Meeting Details

The Chair to advise/meeting to note that this meeting will be webcast for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's meeting You Tube site (www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2kT7ZRPFCXq6_5dnVnYlw) and that members of the press/public may record and take photographs except where there are confidential or exempt items.

Members are reminded they must declare all relevant  pecuniary and other registerable interests arising from any business to be discussed at this meeting.

If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared a Member must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain in the room unless they have been granted a dispensation.

If other registerable interests are declared a Member may speak on the matter only if members of the public are allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain in the room unless they have been granted a dispensation.    

If it is a ‘sensitive interest’, Members do not have to disclose the nature of the interest, just that they have an interest.

Information on the Local Government Association’s Model Councillor Code of Conduct is set out via http://bit.ly/3WtGQnN. This includes, at Appendix 1, an interests flowchart which provides a simple guide to declaring interests at meetings.  

To confirm the Action Notes from the meeting held on 9 December 2022.

To review and note the actions from previous Co-ordinating Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings.

Cllr. Cotton, Cabinet Member Social Justice, Community Safety & Equalities to attend to report on his Portfolio Priorities and update on the Everyone’s Business Everyone’s Battle Action Plan and the Council’s response to the Cost of Living Crisis.

Report from Cllr. Cotton, Cabinet Member Social Justice, Community Safety & Equalities and Richard Brooks, Director Strategy, Equality and Partnerships on the support provided to Host Families through the Homes for Ukraine Programme including an audio report (if available) produced following engagement with Host Families and an update work commissioned by the Council to support the Home for Ukraine programme.

To receive an update report on the work of the Customer Services Programme Scrutiny Task and Finish Group from Cllr. Sir Albert Bore, Chair of Task and Finish Group.

To review the Co-ordinating Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme and receive updates on the work programmes for the other 7 Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Scrutiny Inquiries.

To note the date of the next meeting is scheduled for 17 February 2023 at 10.00am