Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer seeking the approval of the Committee of the Work Programme for 2022/23; the identification of potential topics for scrutiny reviews to be undertaken by a Working Group(s) appointed by the Committee; the identification of any items for pre-scrutiny by the Committee from the Key Decision Forward Plan; and providing an update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Further to Minute No. 40 (2) of 1 March 2022 the Committee was advised that following consultation with Members, a preference had been expressed for the Committee to undertake a review of “Corporate Communications and Covid-19” rather than “Cyber Security” as a topic for review; and scoping documents in respect of the two topics were attached as appendices to the report.

Members of the Committee asked questions/commented on the following

issues:

·       the Procurement for the Provision of Enforcement Agent Services on the latest Key Decision Forward Plan.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the Work Programme for 2021/22, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved;

(2)      Corporate Communications and Covid-19 be selected as a topic for review by a Working Group; and the following Members be appointed to the Working Group:

·       Councillor Byrom; and

·       Carlin;

(3)      the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer be requested to contact other Members of the Committee to seek their willingness to serve on the Working Group;

(4)      the contents of the Key Decision Forward Plan for the period 1 July– 31 October 2022, be noted; and enquiries be undertaken to provide further information to Members of the Committee on the Procurement for the Provision of Enforcement Agent Services; and

(5)      the update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee be noted.