Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Reynolds and Santamaria.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)            may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct for Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest.

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements and ask questions in accordance with the rules as to Public Participation

There was no public participation.

None.

There are no outstanding action points from the previous meeting.

There were no action points from the previous meeting.

There were no changes to the work programme.

B Hosier introduced the report and highlighted the update to the Commissioning and Procurement Standing Orders (CPSOs).

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the report.

N Howcutt introduced the report and provided members with an update of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the report.

N Howcutt introduced the report.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

At the request of the committee, N Howcutt agreed to make some alterations to the proposals and then circulate the revised version to the Group Leaders and Independent Members for comments.

M Brookes and Ian Parry presented the review of scrutiny report to the committee.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

1)     The committee considered and agreed the action plan supporting each recommendation in the report.

2)     The committee noted the proposed revised committee timetable.

To confirm the minutes from the previous meeting.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.