Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting.

Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence received.  

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N.B. Councillor Laura Williams entered the Chamber at 19.32.

There were no apologies for absence received.

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 18 June and 2 July 2024.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 18 June and 2 July 2024 be approved as a true record of proceedings and be signed by the Chair.

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Councillor Matt Barnes, as Chair, proposed and Councillor Tom Tyson seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 18 June and 2 July 2024 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair.

Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.

The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.

There was no other business notified.

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There was no other business notified.

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.  Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

(1)   The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be recorded.

(2)   The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.

(3)   The Chair advised that for the purposes of clarification clause 4.8.23(a) of the Constitution does not apply to this meeting.

(4)   The Chair advised Members of the ongoing Community Governance Review survey which was being conducted to look at parish arrangements. The survey was open until the 7 October 2024 and posters had been provided to Members to distribute in their wards.

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(1)   The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be recorded.

(2)   The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.

(3)   The Chair advised that for the purposes of clarification clause 4.8.23(a) of the Constitution does not apply to this meeting.

(4)   The Chair advised Members of the ongoing Community Governance Review survey which was being conducted to look at parish arrangements. The survey was open until the 7 October 2024 and posters had been provided to Members to distribute in their wards.

To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public.

There was no public participation at this meeting.

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There was no public participation at this meeting.

The Chair to report on any urgent or general exception items which required their agreement. At the time of printing the agenda, the Chair had not agreed any urgent or general exception items.

No urgent or general exception items were received.

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No urgent or general exception items were received.

To consider any matters referred to the Committee for a decision in relation to a call-in of decision. At the time of printing the agenda, no items of business had been called-in.

There have been no called-in items.

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There have been no called-in items.

To receive and respond to any questions from Members either set out in the agenda or tabled at the meeting.

No questions had been submitted by Members.

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No questions had been submitted by Members.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – PLACE

To consider the key findings and observations from the Community Survey Round Two results (March - May 2024).

RESOLVED: That Committee commented on and noted the key findings and observations from round two of the Community Survey and commented on the approach to future surveys (as detailed in section 8.7.2).

RECOMMENDED TO CABINET: That Cabinet consider the recommendations and comments from Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

REASONS FOR DECISION: To ensure that Overview and Scrutiny and Cabinet are aware of the round two results of our digital Community Survey and how they compare to both our round one (2023) results and the Local Government Association (LGA) February 2024 Resident Satisfaction phone survey results.

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Councillor Daniel Allen, as Leader of the Council, presented the report entitled ‘Community Survey Round Two Results (March-May 2024)’ and advised that:

·       The first digital residents survey was conducted last year by Zencity.

·       Digital surveys were able to be conducted more regularly than phone surveys, to provide ‘of the moment’ opinions from residents.

·       As this was the second survey conducted in this way, the current satisfaction levels of residents can be directly compared with the results from last year.  

·       The sample size aimed to be representative of the North Herts population as possible by using the 2021 Census population data to guide who their digital adverts targeted.

·       It was noted that satisfaction scores were often lower on digital surveys than those conducted by phone, where interviewers can explain questions in more detail and build a relationship with the interviewee.

·       Surveys were just one method of receiving feedback from residents, with Councillor surgeries and forums offering in-person opportunities to provide feedback.

·       There had been a 3% increase in satisfaction with waste and recycling services, the Council provided value for money, and how the Council involved, consulted, engaged and listened to residents.

·       Residents had continued to be satisfied with North Herts as a place to live (74%), and around two thirds had said they would recommend it as a place to live.

·       There had been a 3% increase in trust in North Herts Council, with a 22% increase in Royston and a 12% in Southern Rural areas compared to 2023.

The following Members asked questions:

·       Councillor Jon Clayden

·       Councillor Claire Winchester

·       Councillor Ralph Muncer

·       Councillor Elizabeth Dennis

·       Councillor Tom Tyson

·       Councillor Donna Wright

·       Councillor Laura Williams

·       Councillor Tina Bhartwas

·       Councillor Martin Prescott

·       Councillor Matt Barnes

·       Councillor Daniel Wright-Mason

·       Councillor Louise Peace

In response to questions, Councillor Daniel Allen advised that:

·       The digital survey was one way of receiving feedback from residents and there were other non-digital methods, such as Councillor surgeries, Community Forums, Ward Walks and customer complaints and contact via the website.

·       The Council had two further rounds of surveys to be conducted by Zencity, and it was felt that a new approach should be taken in future, which would allow for more targeted and specific questions.

·       There had been a ‘who does what’ poster produced to try and provide detail on which services were provided by District and County Councils, which had been promoted online and in print.

·       He was confident that the Communications team were able to put out the information, but it was difficult when you try to engage but this is not listened to.

·       There had been an increase in direct communication with the public through increased surgeries and forums.

·       Whilst there were some issues the Council could not improve, such as roads, there would be a focus on the issues which could be addressed, such as housing, car parking, provision of activities for young people and teenagers and listening to residents.

·       Further questions directed at young people and teenagers  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITIES MANAGER

This report proposes a new Council Plan and process for finalising the Plan. This is the plain-text version. Once the content is approved, the plan will be designed and formatted.

RECOMMENDED TO CABINET:

(1)   That Cabinet reviews and recommends the approval of the Council Plan to Full Council (Appendix A) with the four new Council Priorities as outlined below:

·       Thriving Communities

·       Accessible Services

·       Responsible Growth

·       Sustainability

(2)   Delegate authority to the Managing Director and Leader of the Council to approve any minor amendments to wording required as a result of the design process.

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: The Council Plan is a key element of the corporate business planning process, as a high level strategic document it sets out the Council’s Priorities for the next four years. As an overarching policy framework document, it guides and influences the use of Council resources; providing a focus for activities, plans, and services that the Council provide. The introduction to the plan highlights the link between the Council Plan and the Medium Term Financial Strategy and service delivery plans.

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Councillor Daniel Allen, as Leader of the Council, presented the report entitled ‘Council Plan 2024-2028’ and advised that:

·       The Council Plan sets out the vision and priorities of the administration over the next four years, as well as outlining key projects to support these.

·       The Council Delivery Plan (CDP) and Medium Term Financial Strategy would alight with this Council Plan.

·       There was a workshop held in June for members of the administration where aspirations for the next four years were discussed, and previous achievements were considered.

·       Following this a smaller working group was established to develop this, which included Officers and members of the administration, which was then followed up with two further administration workshops in July.

·       Officers from the Policy and Communications teams had been involved in the development of the Plan.

·       The version presented was a plain text version and further graphics and design would be added at a later stage.

·       The overarching theme was ‘Working with you for a fairer, greener North Herts’, with the four priorities being ‘Thriving Communities’, ‘Accessible Services’, ‘Responsible Growth’ and ‘Sustainability’.

The following Members asked questions:

·       Councillor Ralph Muncer

·       Councillor Laura Williams

·       Councillor Elizabeth Dennis

·       Councillor Martin Prescott

·       Councillor Tom Tyson

·       Councillor Matt Barnes

In response to questions, Councillor Daniel Allen advised that:

·       These four priorities had been chosen following evaluation of other Council Plans, consideration of national changes and what the Council wanted to offer. These were decided as achievable priorities over the next four years.

·       The Council had reopened the Council offices to the public, were available on the phone and Councillors were available in the community to engage with residents without, or with limited, digital access.

·       An annual review of the Plan could be brought to the Committee, should that be requested.

·       Finance was the biggest issue facing the delivery of the Plan.

·       A response on whether there were areas that would be reduced, with the adoption of the new Plan and its priorities, would be provided outside of the meeting.

In response to questions, the Policy and Strategy Team Leader advised that:

·       Responses from Round Two of the Community Survey had not been directly considered with the Plan, but the concepts and ideas have been addressed by some policies and actions within it.

·       The Plan did not include everything that would be done over the next four years, but the administration wanted to highlight the key areas where priority would be given, with further detail to be provide in service plans.

·       Projects to improve provision for young people had been addressed in the Plan.

·       The Plan noted that not all residents had digital access and the Policy team would flag any concerns regarding consultations or reviews where inadequate consideration to non-digital methods existed.

·       Support for businesses was included within the ‘Responsible Growth’ priority, which covered both developments, as well as economic growth. This included the Tourism and Town Centre strategies for engagement with business.

·       There were many projects which could fall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

This report presents progress on delivering the Council Delivery Plan for 2024-25. This is a Quarter 1 update, but reflects progress up to the point that this report was prepared.

RESOLVED:

(1)   That Overview and Scrutiny Committee commented on the Council Delivery Plan Quarter 1 monitoring report, including the recommendations made to Cabinet.

(2)   That Overview and Scrutiny Committee determined any project that they want to receive more detail on as part of the next monitoring report.

RECOMMENDED TO CABINET: That Cabinet notes the progress against Council projects as set out in the Council Delivery Plan (Appendix A) including the new milestones that have been set for the current year.

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: The Council Delivery Plan (CDP) monitoring reports provide Overview and Scrutiny, and Cabinet, with an opportunity to monitor progress against the key Council projects, and understand any new issues, risks, or opportunities.

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The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled ‘Council Delivery Plan 2024-25 (Quarter 1 Update)’ and advised that:

·       The Council Delivery Plan (CDP) had been shortened following comments from Overview and Scrutiny Committee in during the 2023/2024 Civic Year.

·       Projects could be added into the CDP to reflect the new Council Plan, if required. 

·       A report around KPIs was brought to the Committee in June 2024 to agree what would be included and regular updates were agreed.

·       The quarter 1 update is to end of June 2024, but some further information had been added to around mid-August.

·       All milestones were new, and as there were now fewer projects, the aim was to provide more detail on the milestone for each project.

·       There were 5 amber rated performance indicators, and these were outlined, alongside contextual commentary, at paragraphs 8.3 and 8.4 of the report.

·       The County Council had previously funded the flu vaccine for staff but had confirmed they would not continue to do that this year, so options for funding would need to be explored to support this.

·       It was difficult to establish comparative staff turnover data with other authorities, but there was some general data provided by the LGA. However, this covered all authority types, where some may run services in house and would not be a fair comparison.

·       Leisure centres visits were doing well against performance indicators, but target was set against the target from last year, not the actual number achieved last year, which exceeded the target. 

The following Members asked questions:

·       Councillor Ralph Muncer

·       Councillor Matt Barnes

·       Councillor Elizabeth Dennis

·       Councillor Jon Clayden

·       Councillor Donna Wright

In response to questions, the Service Director – Resources advised that:

·       The biggest issue with staffing was where the vacancies were and if a number existed in one team, then contractors were required to fulfil the service. It could be explored whether the position vacancy rate could be provided and whether it would add context.

·       Staff surveys were conducted infrequently so would not be reported on a quarterly basis. The recent survey was still being reviewed.

·       Some KPIs of third party contractors had been included where it was deemed most relevant.

·       A piece of work could be conducted to look at the rise in alarm calls to Careline and further information could be provided. This could be supplemented by a presentation from Careline, or the Executive Member.

·       Numerical changes in trends could be provided rather than up or down arrows, may help to add context.

·       Major projects would have a project board in place, and, at end of project, a lesson learnt report would be compiled and presented to the Officer Leadership Team. This can come to Scrutiny, if requested, and is shared with other project managers to help with the learning of lessons.

·       Clarity would need to be provided on the Local Plan Review project from the Executive Member.

·       Details on the number of EV charging points to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 36.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – PLACE

This report refers to the End Project Report and lessons learnt for the Leisure Management Contract Procurement Project.

RESOLVED: That Overview and Scrutiny Committee commented on and noted the Leisure Management Contract Procurement End Project Report.

REASON FOR DECISION: To enable Overview and Scrutiny to consider lessons learned from the major procurement project.

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The Service Director – Place presented the report entitled ‘Leisure Management Contract Procurement – End Project Report’ and highlighted that:

·       The project closure reports were produced to identify lessons learnt and achievements of a project.

·       The leisure contract procurement followed a robust process, which included a competitive bidding negotiation. This mean that bids could be tested before the final specification was produced.

·       The outcome was a 10 year contract with Everyone Active, with a possible additional 5 year extension.

·       Throughout the project there had been a project board and team established, which included specialist consultants and lawyers, where required.

·       This ultimately led to significant financial and quality achievements of the contract, which included capital investment from Everyone Active as part of their bid, alongside Council investment.

·       The use of specialist consultants and lawyers provided good value for money, as they produced a robust specification which achieved strategic aims and it was unlikely the same outcome would have been possible without them.

·       The procurement timeline was challenging, but this had been largely down to the impact of Covid on the leisure market nationally and time was needed to ensure the leisure markets recovered sufficiently.

·       The contract award date was met ahead of the expected deadline.

·       The competitive procurement process was valuable, as it allowed the Council to consider what it wanted to realistically include within the final tender.

·       Everyone Active had a communications plan in place, however there were some teething issues experienced at the start of the contact. This was compounded by the first day of the contract being on a bank holiday weekend during the Easter school holidays, when demand was higher than usual.

·       Everyone Active had accessed the sites prior to handover and started signing people up to the app and had contacted existing members in advance.

·       Concerns from the public regarding the booking system, and whether booking was required, were initially underestimated. However, Everyone Active and the comms team at the Council worked together to address these initial issues and communicate with users.

·       Following these initial issues, lessons had been learnt by the time the outdoor pools opened and this process was much smoother.

The following Members asked questions:

·       Councillor Matt Barnes

·       Councillor Ralph Muncer

·       Councillor Louise Peace

In response to questions, the Service Director – Place advised that:

·       Performance indicators were in place to monitor achievements against goals, including total members, number of casual users and frequency of activity. This data was also provided monthly broken down by demographic.

·       There was also data provided on customer and partner satisfaction, retention of users and mystery visit scores. The first quarterly report containing performance indicator data was included in MIS.

·       Some of the issues identified on the issue log included consideration as to whether the Letchworth Outdoor Pool would be included in the contract, or whether this could be run through a community group, and also whether all year opening was possible.

·       Further issues included whether the living wage would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37.

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – LEGAL AND COMMUNITY

To consider the Annual Safeguarding Report 2023-2024.

RESOLVED:

(1)   Received and commented on the annual report of progress made against the Council’s fulfilment of the statutory duty to maintain an effective safeguarding function regarding children, adults with care and support needs, modern slavery, Prevent and domestic abuse.

(2)   Noted the SIAS Audit Action Plan tracker (Appendix A).

(3)   Agreed that sufficient and robust processes were in place at the Council for application and review of safeguarding processes, and that an annual review and presentation to this committee should continue.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The recommendations made, contained within paragraphs 2.1 to 2.3, are the best course of action that can be accommodated within the approved budget and officer resources, that will fulfil our statutory and lawful obligations but also ensure that a regular, corporate review exists.

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Councillor Val Bryant, as Executive Member for Community/Partnerships, presented the report entitled ‘Safeguarding Annual Report 2023-24’ and advised that this report provided detail of the background on safeguarding over the past year.

In response to a question from Councillor Matt Barnes, Councillor Bryant advised that:

·       The training provider had confirmed that increased training did increase confidence of staff to raise concerns and led to a rise in information being shared and discussed, and ultimately referrals increased.

·       Feedback was requested after training sessions by the training provider, including a question on whether confidence had increased to raise concerns. From the sessions held in June and July the average response for the courses were; Basic Child 4.1 out of 5, Basic Adult 4.5 out of 5, Advanced Child 4.8 out of 5 and Advanced Adult 4.5 out of 5. Overall, the average was 4.4 out of 5, from 72 responses received. Therefore, there can be confidence that cultural change had taken place following training.

In response to a question from Councillor Jon Clayden, the Service Director – Legal and Community advised that:

·       There was context regarding domestic abuse reporting figures within the table in the report.

·       The number of child referrals relating to domestic abuse would generally be higher than the number of adults, as adults referred could have multiple children.

·       All staff at the Council were trained on raising safeguarding concerns, but the front facing services were most likely to report these, such as housing, who represented the majority of referrals made.

Councillor Matt Barnes, as Chair, proposed and Councillor Jon Clayden seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED:

(1)   Received and commented on the annual report of progress made against the Council’s fulfilment of the statutory duty to maintain an effective safeguarding function regarding children, adults with care and support needs, modern slavery, Prevent and domestic abuse.

(2)   Noted the SIAS Audit Action Plan tracker (Appendix A).

(3)   Agreed that sufficient and robust processes were in place at the Council for application and review of safeguarding processes, and that an annual review and presentation to this committee should continue.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The recommendations made, contained within paragraphs 2.1 to 2.3, are the best course of action that can be accommodated within the approved budget and officer resources, that will fulfil our statutory and lawful obligations but also ensure that a regular, corporate review exists.

Following the outcome of the vote, Councillor Val Bryant noted that:

·       Councillor safeguarding training completion was very low for 2023 and efforts had been made to address that this year, including training provided before a Full Council meeting.

·       All Councillors had been provided the documentation required to be signed via email.

·       The aim was to achieve 100% of Members having completed the safeguarding training and this would be tracked in future years.

·       To date, 27 Members had attended the session before Council in July, 17 Members had returned their signed form and 3 Members had completed the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.

REPORT OF THE SCRUTINY OFFICER

This report highlights items scheduled in the work programme of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2024-25 civic year. It also includes items that have not yet been assigned to a specific meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

(1)   That the Committee prioritised topics for inclusion in the Work Programme attached as Appendix A and, where appropriate, determines the high-level form and timing of scrutiny input.

(2)   That the Committee, having considered the most recent iteration of the Forward Plan, as attached at Appendix B, suggested a list of items to be considered at its meetings in the coming civic year.

(3)   That the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan as attached at Appendix C was considered.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)   To allow the Committee to set a work programme which provides focused Member oversight, encourages open debate and seeks to achieve service improvement through effective policy development and meaningful policy and service change.

(2)   The need to observe Constitutional requirements and monitor the Forward Plan for appropriate items to scrutinise remains a key aspect of work programming.

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The Scrutiny Officer presented the report entitled ‘Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme’ and advised that:

·       The Enterprise Portfolio update and Museum Storage Options items had been included for November 2024 meeting, and Members should raise any specific areas of interest ahead of this meeting, so detail can be provided by Officers.

·       The Crime and Disorder Matters item was scheduled for January 2025 with a view to look at violence against women and children in the district.

·       Planning and Transport portfolio updates had been scheduled for February 2025 and Members should provide detail of any specific areas of interest.

·       Health matters was proposed for March 2025.

·       Several topics had been included as candidate topics to be scheduled, including Waste Contract Mobilisation, Digital Transformation and Corporate Peer Challenge report.

·       A form had been developed to assist Members with raising topics for a Task and Finish Group, and this would be included on the Scrutiny intranet pages once this was made live.

·       Several topics had been included as candidate topics for Task and Finish Groups, including Staff Recruitment and Retention, Impact on Grant Policies, Impact of Council Tax Reduction Scheme, Tackling Homelessness in North Herts and Effectiveness of Section 106 Funds.

·       Peer review actions were included at Appendix C and had been discussed with the Chair and Vice Chair.

The following Members took part in a discussion on the Work Programme:

·       Councillor Martin Prescott

·       Councillor Ralph Muncer

·       Councillor Daniel Wright-Mason

·       Councillor Elizabeth Dennis

·       Councillor Daniel Wright

The following points were raised during the discussion:

·       A key theme from this meeting was communication with residents and this could be explored further as a Task and Finish Group.

·       That the Crime and Disorder Matters item cover overarching themes of crime across the district, which could include detail on violence against women and girls.

·       The LGA Peer Review to take place in November, should be reported at meetings in January or February, as this was an important piece of work for the Committee to consider.

·       Health provisions were important to look at, specifically with regard to new developments, and a representative of the Integrated Care Board should be invited to provide detail.

·       The effectiveness of Section 106 money should be explored further.

·       Concerns had existed for a while that Section 106 contributions were not being spent and allocations of money were not put into schemes. Regular updates on Section 106 had been requested at Planning Control Committee, but a further in-depth look by the Committee would be worthwhile.

·       Information on Task and Finish Groups processes in general was required.

In response to points raised in discussions, the Scrutiny Officer advised that:

·       It was unlikely the Peer Review report would be ready for presentation to the Committee by the January 2025 meeting.

·       A Member would need to take a lead on developing the concepts of Task and Finish Groups, including considering what evidence was required, which Officers would be included, what the objectives of the group were and expected  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

RESOLVED: That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee adopted the Scrutiny Charter for Scrutiny at North Herts Council, attached as Appendix A.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee members have a clearly defined purpose, objectives, and expectations of Scrutiny at North Herts Council.

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Councillor Matt Barnes, as Chair, presented the report entitled ‘Scrutiny Charter’ and advised that:

·       This Charter had been developed following the Corporate Peer Challenge action to better define what scrutiny wanted to achieve at the Council.

·       It was also felt necessary to consider scrutiny in the context of the administration change which had taken place.

·       Further input to the Charter had been taken from Members following training provided and it had been devised with the support of the Scrutiny Officer and colleagues.

·       The intention was that the Charter would be published on the Scrutiny intranet pages being developed and would be included on each agenda.

During the debate, Councillor Ralph Muncer thanked the Scrutiny Officer for the work in supporting the production of this Charter, and that it would help not only members of this Committee, but Members across the Council, to understand their roles.

Councillor Matt Barnes, as Chair, proposed and Councillor Tom Tyson seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED: That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee adopted the Scrutiny Charter for Scrutiny at North Herts Council, attached as Appendix A.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee members have a clearly defined purpose, objectives, and expectations of Scrutiny at North Herts Council.

RESOLVED: That the report entitled ‘Decisions and Monitoring Tracker’ was noted.

REASON FOR DECISION: To enable the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review and comment on actions and feedback received regarding resolutions previously made.

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The Scrutiny Officer presented the report entitled ‘Decisions and Monitoring Tracker’ and advised that:

·       This tracker replaced the report on resolutions which had been previously presented to the Committee.

·       It would enable more consistent recording of decisions and recommendations made in one place, although only open decisions or recommendations would be included.

·       All recommendations made by the Committee at its meeting on 25 June 2024 and extraordinary meeting on 2 July 2024 were approved by Cabinet and would be marked as complete on the tracker.

Councillor Matt Barnes, as Chair, proposed and Councillor Jon Clayden seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED: That the report entitled ‘Decisions and Monitoring Tracker’ was noted.

REASON FOR DECISION: To enable the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review and comment on actions and feedback received regarding resolutions previously made.