Decision details

 Consideration was given to the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report

2024/25. It provided an overview of activity undertaken by Scrutiny over the last year through key lines of inquiry, evidence gathering, and findings leading to recommendations. In addition, it also provided a selection of the year’s achievement of Scrutiny as a supplement to full agendas and minutes of Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny Management Board and the three Select Commission meetings throughout the year.

Councillor Steele thanked officers for their hard work in supporting scrutiny. He noted that throughout 24/25, Scrutiny had considered 84 substantive items, there had been 29 pre-decision reports scrutinised, two decisions had been called in, seven workshops had been held, one site visit conducted and there had been 26 off-agenda briefings. He also noted that the Improving Lives Select Commission had co-opted three external members.

Full details of details of the work carried out were set out in the Annual Report attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

Councillor Steele thanked Councillor Pitchley, former Chair of Improving Lives and Councillor Knight, former Vice-Chair of Improving Lives, for the work they carried out. He reaffirmed that Scrutiny should be a cross-party matter, and it had to be non-political.

Resolved:

1.    That Council note the report.

Mover: Councillor Steele                        Seconder: Councillor Bacon