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Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report

 

 

Meeting: 31/07/2024 - Council (Item 20)

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Purpose

To receive the annual report of the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

Recommendation

That Full Council resolves to:

1.    Note the Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee 2023/24.

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Minutes:

The purpose of the report was to receive the annual report of the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2023/24 Civic Year.

 

Councillor Blomefield as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee introduced the report:

 

·         Thanked the members of the Committee who had contributed to the work of the Committee over the past year. Specifically Councillor Selwyn as Vice-Chair and Councillor Clare Turner who had stood in as a Vice-Chair. 

·         The Chair also thanked the officers involved in the running of the Committee.

·         It was noted that this was the first time a report had been received by Full Council in respect of the work done by the Committee.

·         The report highlighted the progress made by the Committee, in particular in relation to Task and Finish Groups and the special meeting held with Great Western Railway.

·         The Overview and Scrutiny Committee had also made a positive contribution through the recommendations to Cabinet. Many of these recommendations had been accepted as part of the recommendations.

 

Council noted thanks from Cabinet Members for the development of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to being an effective ‘critical friend’ of the Executive.

 

Council noted the difference made by Public Conveniences Working group in its work regarding the future of public conveniences through cross-party working.

 

Many Members commended the chairing skills of Councillor Blomefield in guiding the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and improving the work of the Committee.

 

It was highlighted that the questions by Committee members to Cabinet Members as the leading policy makers helped to examine proposals to Cabinet and Council. 

 

Councillor Blomefield in summing up noted about liaising with the Leader and other Cabinet Members to discuss more in advance about the work of the Committee through work planning sessions.

 

RESOLVED: Full Council NOTED the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24.

 

Meeting: 22/07/2024 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 88)

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Purpose

To receive the annual report of the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

Recommendation

That Overview and Scrutiny committee:

1.    Recommend that the report be received by Full Council at the meeting on 31 July.

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Minutes:

The Chair introduced the item.

 

Members discussed the report which was presented for the first time in this format, commending its quality and clarity of content which reflected the work of the Committee over the year. This included the special meeting called with GWR which had laid the way to an improved working relationship with CDC.

 

The Committee suggested that one recommendation was missed from the summary. The Democratic Services Business Manager stated that they would pick this up and make the amendment to the report before it goes to Full Council.

 

RESOLVED: That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee recommend that the report be received by Full Council at the Meeting on 31 July.

 

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