Agenda

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

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on 25 September 2024.

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.

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

No submissions from members of the public have been submitted in advance in accordance with the Council’s Public Participation Scheme for Overview and Scrutiny.

To receive a presentation, from Kristen Willis-Drewett, Assistant Director of Operations at South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, on the service provided by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), performance and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) improvement programme.

To enable members of the Commission to discuss and make recommendations on the work of SCAS it is recommended members also read the CQC inspection for South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust 2022 which can be found at https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RYE

Two Executive Members of Bracknell Forest Council have been invited to give an account of performance within the Corporate Performance Overview Report (CPOR) related to their portfolios:

-        Councillor Purnell, Executive Member for Environment, Community & Housing (Deputy Leader and Vice Chair of the Executive)

-        Councillor Jefferies, Executive Member for Leisure, Culture, Public Protection & Democracy

Members of the Commission are asked to review the attached presentation and consider recommendations for the Executive.

Overview and Scrutiny Panel Chairs to provide verbal updates on the work programme and highlight any proposed changes such as scope, scheduling or duration.

The next Overview and Scrutiny Commission meeting is scheduled for 17 October 2024. A number of items will be discussed at the meeting including complaints, Ringmead Medical Practice, and the Climate Change Strategy.

Commission members are able to view upcoming decisions by looking at Browse forward plans | Bracknell Forest Council (bracknell-forest.gov.uk) and consider decisions taken since the last Commission meeting by using this link What's newly published | Bracknell Forest Council (bracknell-forest.gov.uk) and altering the date range.