Decision - SURVEY OF HERTS SCRUTINY NETWORK

Decision details

SURVEY OF HERTS SCRUTINY NETWORK

Decision Maker: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Sitting as a Select Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The meeting considered the responses received from the County Council and 2 District Authorities regarding a short survey about their response to the Statutory Scrutiny Guidance and the way scrutiny was conducted in their authority.

 

Members agreed that the Scrutiny Officer should include an agenda item for all meetings incorporating an action plan to enable members to monitor outcomes or scrutiny recommendations made previously.

 

The possibility of appointing opposition members as chairs of scrutiny was discussed although it was agreed that the importance of those Chairs having the necessary skills, commitment and knowledge was of more importance. It was agreed that the feedback was not clear on way other authorities undertook pre-scrutiny work.

 

Officers agreed to circulate to Members the original report establishing the Portfolio Holder Advisory Groups.

 

A number of Members were interested in a scrutiny review of those authorities who had returned to the pre-2000 committee system and how it was working within those Councils.

 

It was RESOLVED that the responses be noted.

Publication date: 16/01/2020

Date of decision: 14/01/2020

Decided at meeting: 14/01/2020 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Sitting as a Select Committee

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