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Work Programme 2023/24, Scrutiny Review Topics and Key Decision Forward Plan

 

 

Meeting: 19/09/2023 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills) (Item 16)

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Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer that sought views on the Work Programme for 2023/24; the identification of any items for pre-scrutiny from the Key Decision Forward Plan; the confirmation of the date for a visit to the Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre and informal meeting of the Committee; updated on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee; provided information on the breakdown of offences for which penalty charge notices had been issued; and provided information on the reduction in time civil enforcement officers would spend patrolling if the parking and environmental enforcement functions were split.

 

Members of the Committee asked questions/commented on the following matters:

 

·       In respect of the Bootle Regeneration Strategy item contained in the Forward Plan, clarification was sought on whether the report would be open or exempt; and a suggestion was made that the item had a borough wide impact rather than simply affecting Derby and Linacre wards.

·       Quoracy problems at meetings of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee were referred to and it was noted that the high quorum threshold was not set by the Combined Authority but was set out in legislation. It was also noted that Councillor Howard, Sefton’s Scrutiny Link to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee, on behalf of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, had offered Sefton’s support to the Combined Authority in their approach to Government to reduce the quorum for meetings.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

 

the Work Programme for 2023/24, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed;

 

(2)

the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing) be requested to submit his Southport Market update report to the next meeting of the Committee;

 

(3)

due to the low number of Members available to attend the visit to the Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre and informal meeting of the Committee on 9 October 2023, the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer be requested to arrange a fresh date for the visit and informal meeting in November/early December;

 

(4)

the update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee be noted; 

 

(5)

the information on the breakdown of offences for which penalty charge notices had been issued; and information on the reduction in time civil enforcement officers would spend patrolling if the parking and environmental enforcement functions were split be noted; and

 

(6)

In respect of the implementation of recommendations arising from the Effectiveness of the Council’s Enforcement Activity Working Group:

 

(1)

bearing in mind the views of the Assistant Director of Place (Highways and Public Protection) and the Assistant Director of Place (Economic Growth and Housing) that it is unlikely that their comments will change on the implementation of such recommendations for the foreseeable future then no further update reports be submitted on this matter; and

 

(2)

however, if circumstances do change in due course, then the Assistant Directors be requested to provide updates to the Committee.