Issue - meetings

The Council’s constitution provides that Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committees must consider any requests for scrutiny made to it by Council and respond to Council if the response is rejected, with reasons.  This report sets out such a response.

The Chair of the Environment and Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Council was advised that the Council’s constitution provides that Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committees must consider any requests for scrutiny made to it by Council and respond to Council if the response is rejected, with reasons.

In relation to this Council was advised that the report sets out the response to the request for scrutiny made to the Environment and Place O&S Committee by Council.

RESOLVED that Council noted the response from the Environment and Place O&S Committee refusing the request.

Councillor Brian Chick left the meeting at 11.09pm