Meeting documents

To receive an update from the Governance Manager, Scrutiny and discuss any items for the forthcoming work programme. To assist the discussion, attached are:

a) The Committee’s work programme

b) The Committee’s Outcome Tracker

Please use the following link to view the latest Cabinet Forward Plan of planned key decisions that have been published on the Council’s website Cabinet Forward Plan of Key Decisions

The Committee considered and noted the Committee’s current work programme and outcome tracker and the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in forthcoming months including forthcoming Cabinet meetings.

The following comments and questions were raised by the Committee: -

-      Dr Rob Hart was asked to provide an update on progress on the Written Statement of Action (WSoA) to November or December meeting.

-      It is essential that documents for meetings are made available in statutory timescales.

-      Cllr Munt asked that consideration be given to extend the PQT deadline to 24-48 hours before a meeting. It was noted that flexibility for late questions was usually exercised from Chairs where possible, Monitoring Officer guidance would be required for any change in the constitution to public question regulations and this would be raised at the Constitution and Standards Committee.

The Committee noted the meeting dates for the remainder of the Municipal year, as follows: -

- Monday 8 November @ 10 am

- Wednesday 1 December – now beginning @ 2 pm

- Tuesday 25 January 2022 @ 10 am

- Monday 28 February 2022 @ 10 am

- Monday 4 April 2022 @ 10 am

The meetings will be held in The Luttrell Room, County Hall, Taunton.

The work programme and outcome tracker was noted and will be updated, as discussed at the meeting.