Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from any members of the Committee.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2024 as an accurate record.

Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act 2011, they are required to consider in advance of each meeting whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), some other registrable interest (ORI) or a non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to any matter on the agenda. If advice is needed, Members should contact the Monitoring Officer in good time before the meeting.

If any Member or co-opted Member of the Council identifies a DPI or ORI which they have not already registered on the Council’s register of interests or which requires updating, they must urgently complete the disclosure form which can be obtained from Democratic Services at any time, copies of which will be available at the meeting for return to the Monitoring Officer.

Members and co-opted Members are required in general to disclose any relevant DPIs, ORIs or NRIs at the meeting.

-       Where the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the room unless granted a dispensation.

-       Where the matter directly relates to the financial interest or wellbeing of an ORI they may not vote on the matter unless granted a dispensation.

-       Where a Member or co-opted Member has an NRI which directly relates to or affects their or a relevant person’s financial interest or wellbeing, whether they can participate in any discussion or vote on the matter or stay in the room depends on the detailed rules in paragraphs 7 to 9 of Appendix B of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure of interests orally at the meeting and they will also be recorded in the minutes.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is provided with an overview of complaints for 2023-2024, alongside the complaints report for 2023-2024 for their information and is asked to consider whether they wish to make any recommendations based on the content of the reports.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is presented with a draft copy of the Equality Annual Report 2023-24. The Committee is asked to: -

1. Review the information provided on the Equalities Annual Report as set out in the draft Cabinet report, and
2. Consider whether there are any recommendations to bring to the attention of the Cabinet.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is asked to: -

1.    Note the recommendations from Licensing Committee that will be presented to Full Council;

2.    Consider the report and appendices, the verbal update provided by officers following Licensing Committee and to comment on the proposals as they consider appropriate.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is presented for its information with the Period 5 Financial Performance report, due to be considered by the Cabinet on 20 November 2024. The Committee is asked to: -

1.      Review the information provided in the draft 2024-25 Period 5 Financial Performance Report, and

2.      Consider its conclusions on the latest budget position for 2024-25

3.      Consider whether there are any recommendations to bring to the attention of the Cabinet at their meeting on 20 November 2024.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is asked to

1.    Approve the recommendations made by its Sub-Committee’s for submission to the Executive Mayor for his consideration.

2.    Review the response provided by Mayor to recommendations made by the Scrutiny & Overview Committee.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is asked to: -

1.    Note the most recent version of the Scrutiny Work Programme presented in the report.

2.    Consider whether there are any other items that should be provisionally added to the work programme as a result of the discussions held during the meeting.

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”