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 and the conclusions of the Working Group.

The Chairperson introduced the report and deferred to the Assistant Director - Programmes, Performance and Governance to provide the detail. A pro-form based on the Member request together with the initial Officer response was attached at Appendix A to the report and the Assistant Director explained the background to this. She advised that the Working Group, upon reviewing information supplied by Officers had confirmed assurance that the item did not require adding to the workplan. The Working Group concluded that any further discussion around the points raised could be pursued at meetings of the Strategic Housing Board.

Councillor P L Spenceley agreed with the Working Group’s conclusion, but raised some further related queries, and then proposed that the Committee refer the report relating to this item of scrutiny to the Strategic Housing Board. This was duly seconded and when put to the Committee, agreed.

The Chairperson moved the recommendation as set out in the report and this was duly seconded and when put to the Committee, agreed by assent.

RESOLVED

(i)         that the Committee notes the Working Group’s conclusion that the matters raised in this scrutiny request can be pursued elsewhere within the Council and agrees that there is no need to add this item to the scrutiny workplan;

(ii)        That the report relating to this item of scrutiny be referred to the Strategic Housing Board.