Issue - meetings

The Leader of the Council.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the proposed Work Programme for 2022/23 as set out at Annex 1 and detailed in the report be deferred for further consultation with the Leader and the Executive.

Executive received the Overview and Scrutiny Committee annual Work Programme 2022/23 which was considered and agreed at its meeting the previous week on 17 March 2022.

The item was deferred to enable further consultation with the Leader and Executive on the additional scrutiny topics suggested by O&S Members (set out in Annex 1 to the report). These would be discussed with the Chair and Vice-Chair of O&S before Council on 7 April 2022.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the proposed Work Programme for 2022/23 as set out at Annex 1 and detailed in the report be deferred for further consultation with the Leader and the Executive.

To receive and consider the proposed Overview and Scrutiny Annual Work Programme 2022/23.

Members considered the suggested additional scrutiny topics for 2022/23 and suggested that the planning of greenspaces be added to the review of how greenspaces are managed across the borough. The Chair suggested that the detailed terms of reference be developed by the Chair and Vice Chair.

A second suggestion was that in addition to examining the work of Raven Housing Trust, who worked well with the borough, the work of other housing trusts with smaller numbers of properties in the borough be examined, as these trusts proved more problematic. The Director of People would contact the housing trusts in an attempt to engage them. It was also suggested that Members might assist the Housing Team in dealing with housing associations in their own wards.

RESOLVED

That the proposed Work Plan for 2022/23 as set out in Annex 1 and detailed in the report was approved.