Agenda

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time. 

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Business Scrutiny Committee held on 16 February 2026.  

Council Plan Targets Performance Update. 

Amar Bashir, Improvement Officer/Richard Shaw, Improvement Officer

To receive an update on progress made against the Growth Strategy.

Steve Lee, Assistant Director of Regeneration & Programmes

To inform Committee of recent and forthcoming Cabinet business.

A digest of Cabinet decisions taken since May 2025.  This information is published by Cabinet meeting on the Council’s website.  Cabinet Agendas, Decisions and Minutes can be viewed at: Cabinet

The Forward Plan of Executive decisions.

Plans

These plans are updated to include new business.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To contribute to major Policies being considered by the Council.   

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme, and to also consider and contribute to potential changes in the operating environment which may include legislation, regulation and key projects being undertaken by the Council, for example, that could form potential topic items for the Work Programme in the future. 

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To discuss the Annual Report with Committee Members.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To reflect on what the Committee had done to help the Council achieve the goal of making the District a Great Place for our Community.

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.   

The next meeting of the Business Scrutiny Committee is scheduled for July 2026, and will be confirmed once the Committee Scheduled has been agreed.