Issue - meetings

To note the Overview and Scrutiny Commission’s response to the consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government ‘Strengthening Local Democracy’.

The Overview and Scrutiny Commission noted the Council’s response to the government’s consultation document on ‘Strengthening Local Democracy’. Councillor Edger had finalised the response from Overview and Scrutiny and it had been made clear which comments were from the Overview and Scrutiny Commission in Bracknell Forest Council’s Response. A summary of the consultation outcomes would be brought to the Commission once published.

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill was granted Royal assent on Friday 13 November 2009. The Bill contained implications for Overview and Scrutiny which would come into force once a commencement order was issued by the Secretary of State. Implications included the requirement for upper tier Local Authorities to appoint a Statutory Overview and Scrutiny Officer, further details regarding the new requirement would be brought to the Commission in due course.