The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee presented her Committee’s Annual Report to Full Council.  The report covered a two year period, owing to the impact of the Pandemic, and detailed everything from the changes implemented following the 2018/19 scrutiny review right through to the focus on the flood risk work that had been ongoing for the last 12 months.

The Committee had continued to welcome outside agencies, even in the virtual world, especially in relation to the focus on leisure when it had received presentations from three leisure agencies across the district

Over the coming year the Committee planned to widen its involvement with outside agencies as well as addressing some ongoing concerns in the district such as fly-tipping. The Committee’s work around flooding would continue.

In response to questions, the Chairman of the Committee considered real progress, with cross party involvement had been made in a number of areas including flooding and drainage.  The Committee had seen a number of meetings cancelled and benefitted, due to the nature of the Committee, from in persons meeting.   It was hoped a return to these would see progress and relationships improve even more. She thanked Officers and Members alike for their support, including former Monitoring Officer Alan Robinson, Ady Selby and Ele Snow.

RESOLVED that the Annual Report from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be received and noted.