Agenda item - Member Involvement

To consider the following matters raised by councillors:

(a)          Petitions: to receive any petitions submitted by Members by the due date (10 Working Days);

(b)          Written Questions: to consider any written questions;

(c)          Letters: to consider any letters;

(d)               Notices of Motion: to consider any Notices of Motion submitted by Members.

A letter from Cllrs Clare and Powell has been received on the subject of Trans health (copy attached).

31.1    A member letter on Trans health was submitted from Cllrs Clare and Powell. Cllr Clare attend the meeting and spoke to her letter.

31.2    Cllr Clare told the committee that she had spoken to a number of young people with concerns about the provision of Trans healthcare in the city. Given this, it would be helpful for the HOSC to call for a report on this issue. The report should focus on the progress made in implementing the agreed recommendations of the 2013 Trans Equalities Scrutiny Panel. Trans Pride will be taking place in July, so it would make sense for this report to come to the July 2022 HOSC. It would be helpful if the local Trans community was engaged with in the production and presentation of this report.

31.3    The Chair thanked Cllrs Clare and Powell for their letter and confirmed that she was happy to take a report on Trans health at the July HOSC meeting. There has been lots of activity following the 2013 Scrutiny Panel report, but it would make sense to revisit this work as much has changed in the interim.