Issue - meetings

Members considered the latest version of the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme.

During consideration of this item the following updates were provided for Members’ consideration:

·                The results of the staff survey, which had been scheduled for consideration during the March meeting of the Board, had been deferred until the April meeting.  In part the delays had arisen as time was required to consult with staff and union representatives about the appropriate ways in which to respond to confidential feedback.

·                The revised CCTV Code of Practice was also due to be considered in April.  Officers would circulate a copy of the code of practice in advance of the Board meeting to provide Members with an opportunity to identify any issues that they felt should be discussed in detail during the meeting.

·                Consideration of the Summary of the Playing Pitch Strategy by the Cabinet had been postponed until September and it was therefore likely that the Board would not have an opportunity to pre-scrutinise the report until its July 2014 meeting.  There were a number of reasons for this delay, though staff shortages in particular had impacted on timeframes.

·                The Artrix Task Group’s final report would be presented for Members’ consideration in April.

·                The response that had been received from Cabinet to the Air Quality Task Group’s second presentation of their recommendations would also be considered during the meeting of the Board in April.