In the absence of the Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, the Chair of the Environment and Economy Select Committee (who was also a Member of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee) advised that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s focus has been on holding the Executive to account and had considered a range of issues as well as pre-scrutiny work on the Council Tax Support Scheme.Work was also underway in preparation for an item at the Committee’s meeting in November on the analysis of the 2021 Census data and how the Council uses this data to shape services.
The Chair of the Community Select Committee advised that, at its recent meetings, the Committee had continued its work on Housing Repairs including a morning with the Housing Repairs Team attending site visits; some pre-scrutiny work on the Housing Allocations Policy; and a presentation from the Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure and IT, the Cultural Development Officer and the Curator of the Museum on the Town’s cultural offer.
The Chair of the Environment & Economy Select Committee then advised that the Committee had continued its work on the review of Bus Services, and commented that a report would be forthcoming and he thanked all those who had contributed to the review.
The Leader of the Council thanked the Chairs for their updates which demonstrated the cross party work that many Councillors were doing.