Strengthening the Scrutiny Function
Meeting: 15/03/2010 - Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 14)
14 Strengthening the Scrutiny Function 
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To consider a report of the Borough Solicitor.
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Minutes:
The Committee considered a report of the Borough Solicitor concerning a process to involve Corporate Management Team (CMT) and Cabinet in the work planning process for 2010/2011.
The proposal within the report suggested involving CMT and Cabinet in a two way process to formulate the majority of the work programme through informal meetings, leading to Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committees determining final work programmes in May/June 2010. This would ensure that resources were made available to O&S Committees from Service Heads to complete reviews.
In turn, this would enable the committees to focus on Corporate priorities and to ensure that links to LAA targets, and BVPI’s could be made at the outset.
The report had been considered by the Scrutiny Chairs group at its meeting held on 12 March and a number of alterations had been agreed. An amended version of the report was tabled at the meeting
RESOLVED – That the report be referred back to the Scrutiny Chairs Group for further consideration.