Referral of Matters to Scrutiny from Council and other Sources
To consider how Overview and Scrutiny Committees will deal with referrals in future.
Minutes:
The Committee considered the need for a consistent and co-ordinated approach for dealing with requests to deal with matters referred from Council and other sources. The Scrutiny Chairs Group (SCG) at its meeting held on 26 October had suggested that any referrals should in the first instance be considered by the (SCG) prior to the matter being forwarded to the appropriate committee.
RESOLVED – That in future, any matters referred to Scrutiny from Council and other sources be assessed against the Overview and Scrutiny criteria for selecting items and then added, when appropriate, to the relevant committee’s work programme.