Notice of Meeting

Overview and Scrutiny Commission

Councillor Angell (Chairman), Councillor Virgo (Vice-Chairman),

Councillors Mrs Birch, Brossard, Gbadebo, Mrs McKenzie-Boyle, McLean, Mrs Mattick, Mossom, Porter, Temperton and Tullett

Also Invited:

Councillor Birch, Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing

Wednesday 7 April 2021, 6.30  - 9.00 pm

Online only

 

Agenda

Item

Description

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1.          

Apologies for Absence

 

 

To receive apologies for absence and to note the attendance of any substitute Members.

 

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2.          

Minutes

5 - 10

 

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on 17 February 2021.

 

Please note the Blue badges scope which was commissioned at the meeting.

 

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3.          

Declarations of Interest and Party Whip

 

 

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or affected interests and the nature of that interest, including the existence and nature of the party whip, in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

 

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Disclosable Pecuniary Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

 

Any Member with an Affected Interest in a matter must disclose the interest to the meeting.  There is no requirement to withdraw from the meeting when the interest is only an affected interest, but the Monitoring Officer should be notified of the interest, if not previously notified of it, within 28 days of the meeting.

 

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4.          

Urgent Items of Business

 

 

Any other items which, pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chairman decides are urgent.

 

 

 

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5.          

Public Participation

 

 

To receive submissions from members of the public which have been submitted in advance in accordance with the Council’s Public Participation Scheme for Overview and Scrutiny.

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

6.          

Scrutiny of new arrangements at Brants Bridge

 

 

The Commission has invited Fiona Slevin-Brown, Executive Managing Director – Bracknell Forest, NHS East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to address the meeting before considering the following question:

 

“Are the new arrangements at Brants Bridge meeting the needs of Bracknell Forest residents?”

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

7.          

Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel Report: Registered Providers of Social Housing Review

11 - 26

 

To consider the draft Registered Providers of Social Housing review report prepared by the Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel for submission to the Executive on 27 April 2021.

 

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<AI8>

8.          

Wellbeing and Finance Overview and Scrutiny Panel Report: Isolation and Loneliness

To follow

 

To consider the draft Isolation and Loneliness review report prepared by the Wellbeing and Finance Overview and Scrutiny Panel for submission to the Executive on 27 April 2021.

 

</AI8>

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9.          

Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report

27 - 44

 

To consider the draft Overview and Scrutiny Annual review report prepared by the Chairs of the Commission and Overview and Scrutiny Panels for submission to Council on 21 April 2021.

 

</AI9>

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10.       

Work Programme Update

45 - 46

 

Overview and Scrutiny Panel Chairs to provide a verbal progress updates on the work programme.

 

The Commission to consider any proposed changes to the Overview and Scrutiny work programme such as scope, scheduling or duration and its potential impact on the delivery of the overall programme.

 

</AI10>

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Date of next meeting

The next Overview and Scrutiny Commission meeting is scheduled for 26 May 2021.

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Sound recording, photographing, filming and use of social media is permitted.  Please contact Kirsty Hunt, 01344 353108, kirsty.hunt@bracknell-forest.gov.uk, so that any special arrangements can be made.

Published: 18 May 2021