Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Board - Tuesday 6th January 2026 6.00 p.m.

Venue: Parkside Suite - Parkside

Contact: Sarah Woodfield

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence and Named Substitutes View the background to item 1.
2.	Declarations of Interest and Whipping Arrangements View the background to item 2. To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.
3.	Appointment of Vice Chairman
4.	To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 18th November 2025 PDF 311 KB View the background to item 4.
5.	Biodiversity Duty Report - Pre-Scrutiny (To follow) PDF 230 KB This report will follow in a Supplementary Papers pack once the report has been published for Cabinet’s consideration (due for publication on Tuesday 30^th December 2025). Additional documents: Appendix A Bromsgrove Biodiversity Duty Report, 07/01/2026 Cabinet , item 5. PDF 347 KB
6.	Homelessness Prevention, Rough Sleeper and Domestic Abuse Grants Funding 2027/28 and 2028/29 - Pre-Scrutiny (To follow) PDF 175 KB This report will follow in a Supplementary Papers pack once the report has been published for Cabinet’s consideration (due for publication on Tuesday 30^th December 2025).
7.	Particulate Monitoring - Pre-Scrutiny (To follow) PDF 344 KB This report will follow in a Supplementary Papers pack once the report has been published for Cabinet’s consideration (due for publication on Tuesday 30^th December 2025). Additional documents: Appendix 1 NAEI PM sources , item 7. PDF 294 KB Appendix 2 Low cost sensor PM graphs 2024 , item 7. PDF 308 KB Appendix 3 Data & AQ Objectives , item 7. PDF 782 KB Appendix 4 WM Air PM2.5 sources briefing note , item 7. PDF 172 KB
8.	Levelling Up Fund Programme (Quarterly Update) PDF 266 KB
9.	Local Heritage Action List (Quarterly Update) PDF 67 KB
10.	Worcestershire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Update PDF 388 KB
11.	Finance and Budget Working Group - Membership Report and Update PDF 304 KB
12.	Cabinet Work Programme PDF 335 KB View the background to item 12.
13.	Overview and Scrutiny Board Work Programme PDF 17 KB View the background to item 13.
14.	Overview and Scrutiny Action Sheet PDF 219 KB
15.	To consider any urgent business, details of which have been notified to the Assistant Director Legal Democratic and Procurement Services prior to the commencement of the meeting and which the Chairman, by reason of special circumstances, considers to be of so urgent a nature that it cannot wait until the next meeting.