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Councillors D Batrouni, R Howells, J Clarke, E Stowell-Corten, A Screen, A Pimm and P Bright
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Law and Standards The Head of Law and Standards gave an overview of the report. Members discussed and questioned the Officers on the content of the report. • The Committee recommended that the Cabinet Member sets out the direction of travel for progressing the review of the Council’s Constitution and identifies how any necessary funding could be secured. • The Committee requested that the Service Area Mid-Year Review include an update on the progress of Ref 2 – “Reviewing the AV equipment to support hybrid meetings”, including progress with procurement, revised timescales, and any key issues affecting delivery. People, Policy and Transformation The Head of People, Policy and Transformation gave an overview of the report. Members discussed and questioned the Officers on the content of the report. • The Committee requested that an update on the People Plan be added to the Committee’s Forward Work Programme • The Committee requested that the status of the action Ref 4 - “Review the building requirements for staff accommodation as part of the assets work programme” be amended from Green to Amber, as the expected completion date is to be revised to 31 December 2027. • The Committee requested to receive a copy of report to Cabinet outlining the Cyson Cymru change programme and the new organisation. • The Committee wished to praise the service area on their check-in rates. Finance The Head of Finance gave an overview of the report. Members discussed and questioned the Officers on the content of the report. • The Committee requested that the update on the Customer Contact Improvement Project, scheduled for the meeting on 21 September 2026, include further detail on the proposed development of the Customer Contact Charter. • The Committee requested that the status of performance measures currently recorded as amber be reviewed, particularly where the actual performance figure is below the target, to ensure that the Red, Amber, Green (RAG) ratings accurately reflect performance and expected delivery timescales. • The Committee wished to commend the service area on their improved check in rates. • The Committee requested a copy of the report around the changes to debt recovery processes for Adult Social Care to be shared with them.
a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee of the actions that have been completed, and the actions that are currently outstanding. b) Draft Annual Forward Work Programme 25/26 The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee that the draft Work Programme is attached and was shared with the Committee prior to the meeting. The next meeting to held will be – Monday 21 September 2026 at 12:30pm - Customer Contact Improvement Project Update - Deposit Plan for the Replacement Local Development Plan c) Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee that the outcomes tables have been updated, with ongoing efforts to chase up outstanding items.
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