The Disability Oversight
Panel’s membership shall consist of the of the following
Champion Leads appointed by the Leader of the Council each year
after annual meeting of the Council and nominated to the working
group by him or her
1.
Carers Champion and Older People’s Champion (Chair)
2.
Learning Disability and Hidden Disability Champion
(Vice-Chair)
3.
Physical Disability Champion
4.
Mental Health Champion
5.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Champion
6.
Blind & Visually Impaired Champion
The Panel will meet up to three
times a year to:
·
Discuss key issues for different groups of disabled
residents that the Equality Champions have identified through their
individual roles following engagement and networking across Camden
during the preceding year.
·
Hear directly from service users as to their
experiences and any recommendations
·
Hear from appropriate experts including but not
limited to the Centre for Independent Living
·
To support councillor Champions to be effective in
their role
·
Identify issues and areas of exploration to pass to
the Joint Chairs of Scrutiny meeting so that key issues for those
groups can be considered for regular inclusion on the agendas of
the Council's formal scrutiny committees and consideration of such
issues forming the basis for relevant panel work by the
committees.
·
Consider further individual liaison with the Chairs
of the relevant Scrutiny Committee to ensure that disabled
residents are involved in the scrutiny of relevant issues on the
agendas to the Council’s scrutiny committees.
·
Consider whether other recommendations should be
made to other parts of the Council, in particular concerning
decision making which impacts disabled residents
·
Review progress and work undertaken during the
year
Note that the Panel will seek
to ensure that it provides oversight on all disabilities and not
just those listed under the responsibility of the champions
identified above