Agenda

To note any apologies for absence from Members.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda.

To provide an opportunity for Members to declare the existence of a party whip in relation to any item on the agenda.

As per paragraph 4.35 of the Council’s Constitution (Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules - The Party Whip), it is generally accepted that the Party Whip should be suspended in respect of scrutiny matters. However, when considering any matter in respect of which a member of an Overview and scrutiny committee is subject to a formal party whip, the member must declare the existence of the whip, and the nature of it, before the commencement of the committee’s deliberations on the matter. The declaration, and the detail of the whipping arrangements, shall be recorded in the Minutes of the meeting.

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 five minutes, but the Chair 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 contacted the Scrutiny officer listed at the foot of the agenda, at least one working day before the meeting to provide brief details of the matter to be covered.

To review a report that sets out the Committee’s Terms of Reference for formal noting and consideration as the basis for the Committee’s future work.

To scrutinise the Cabinet Forward Plan and identify any likely pre-decision scrutiny items.

To agree the Committee’s 2026/27 work programme.

To scrutinise the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Quality Account 2025-26.

To scrutinise the Q4 / End-of-Year Finance Update 2025/26.

To receive, for information, the Joint Health Scrutiny Task Group Interim Findings Report, the minutes of the Task Group meeting held on 29 June 2026, and the responses provided to the questions raised at that meeting.