Issue - meetings

(1)       Members were invited to share any example of good practise. 

(2)       The Chairman of the Learning and Development Policy Overview and Scrutiny Committee referred to the issues around the timescale and number of meetings of this Committee. Also the issue of how Policy Overview and Scrutiny Committees could play a positive part in restructuring was raised.   The Overview, Scrutiny and Localism Manager emphasised the importance of making effective use of the agenda setting meetings to assist in the effective management of Committees and to ensure that Committee agenda contained the items which Members wished to consider including restructuring.

(3)       In response to a question on whether there was support for scrutinising decisions before they were taken by Cabinet or the Cabinet Member, the Chairman stated that there was no prohibition on pre-scrutiny.

RESOLVED that the comments be noted.