Decision details

The Leader of the Council presented the report that outlined recommendations for the improvement of scrutiny at Selby District Council.

The Executive were supportive of the proposals and praised the training provided by the Kirklees Council.

RESOLVED:

                        To note the following:

i)                  To develop Terms of Reference for ‘deep dives’ or ‘scrutiny in a day’ reviews looking initially at planning enforcement, housing, antisocial behaviour and the Safer Selby Hub.

ii)                 Officers to work with the Chair of Scrutiny to understand what kind of support would be most appropriate for scrutiny at Selby.

iii)               To circulate the 2018/19 Executive meeting dates at the next meeting of the Scrutiny Committee (5 July 2018) to ensure that a member of the committee attends each Executive meeting.

iv)               To arrange further scrutiny training for Members.

To agree the following:

v)            To establish a liaison group between the Chairs of Scrutiny and the Executive, to meet on a quarterly basis, to discuss the Executive’s Forward Plan and the Committees work programme.

vi)          To recommend to Council the development of a role profile for the Chair of Scrutiny.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To note and agree the recommendations above in order to ensure that the work to improving scrutiny, as recommended by the Peer Challenge Team and set out in the Council’s Peer Challenge Improvement Plan, is progressed.