Issue - meetings

A total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to make a statement(s) on any matter that falls within the remit of the Committee.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned, where there are a number of speakers.

Note: in order for officers to undertake any background research, it would be helpful if members of the public notified the Scrutiny officer listed at the foot of the agenda at least one working day before the meeting with brief details of the matter to be covered.

Charlotte Peters Rock addressed the Committee in relation to the item on the work programme regarding undertaking Scrutiny work in relation to the health and wellbeing of carers and service users arising from recently implemented closures of services and proposals under consultation.

She queried the political composition of Task/Finish Groups in the light of a letter that she had received from the leader of the Council.   In response, the Chairman explained that Task/Finish Groups comprised Members who were interested in the topic under review and were set up on a cross-party basis but were not required to be politically proportionate.