Issue - meetings

To receive the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 (report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) which asked the Council to receive the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25.

The Chairmen of both overview and scrutiny committees addressed the meeting with the following comments:

• Councillor Alcock, the Chairman of the Performance Monitoring Panel, acknowledged the support provided by officers and members, which was essential to the work of the committees and expressed his appreciation for the assistance of his Vice-Chairman, Councillor Booth.
• Councillor Woolf, the Chairman of the Policy Development Panel, extended his thanks to Councillor Eldridge as Vice-Chairman and to the panel members. He highlighted that the work undertaken by the panel had real impact, as exemplified at agenda item 12.

DECISION:

That the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 be received.

To note the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 prior to its presentation at Council (report of the Assistant Director – Governance enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director for Governance (Monitoring Officer) which asked members to noted the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25 prior to its presentation at Council.

The Democratic Services Officer introduced the report to members and highlighted that:

• South Holland District Council scrutiny committees were required to report annually to Council on their work programme activities undertaken during the previous municipal year; and
• The report summarised the activities of the Performance Monitoring Panel (PMP), the Policy Development Panel (PDP), the Joint PMP/PDP Panel as well as Partnership scrutiny activities for 2024/25.

Members considered the report and made the following comment:

• Members welcomed the clear and concise report.

Agreed:

That the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25 be noted and recommended to Council.

To note the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 prior to its presentation at Council (report of the Assistant Director – Governance enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) which noted the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 prior to its presentation at Council.

The Chairman presented the report and highlighted that:

• The report provided a summary of the work undertaken by both the Policy Development Panel and the Performance Monitoring Panel over the past municipal year.
• The report reflected the Panels’ contribution to improving transparency, accountability, and service delivery across the Council.

Members raised no comments on the report.

AGREED:

That the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25 be noted and recommended to Council.