Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held on 20 October 2025.

The following items were considered by the Board since the last meeting:

·         Corporate Performance Report – Quarter 1

The Recommendation Tracker is included with the agenda for the Board to note.

The Council’s constitution provides that Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committees may consider requests for work from a range of sources, including requests from Portfolio Holders, Cabinet and Council. 

The O&S Board is asked to consider two requests for scrutiny recently made by Council and one additional request which has already been partially addressed by the Board, and to determine these requests in line with the associated constitution procedure rules.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution. Further information on the requirements for submitting these is available to view at the following link:-

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeID=151&Info=1&bcr=1

The deadline for the submission of public questions is midday 3 clear working days before the meeting – Tuesday 11 November 2025.

The deadline for the submission of a statement is midday the working day before the meeting – Friday 14 November 2025.

The deadline for the submission of a petition is 10 working days before the meeting.

This report provides an update on the performance of the Blue Badge service following its previous report to Overview & Scrutiny Board on 12 May 2025.

In relation to the item of business appearing below, the Committee is asked to consider the following resolution: -

‘That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act and that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.’

There is no report currently provided with this item as negotiations on the heads of terms are still underway. If negotiations are concluded and it is possible to provide a report and associated details, these will need to be circulated separately as a supplement.  If negotiations have not been concluded by the time of the O&S Board meeting the Board will receive a verbal update on the matter.

Please note that the Board would be asked to consider to exclude the press and Public for consideration of this item and if the report should become available this will be published as exempt material.

This is the annual report of the Statutory Scrutiny Officer on Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) activity within BCP Council.  There is a requirement to report on the work of O&S to the O&S Board and Committees and then to Council.  This promotes visibility of the O&S function and Council ownership of activity and any improvements required. 

The annual report contains a summary and analysis of O&S activity during 2024-25, reflections on working practices and identified improvements to strengthen the O&S function.

This report version is for consideration by the O&S Board and O&S committees, providing opportunity for comment prior to the supply of the final report to Council.  The Council will be the decision maker on any recommendations for change within the report. The final report to Council will be updated to incorporate the views of the O&S Board and Committees on these recommendations.

The Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Board is asked to consider and identify work priorities for publication in a Work Plan.