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Work Programme 2018/19, Scrutiny Review Topics and Key Decision Forward Plan – July 18

 

 

Meeting: 03/07/2018 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills) (Item 7)

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Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance that sought the views of the Committee on the draft Work Programme for 2018/19, the identification of potential topics for scrutiny reviews to be undertaken by a Working Group appointed by the Committee and the identification of any items for pre-scrutiny by the Committee from the Key Decision Forward Plan.

 

The Senior Democratic Services Officer indicated that the Executive Director had suggested that the Strategic Leadership Board be contacted with a request that it identifies topics for consideration by Working Groups. 

 

Members discussed the following as potential topics for Working Groups to review:-

 

·       Apprenticeships – what is on offer; what is the Council doing; availability of external funding; identification of best practice

·       Contracts – scrutiny of a major contract within the Committee’s responsibility; how the award of the contract has added value; social capital; employment of local labour/apprenticeships terms

·       Economic Strategy – potential to review once the strategy had been adopted     

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

 

the Work Programme for 2018/19 be approved subject to the report updating on the Mental Health and Employment Task Group being submitted to the meeting on 6 November rather than 18 September 2018;

 

(2)

a Working Group be established to review the topic of Apprenticeships;

 

(3)

the Head of Regulation and Compliance be requested to contact Members of the Committee to seek membership of the Working Group and to contact the Head of Corporate Resources to produce the Scoping Document; and

 

(4)

notwithstanding the selection of Apprenticeships as a Working Group topic the Strategic Leadership Board be requested to identify future topics for consideration by Working Groups.