Agenda

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

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2023 as an accurate record.

Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and other registrable and non-registrable interests they may have in relation to any item(s) of business on today’s agenda.

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 presented with a report setting out the performance measures that will be used to report progress made with delivering the five outcomes within the Mayor’s Business Plan.  The Committee is asked to review these proposed performance measures and their alignment with the five outcomes. 

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is presented with the latest Financial Performance Monitoring report (Month 3 – June 2023) for its information. The Committee is asked to: -

1.    Review the information provided in the report on the Month 3 Financial Performance Report, and

2.    Consider its conclusions on the latest budget position for 2023-24

3.    Consider whether there are any recommendations to bring to the attention of the Mayor.

The Committee is provided with a copy of a Cabinet report which gives and update on the delivery of the People & Cultural Transformation Strategy, including the accompanying action plan. The Committee is asked to: -

1.  Review the information provided in the report on the People & Cultural Transformation Strategy, and

2.  Decide whether there are any comments or recommendations on the scheme to bring to the attention of the Mayor during his consideration of the report.

The Scrutiny & Overview Committee is presented with a draft of the Annual Scrutiny Report for its review and is asked to: -

1.  Approve the draft version of the Annual Scrutiny Report for submission to Council on 11 October 2023.

2.  To note that any amendments made as a result of the comments of the Committee will be agreed by the Scrutiny Chairs, to meet the timeline for delivery to the Council meeting.

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.”