Agenda item

(To consider an report by Nigel West (Head of Democratic Services & Statutory Scrutiny Officer), which enables the Committee to consider both its own work programme and the scrutiny committee work programmes for 2016. The Committee is invited to consider and comment on the content of the work programmes)

Consideration was given to a report which enabled the Committee to consider its own work programme and the work programmes from the scrutiny committees for 2016.

With reference to Minute 10 from the minutes of the meeting on 26 May 2016, issues were raised regarding the shadow Combined Authority, which had emerged from the Devolution proposals, and the lack of scrutiny in place to hold the shadow combined authority to account.  The Chairman agreed to raise this issue with the Leader. 

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

An informal budget workshop had been organised for the Committee on 27 July and it was suggested that this be open to all Members of the Council to attend.

Discussions took place regarding the effects that the recent vote to leave the EU would have on the authority and it was agreed that briefing notes be provided for Members on how current EU law affected the authority and how the long term effects of leaving the EU could be planned for.

It was agreed the East Lindsey Local Plan be added to the work programme for 28 July meeting.

Adults Scrutiny Committee

There were no amendments to the published work programme.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee

There were two amendments to the published work programme;

The report on Post 16 Strategic Priorities and Area Based Review had been removed from the agenda for 15 July.  There would now be a small working group set up instead to meet with officers in July to discuss and inform this work prior to the Executive Councillor Decision report coming to the September meeting.

The report on Children's Health Services had been deferred from the 9 September meeting to the 21 October meeting.

Community and Public Safety Scrutiny Committee

There were no changes to the published work programme.  It was noted that the Blue Light Collaboration Project and the Integrated Risk Management Plan were linked.

The Integrated Risk Management Plan would be considered at a special meeting of the Community and Public Safety Scrutiny Committee on 26 July, 2016 at 2.30pm.

Economic Scrutiny Committee

There were no changes to the published work programme.

Environmental Scrutiny Committee

There were no changes to the published work programme.

Flood and Drainage Management Scrutiny Committee

There were no changes to the published work programme.

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire

There were no changes to the published work programme.

The members of the Quality Accounts Working Group were thanked for their work.

In relation to the item on 20 July 2016 on the Response of the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to their Care and Quality Commissioning Inspection, the Health Scrutiny Committee was required to bear in mind the contribution of LIVES (Lincolnshire Voluntary Emergency Services) and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Co-Responders to the EMAS response time information.

Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee

There was no change to the published work programme.

Value for Money Scrutiny Committee

There was no change to the published work programme.

RESOLVED

1.    That the content of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Work Programme as set out in Appendix A of the report be noted.

2.    That the work programmes from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee set out at Appendix B of the report be noted.

3.    That the Working Group activity set out at Appendix C of the report be noted.

4.    That the work programmes, in light of the Executive Forward Plan, as set out in Appendix D of the report, be noted.