meeting of the Disability Oversight Panel Councillor Flick Rea had resigned as a Councillor including her role as Visually Impaired Champion.

·       Camden staff member Asif Iqbal had been named on the Disability Power 100 list 2021 for his work, including being President of the Harrow and Brent United Deaf Club

·       It was Disability History Month from 18^th November to 20^th December, the Council was organising several events for staff and residents

There was no such business.

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 18^th February 2021

RESOLVED –

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 18 February 2020 be agreed as a correct record.

Report of Camden Commissioning teams.

This report provides:

1)    Updates from Commissioners in relation to:

·       Learning Disabilities

·       Children and young people

·       Mental Health

·       Special Educational and Inclusive Intervention Service

·       Carers

There is also a short additional update on the Council’s work as an employer to support disability inclusion in the workplace.

2)    Updates, in the form of an action tracker, from previous Disability Oversight Panel meetings.

Consideration was given to the report of Camden Commissioning teams.

The report was introduced by the Head of Corporate Strategy before the Panel heard updates from community and health partners from Disability Action Camden, Camden Carers and NHS Camden Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

Colin Brummage, Camden Disability Action was concerned that a campaign Camden had run that focused on role models and stories from people with disabilities, masked social injustice. The Head of Corporate Strategy said they would connect Colin with Camden Disability Network, the staff network as it was not clear if the campaign was led by them or the Council. Colin Brummage then gave Members an update of working at the Greenwood Centre.

Allegra Lynch, Camden Carers, said they had been involved in the development of Camden’s Wellbeing Passport. Camden Carers supported any person who lived, worked or studied in the Borough at the time. Within Camden Carers, the Black Carers Collective, whose purpose was to support Black Asian and Other Ethnicity carers, had celebrated its first year of the group.

Members asked that Camden Disability Action and Camden Carers be involved in future meetings of the Disability Oversight Panel to help guide on issues the community were facing.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

Report of Strategy and Change.

This paper aims support the Disability Oversight Panel in deciding its priorities and focus for 2021/22.

The Disability Oversight Panel is asked to:

·       Consider recommended key areas of focus/priorities for the Disability Oversight Panel for 2020/21; and

·       Discuss with representatives from disability groups a suggested agenda for a public panel meeting in December 2021.

Consideration was given to the report of Strategy and Change. The report was introduced by the Head of Corporate Strategy.

In their discussion of the work programme, the Panel asked that the theme of the next Disability Oversight Panel be the COVID-19 and the impact on people with disabilities. Members suggested that the meeting could take place at the Greenwood Centre.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

There was no such business.