Agenda item

Report of the five Scrutiny Committees

To note the update from the Scrutiny Committees.

Minutes:

The Chair referred councillors to the report which set out the activity of each of the five Scrutiny Committees since April 2023.

 

The Council discussed the report and the following points were raised:-

·       Councillors urged officers to include comments made at Scrutiny within the reports taken to Executive.

·       Councillors highlighted that there was currently no forward plan document for the Scrutiny Committee for Climate and Place.

·       Councillors chased the response to the letter sent with regards to the Stroke Service.

The Chair advised that the response had only just been received and would forward on to the Committee Members.

·       Concern was raised that the report did not reflect the true workload of the committees.

·       Councillors highlighted the importance of the Scrutiny function.

 

The Council noted the report.

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