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LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE (LGFRC)
MINUTES OF NINTH MEETING: 12 MAY 2005, ST. ANDREWS HOUSE, EDINBURGH
Present:
Committee
Sir Peter Burt, Chairman
Professor John Baillie, Member
Peter Daniels OBE, Member
Janet Lowe CBE, Member
In Attendance:
Kenneth McKay CBE, Specialist Adviser to the
Committee
David Milne, Secretary to the Committee
Stewart Barrie, Assistant Secretary to the Committee
Peter Conlong, Analytical Services Division,
Scottish Executive*
David Signorini, Analytical Services Division,
Scottish Executive*
(*for Item 3)
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
1.1 The draft minutes of the meeting on 15 April were agreed.
2. Matters Arising
2.1 None.
3. Economic and Statistical Information Requirements
3.1 The Committee welcomed Peter Conlong and David Signorini,
who advised on the feasibility of obtaining published economic
and statistical data to support a range of issues which the Committee
considered would assist its deliberations.
3.2 Peter Conlong and David Signorini agreed to liaise with the
Secretariat on obtaining the published information discussed.
4. Consultation
4.1 The Committee discussed updated summary analysis papers about
responses to the Committee's consultation that had been
received to date. While the principal purpose of the papers is
to assist the Committee in its deliberations, the Committee noted
that the contents could be used when the Committee eventually
reports on the evidence it has accumulated.
5. Structure of Report and Outstanding Issues
5.1 The Committee discussed the structure and format that the
final report might take. This is an issue that the Committee will
keep under review.
6. Public Engagement
6.1 The Committee discussed issues for inclusion in the proposed
quantitative public survey. It noted that the Secretariat would
liaise further with Dr Stephen Sinclair on the proposed module
of questions.
7. Future Committee Meetings
7.1 The Committee reviewed and agreed its provisional schedule
for future meetings over the next six months. The dates set aside
are:
- 25 May
- 9 June
- 23 June
- 7 July
- 25 August
- 26 August
- 31 August
- 1 September
- 19 September
- 29 September
- 17 October
- 27 October
- 28 October
- 11 November
- 25 November
8. Any Other Business
8.1 The Committee considered an initial list of stakeholders to
invite as witnesses to forthcoming oral evidence sessions. The
Secretariat would produce a paper for the next meeting on the
practicalities of these sessions.
8.2 Delegations from the Scottish Assessors Association and the
Department of Work and Pensions are due to attend the 9 June meeting
of the Committee, for informal discussions on detailed factual
matters. It was also planned to have a courtesy meeting with the
President of COSLA at the same meeting. The Committee considered
issues to raise with these bodies. The Secretariat would provide
the bodies with advance notice of these issues.
Summary of action points:
- Secretariat to liaise with Peter Conlong
and David Signorini on obtaining published data.
- Secretariat to produce a paper outlining
practicalities of oral evidence sessions.
- Secretariat to draft a summary of responses
& next steps for public dissemination.
- Secretariat to liaise with Stephen Sinclair
and survey team on refining questions for inclusion in a quantitative
public survey.
- Committee to meet COSLA, Scottish Assessors
Association and Department of Work & Pensions at its 9 June
meeting, starting at 10:30.
Local Government Finance Review Committee
Secretariat
May 2005
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