Agenda item

To consider the future work programme recommended by the Overview and Scrutiny Performance Board.

The Council considered the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme 2021/22.

In the ensuing debate, the following points were raised:

·         The Chairman of the OSPB thanked officers and members for their work in supporting the scrutiny process . The work programme was a flexible document and subject to change during the year. Scrutiny would have a key role in policy development and quality assurance. Scrutiny was very much concerned with outcomes on investment. HOSC was now meeting on a monthly basis and it was important that the health service was held to account for their actions 

·         The Vice-Chairman of OSPB commented that the programme included a greater focus on policy development. He drew particular attention to the scrutiny work in relation to nationally important issue such as the adult patient discharge service and the flexibility that allowed the scrutiny work on the support provided for Ukrainian refugees

·         It was requested that the delivery of the EV charging points be prioritised in the work programme

·         In response to the issues experienced recently in Telford, it was requested that the Children’s Panel consider, as a priority, the impact of missing children and the associated dangers of sexual abuse in the county.

RESOLVED that the 2022/23 Scrutiny Work Programme be endorsed.