Issue - meetings
Work Programme and Forward Plan
Meeting: 23/03/2015 - Scrutiny Committee (Item 106)
106 Work Programme and Forward Plan PDF 63 KB
Background Information |
Indicative agenda schedules are set out in section 5 of the work programme.
The Forward Plan starting May 2015 which outlines decisions to be taken by the City Executive Board or Council will be published as a supplement agenda.
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Why is it on the agenda? |
Members are asked to select which Forward Plan items they wish to pre-scrutinise at the 29 April Scrutiny Committee meeting, based on the following criteria:
- Is the issue controversial / of significant public interest? - Is it an area of high expenditure? - Is it an essential service / corporate priority? - Can Scrutiny influence and add value?
A maximum of three items for pre-scrutiny will normally apply. The Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adult Policy has already been prioritised for pre-scrutiny.
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Who has been invited to comment? |
Andrew Brown, Scrutiny Officer will present the work programme, answer questions and support the Committee in its decision making. |
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Scrutiny Officer presented the work programme and the Forward Plan.
The Committee approved a survey of councillors with the inclusion of a summary of the main scrutiny topics for information. The Committee noted that Council would receive an end of year scrutiny report at the September meeting.
The Committee agreed:
1. To scrutinise from the Forward Plan:
Item 16: City Centre Public Spaces Protection Order
Item 22: Oxpens delivery strategy
Item 23: Community Centre leases
Item 21: Oxford Station redevelopment when appropriate, and invite Network Rail to attend for this.
2. To refer Item 17: Capital Strategy and Item 18: Corporate Debt Policy to the Finance Panel.
3. To refer Item 20: Covered Market action plan to the Local Economy Group*.
4. To note that Item 24: Safeguarding was on the work programme but had been delayed; and to invite the Executive Director for Community Services, the Policy and Partnership Team Leader, and Chair of the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board to attend when this was considered.
*this will be brought to the full Committee.