Agenda item

7.1

The Committee considered a report submitted by the Policy and Improvement Officer (Alice Nicholson) setting out a draft Work Programme for 2020/21 for this Committee and the four Scrutiny and Policy Development Committees.

7.2

Ms Nicholson stated that she was aware that some Committees had not met during the Covid-19 period, and that it was proposed that all the Committees would meet by early October 2020. 

7.3

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

(a)       notes the contents of the report now submitted, together with the comments now made;

(b)       approves, in principle, the schedule as set out in the report; and

(c)        requests that arrangements be made for the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of all the Committees to meet, via Zoom, to discuss the number of meetings to be held, with the items considered to be determined by the respective Chairs and Deputy Chairs, and the Chairs of the Scrutiny and Policy Development Committees be requested to forward suggested items for consideration by this Committee to the Scrutiny Team.

(NOTE: in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 26 of the Council’s Constitution, and the provisions of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the Chair decided that Item 7 above be considered as a matter of urgency in order for the item to be considered at the earliest opportunity, although it had not been possible to give five clear days’ notice that the item was to be considered.)