Issue - meetings

(a)          To consider the updated work programme

The current Overview and Scrutiny work programme is attached for information.

(b)          Reserve Programme

A reserve list of scrutiny topics is developed as required, to ensure that the work flow of overview and scrutiny is continuous. When necessary, the Committee will allocate items from the list appropriately, once resources become available in the work programme, following the completion of any ongoing scrutiny activity.

Members can put forward suggestions for inclusion in the work programme or reserve list through the adopted PICK process. Existing review items will be dealt with first, after which time will be allocated to the items contained in the reserve work plan.

(c)          New Work: PICK Form

Decision Required:

To consider the attached PICK form submitted by Councillor Patel concerning the Council’s Transformation Programme. Members are asked to consider how they would like this work dealt with. Would they like it to be considered by this Committee or go to an existing Select Committee or to set up a Task and Finish Panel.

(a)  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

The Committee considered their work programme and noted the progress to date.

Item 3 – Scrutiny of Highways services - a way forward had now been identified at this meeting.

Item 5 – Corporate priorities and key decisions – will go to the first meeting of the new municipal year, in June.

Select Committees

Communities Select Committee

Councillor Patel asked why item 32, the review of the CCTV action plan had a question make next to it. The Democratic Services Manager said that he would find out.

*Subsequent to the meeting it was noted that the CCTV Strategy and Action Plan was reviewed in 2015/16 and the new Strategy runs up to 2022. This item has therefore now been deleted from the work programme.

Governance Select Committee

Councillor Janet Whitehouse asked about item 11, the petitions scheme and what was happening about it. The Democratic Services Manager replied that now the Council had a new Customer Services Manager, they would be looking at the scheme and would report back to the Select Committee early next year.

(b)  Reserve Programme

Noted that items 1, 2 and 3 will be worked into next years work programme.

(c)  New Work – PICK Form

The Committee noted the PICK form proposed by Councillor A Patel and supported by Councillor S Kane. Councillor Patel introduced the form and gave the background and reasons for his proposal to scrutinise the Council’s Transformation Programme. He suggested that a Task and Finish Panel be set up to review the current activity around the Transformation Programme.

Councillor S Kane noted that the Transformation Programme was a long term body of work not really suited to a short sharp review by a Task and Finish Panel. He suggested that his Resources Select Committee would be the ideal vehicle to scrutinise the programme on a long term basis.

Other Councillors thought that it may be suitable for a Task and Finish Panel to look at this but it was eventually agreed that it should go to the Resources Select Committee. Councillor S Kane the Chairman of the Select Committee said that he was happy to incorporate this piece of work into his work programme and thought to start with a one item special meeting to establish terms of reference and other parameters. It may then be useful to establish a sub-group to continue looking at this on a long term basis. Councillor Patel was happy for the work to go to the Resources Select Committee.

RESOLVED:

That the work suggested by the PICK Form to review the Transformation Programme be given to the Resources Select Committee to scrutinise on a long term basis.