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There is no summary of this meeting yet. Summaries are written once the council publishes the minutes, which are its official record of what a meeting decided. They usually appear a few weeks after the meeting.
Councillor Harris declared that he is a member of Llais.
The minutes of the previous meeting held 6th March 2025 were agreed as a true and accurate record.
The Head of Corporate Safeguarding presented the report to the Committee. Members considered the report – to access a full recording of the discussion please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel: Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Recording - 24th April 2025. Comments and Recommendations: • The Committee recommended using comparative data throughout the report, and that this is added to the version of the report that will be considered by Council this year, as well as to future reports in subsequent years. • The Committee recommended that relevant data which is not within the remit of the Head of Corporate Safeguarding for direct monitoring is forwarded to the appropriate Committee for their review. • The Committee recommended using data to show outcomes of safeguarding where possible.
The Service Manager for Procurement and Payments presented the report to the Committee. Members considered the report – to access a full recording of the discussion please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel: Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Recording - 24th April 2025. Comments and Recommendations: The Committee were content with the Strategy.
a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor informed the Committee that all actions have been completed, and a draft Forward Work Programme will be presented at the first meeting following AGM. b) Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Advisor provided responses to the Committee for the outstanding Budget Outcomes included within the report and informed the Committee that the Outcomes sheet is now completed. A written update will be included in the pack for the next meeting. The Committee highlighted that they want two updates on the Anti-Poverty Strategy before the end of this Council term in 2027.
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