Agenda item

6.1

The Director of Policy and Democratic Engagement submitted a report:

(a) recognising the important role that the Strategy and Resources (S&R)  Committee plays in providing strategic direction to Council’s Policy Committees and in particular ensuring that cross-cutting policy issues are strategically and collaboratively managed through Sheffield’s Committee System;

(b) identifying S&R Committee’s role in supporting and overviewing the workplans of Policy Committees across the year; and

(c) setting out an initial version of the S&R Committee’s workplan for this year based

on the Strategic Framework that was agreed by S&R Committee on 31st May

2023.

6.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

(1) recognises the vital role S&R Committee plays in supporting and overseeing the

Committee System;

(2) welcomes the work that all Policy Committees have undertaken to date on

developing workplans for the year ahead;

(3) agrees the current draft of the Strategy and Resources Committee Workplan based on the Strategic Framework for 2023/24 as agreed at the 31st May meeting of this committee.

6.3

Reasons for Decision

6.3.1

Agreeing a workplan for the S&R Committee is an important part of the Committee’s responsibilities to manage work over the coming year and demonstrate to the people of Sheffield the areas that the Committee will lead and progress this year.

6.3.2

As part of Sheffield City Council’s constitution, citizens have the right to see what

decisions committees will take and when.

6.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.4.1

Do nothing – this was dismissed as Policy Committees are required to set out and regularly review their workplans under the SCC Constitution. It is essential that citizens, Members and officers are able to see what decisions a Committee plans to take and when.

6.4.2

Strategy and Resources Committee to focus only on its own work plan – this option was rejected as it is essential that in order to fulfil its remit the committee is able to coordinate and provide strategic oversight across the breadth of the other committees’ work plans.

6.1

The Director of Policy and Democratic Engagement submitted a report:

(a) recognising the important role that the Strategy and Resources (S&R)  Committee plays in providing strategic direction to Council’s Policy Committees and in particular ensuring that cross-cutting policy issues are strategically and collaboratively managed through Sheffield’s Committee System;

(b) identifying S&R Committee’s role in supporting and overviewing the workplans of Policy Committees across the year; and

(c) setting out an initial version of the S&R Committee’s workplan for this year based

on the Strategic Framework that was agreed by S&R Committee on 31st May

2023.

6.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

(1) recognises the vital role S&R Committee plays in supporting and overseeing the

Committee System;

(2) welcomes the work that all Policy Committees have undertaken to date on

developing workplans for the year ahead;

(3) agrees the current draft of the Strategy and Resources Committee Workplan based on the Strategic Framework for 2023/24 as agreed at the 31st May meeting of this committee.

6.3

Reasons for Decision

6.3.1

Agreeing a workplan for the S&R Committee is an important part of the Committee’s responsibilities to manage work over the coming year and demonstrate to the people of Sheffield the areas that the Committee will lead and progress this year.

6.3.2

As part of Sheffield City Council’s constitution, citizens have the right to see what

decisions committees will take and when.

6.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.4.1

Do nothing – this was dismissed as Policy Committees are required to set out and regularly review their workplans under the SCC Constitution. It is essential that citizens, Members and officers are able to see what decisions a Committee plans to take and when.

6.4.2

Strategy and Resources Committee to focus only on its own work plan – this option was rejected as it is essential that in order to fulfil its remit the committee is able to coordinate and provide strategic oversight across the breadth of the other committees’ work plans.