Venue: George Meehan House, 294 High Road, N22 8JZ
Contact: Philip Slawther, Principal Scrutiny Officer
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FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.
By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.
The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: The Chair referred Members present to item 1 as shown on the agenda and ran through requirements. Members noted the information contained therein. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence was received from Cllr Buxton. |
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Urgent Business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with at item below). Minutes: None |
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Declarations of Interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: None |
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Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution. Minutes: None |
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To agree the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record. Minutes: RESOLVED
That the minutes of the meeting on 23rd July were agreed as a correct record. |
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MINUTES OF SCRUTINY PANEL MEETINGS To receive and note the minutes of the following Scrutiny Panels and to approve any recommendations contained within: · Meeting in Common of the Adults & Children’s Panels on Transitions -28th May 2024 · Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Panel – 29th July 2024 · Adults & Health Scrutiny Panel – 30th July 2024 · Housing, Planning & Development Scrutiny Panel – 30th July 2024 · Climate, Community Safety & Environment Scrutiny Panel – 31st July 2024
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Minutes: RESOLVED
That the minutes of the following Scrutiny Panels were received and noted, and that any recommendations contained within were approved: · Meeting in Common of the Adults & Children’s Panels on Transitions -28th May 2024 · Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Panel – 29th July 2024 · Adults & Health Scrutiny Panel – 30th July 2024 · Housing, Planning & Development Scrutiny Panel – 30th July 2024 · Climate, Community Safety & Environment Scrutiny Panel – 31st July 2024
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2024/25 Finance Update Quarter Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a Finance Update for Quarter 1 2024/25. The report covered the position at Quarter 1 of the 2024/25 financial year including General Fund (GF) Revenue, Capital, Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets. The report focused on significant budget variances including those arising from the forecast non-achievement of approved Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) savings. The report was introduced by Cllr Dana Carlin, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, as set out in the agenda pack at pages 63-166. Taryn Eves, Director of Finance and Josephine Lyseight, AD for Finance were also present. The following arose during the discussion of the report:
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Corporate Delivery Plan 2024-2026 Performance Update-Quarter 1 Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel received a report which provided the first regular update on the Council’s progress against the actions outlined in the Corporate Delivery Plan (CDP) 2024-26. The report was introduced by Nathan Pierce, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer as set out in the agenda pack at pages 167-216. Taryn Eves, Director of Finance was also present for this agenda item. The following arose in discussion of this report: a. The Panel requested that quarterly finance and performance briefings were restarted with the four scrutiny panel chairs. (Action: Scrutiny Officer). b. The Panel requested a written response from the Housing service in relation to High Road West and the level of risk that has been identified in relation to Lendlease and not delivering 500 new Council homes on that site. The Panel also requested an explanation of the 51 homes being brought up to Decent Homes Standard (in year) against a target of 700 – the Panel requested information about the reasons behind the delays. (Action: Philip/Director of Housing). c. The Panel commented that they welcomed the report, it’s layout, and welcomed the fact that 64% of performance outcomes were positive. The Panel sought assurances about what the impact on the CDP might be from a worsening financial position. In response, officers advised that the two went hand-in hand and that the budget setting process was there in order to allow the council to deliver on its priorities. It was acknowledged that future budgetary constraints could impact the CDP, but that any risk of this would be set out in future quarterly reports. Any changes to the CDP would need to be agreed by SLT and Cabinet. Officers advised that that Category A programmes were related to savings and that these were monitored monthly through the Change programme. The Chief Digital and Innovation Officer advised that future reports could highlight lines in the CDP that report on savings, that were red or amber. (Action: Nathan Pierce). d. The Chair suggested that he thought the performance indicators that were red or amber were more likely to be contributing to some of the budget pressures, rather than the other way around. In response, the Director of Finance and the Chief Digital and Innovation Officer agreed to have a discussion outside the meeting and agree how best to reflect performance indicators that were having a budget impact, in future reports. (Action: Taryn/Nathan). e. The Panel raised concerns with indicators that were red or amber because of having no budget allocated to them. The Panel requested that future reports provide more information about why there was no budget allocated. Officers advised that a similar discussion had taken place at SLT and it had been agreed that this would be amended in future reports. (Action: Nathan Pierce). f. The Panel requested the future reports better highlight some of the key outputs for the Council, rather than treating all of the 180+ performance lines the same. Members commented that things like the Housing Improvement Plan and housing ... view the full minutes text for item 56. |
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Work Programme Update & Feedback from the Scrutiny Cafe Event Additional documents:
Minutes: RESOLVED I. That the Committee noted the comments and feedback received from the Scrutiny Survey and the Scrutiny Café consultation event and gave consideration to including the priorities raised in developing its work programme. II. That the Committee gave consideration to the agenda items and reports required for its next meeting on 25th November. III. That the Committee tasked the panels with developing their own work programmes for submission to OSC at its November meeting.
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New Items of Urgent Business Minutes: N/A |
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