Meeting documents

To discuss any items for the forthcoming work programme. To assist the discussion, the following documents are attached:

a) – The Cabinet’s latest published forward plan;

b) – Current Work Programme for the Committee;

c) – Outcome Tracker.

The Chairman explained to the Committee that an item on the agenda for each of its meetings would be to consider its own work programme and proposed future agenda items and he noted that any Member of the Council could propose an area and or topic within the Committee’s remit for it to consider and scrutinise.

The Committee considered and accepted its own work programme and the future agenda items listed and agreed to add the following items:

To include for the 29 July meeting an update on the MFTP process and savings within Children’s Services;

To include for the 15 September meeting an update on Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children;

The Committee considered and noted the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in forthcoming months including Cabinet meetings up to 10 July 2017. The Chairman explained that this was also included for each meeting to allow Members an opportunity to request considering an item either before or after a Cabinet meeting or Cabinet member decision.

The Chairman explained the background of the outcome tracker and how this had proved to be a useful tool in ensuring the recommendations or suggested actions of the Committee were being followed through and progressed. There was a brief discussion of some of the previous outcomes and their colour/status and the Scrutiny Manager provided updates. The Committee accepted the updated outcome tracker.