Decision details

The Scrutiny Committee received a report of the Committee and Scrutiny Officer setting out details of a proposed scrutiny topic.

The Committee and Scrutiny Officer reported that she had emailed all non-Executive Councillors advising them of the scrutiny suggestion and asking them to contact her if they were interested in participating in the proposed Task Group.  The following Councillors, in order of reply, had responded –

·               Councillor Karen Collett

·               Councillor Binita Mehta

·               Councillor Jeanette Aron

·               Councillor Rabi Martins

·               Councillor Anne Joynes

The Committee and Scrutiny Officer advised that the Corporate, Leisure and Community Section Head had suggested that two meetings would be required, commencing after the May elections but before officers presented a report to Cabinet in June 2015.

Members questioned whether two meeting would be sufficient.  They also requested that they were provided with any preparatory information in advance of the first meeting.

The Committee and Scrutiny Officer advised that it may be possible to hold an additional meeting, but the Task group needed to complete its work in a very short time frame as the report was due to be presented to Cabinet in June.  She confirmed that she would contact the Corporate, Leisure and Community Section Head and request that Members were provided with the preparatory information as soon as possible.

It was agreed that all Councillors with community centres within their wards would be provided with information about the Task Group. 

RESOLVED –

1.      that a Task Group be established to review the community centres section of the revised Voluntary and Community Sector Commissioning Framework, based on the proposal submitted by the Corporate, Leisure and Community Section Head. 

2.      that the Task Group comprises the following Councillors

·               Councillor Karen Collett

·               Councillor Binita Mehta

·               Councillor Jeanette Aron

·               Councillor Rabi Martins

·               Councillor Anne Joynes