Agenda item

To receive the report of the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the year 2015/16.

22.1       Council considered a report of the former Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee seeking approval for the Committee’s Annual Report for 2015-16 to be noted.

22.2       Councillor Lugg (former Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee) moved the recommendation set out in the report.

22.3       Councillor Coole (Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee) seconded the motion.

22.4       Councillor Hilton thanked the former Members of the Committee for the work undertaken. He questioned the level of support available for Overview and Scrutiny functions in comparison to the support available to the Cabinet.

22.5       Councillor Haigh stated that dedicated support for Overview and Scrutiny was important because it played an important role in identifying savings. She requested that the level of resources be reviewed.

22.6       Councillor Lugg advised that she had never been advised that resources were limited except for the limitation of supporting two Task and Finish Groups at any time due to staff capacity.

22.7       RESOLVED - That the Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for 2015-16 be noted.