Agenda
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 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. |
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MINUTES - 8 SEPTEMBER 2026 To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 8 September 2026. |
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NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS 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. |
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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public. |
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URGENT AND GENERAL EXCEPTION ITEMS 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. |
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CALLED-IN ITEMS 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. |
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MEMBERS' QUESTIONS To receive and respond to any questions from Members either set out in the agenda or tabled at the meeting. |
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PRESENTATION: LIFESTONE HOMES OVERVIEW To receive a presentation from Lifestone Homes (formerly SettleParadigm) on their work in North Herts. |
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INFORMATION NOTE: DECARBONISATION OF COUNCIL BUILDINGS INFORMATION NOTE OF THE DIRECTOR – ENVIRONMENT
Information note for Members of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee related to the project to decarbonise Council buildings. |
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SPOTLIGHT REVIEW: PARKING SERVICES - DRAFT SCOPE REPORT OF THE SCRUTINY OFFICER This report is to provide Members with details for a Spotlight Review to assess whether North Herts Council’s Parking Strategy 2019–2031 remains effective and fit for purpose considering changing travel patterns, climate priorities and development pressures.
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INFORMATION NOTE: SECTION 106 (S106) TASK & FINISH GROUP UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE OF THE DIRECTOR – PLACE
To provide a six-month update, following the initial presentation of the Task & Finish Group recommendations to Cabinet in April 2026. Additional documents: |
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OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME 2026-27 REPORT OF THE SCRUTINY OFFICER
This report highlights items scheduled in the work programme of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2026-27 civic year. It also includes items that have not yet been assigned to a specific meeting of the Committee. Additional documents: |