Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the report entitled Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme be noted;

(2)       That Members be requested to inform the Chair and the Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager of any items to be considered at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 9 March 2021 and beyond;

(3)       That the following items be considered at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 9 March 2021:

·                The full recommendations of the Peer Review Challenge;

·                The Draft Design SPD.

(4)       That Members be requested to inform the Chair and the Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager of the items that Settle and LEP should concentrate on when attending the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting;

(5)       That an invitation to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be sent to Settle and LEP with an agenda of items for consideration.

REASON FOR DECISION: To allow the Committee to set a work programme which provides focussed Member oversight, encourages open debate and seeks to achieve service improvement through effective policy development and meaningful policy and service change.

Audio recording 1 hour 3 minutes 33 seconds

The Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager presented the report entitled Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme together with the following appendices:

·                Appendix A – Work Programme for Future Committee Meetings;

·                Appendix B – Forward Plan for 7 December 2020;

·                Appendix C – Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan in regard to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

The following Members asked questions and took part in debate:

·                Councillor Claire Strong;

·                Councillor Terry Hone;

·                Councillor Tony Hunter;

·                Councillor David Levett.

Members comments included:

·                It would be beneficial for the Committee to review the whole Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan to see how actions were progressing and provide any help or support;

·                It would be useful for the Committee to review the draft Design SPD again before it went to Cabinet, particularly as amendments had been made since the Committee last considered it in September 2020;

·                An agenda should be considered for the meeting to which settle and the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) had been invited.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the report entitled Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme be noted;

(2)       That Members be requested to inform the Chair and the Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager of any items to be considered at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 9 March 2021 and beyond;

(3)       That the following items be considered at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 9 March 2021:

·                Progress made regarding the recommendations of the Peer Review Challenge;

·                The Draft Design SPD.

(4)       That Members be requested to inform the Chair and the Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager of the items that settle and LEP should concentrate on when attending the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting;

(5)       That an invitation to attend the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be sent to settle and LEP with an agenda of items for consideration.

REASON FOR DECISION: To allow the Committee to set a work programme which provides focussed Member oversight, encourages open debate and seeks to achieve service improvement through effective policy development and meaningful policy and service change.