Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Transformation and Governance on the guidance recently published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding overview and scrutiny (O&S) in local and combined authorities.

The Committee considered a report from the Director of Transformation and Governance (Item 7 in the Minute Book) regarding the guidance published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on overview and scrutiny (O&S) in local and combined authorities.

The Committee were made aware that the County Council currently met all the guidance which was evidenced in Appendix 3 of the report.

During discussion, one consistent area of focus was the availability of scrutiny training for Councillors and Co-opted members of the County Council. The Committee noted that the Member Briefing  programme was seen as an established mechanism for Select Committee members to keep abreast of a range of topics. The Chairman requested that the option of including a scrutiny training refresher session to the Member Briefing Programme be explored.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee noted the guidance and endorsed the County Council’s existing approach as detailed in Appendix 3 of the report.