Issue - meetings

To consider the comments of the Scrutiny Chairs Group on the report considered by the Committee at its meeting held on 15 March 2010. A copy of that report is attached for information.

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 briefly by the committee at its meeting held on 15 March 2010. The committee had referred the matter to the Scrutiny Chairs group. The Scrutiny Chairs group considered the report again on 16 April and had recommended that this Committee should endorse the approach suggested in the paper.

RESOLVED – That subject to the dates contained within the suggested timetable of key activities being amended, the approach to involve Cabinet and CMT to compile the Overview and Scrutiny Work programmes in 2010/2011 be approved.