Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group (copy enclosed).

The Committee received the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group (the Working Group) that brought to the attention of the Committee, a Member scrutiny item request with a view to the Committee considering how best to take it forward in the light of the conclusions of the Working Group. A pro-forma based on the Member request together with the initial Officer response was attached at Appendix A to the report.

The Chairperson introduced the report and the recommendations coming forward from the Working Group which included consideration of the ‘lessons learned’ report by the project team once finalised. To avoid fragmented consideration at this stage, the Chairperson proposed that that the Committee agree to add this item to its scrutiny workplan and it be referred back to the Working Group to review the ‘lessons learned’ report, when it becomes available, together with any other outstanding related issues. Then, once reviewed, the Working Group would bring its recommendations back to this Committee. This was duly seconded.

The Chairperson also reminded members that previous consideration of the project has happened in private and confidential discussion. This report was made available publicly and scrutiny processes should be as transparent as possible. However, depending on the nature of detail in the following report this may have to be reviewed.

The Chairperson put his proposal to the Committee, and this was agreed by assent.

RESOLVED that the scrutiny item Corporate Project – Land at Heybridge be added to the Committee’s scrutiny workplan and be referred back to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group to review the ‘lessons learned’ report (once available), together with any other outstanding related issues, and any recommendations from the Working Group be brought back to this Committee.