Issue - meetings

To consider a report of Deputy Chief Executive.

Members will recall that this Scrutiny Committee undertook a scrutiny review in relation to the Council’s statutory consultation duties, the current approach to corporate consultations and the level of response, and made a number of recommendations to the Executive.

This report sets out the Executive’s response to those recommendations which were approved by the Executive on 14 March 2017.

Recommendation

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to consider the Executive Response to the recommendations made by the Scrutiny Review Panel.

Officer contact: Daniel Sharples, 0161 474 3209, daniel.sharples@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the Executive’s response to the recommendations included in the final report of the scrutiny review undertaken by this Scrutiny Committee in relation to the Council’s statutory consultation duties, the current approach to corporate consultations and the level of response

The Executive Councillor for Reform & Governance (Councillor David Sedgwick) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the Executive Response to the recommendations made by the Scrutiny Review Panel be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee and a report of the Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance)

The Scrutiny Review Panel sought to consider the Council’s statutory consultation duties, the current approach to corporate consultations and the level of response, and a number of recommendations are presented for the Executive to consider.

The report also sets out the Executive’s proposed response to the recommendations made by the Scrutiny Review Panel.

The Executive is invited to receive the Scrutiny Review Final Report and to approve and adopt the proposed Executive Response.

Officer contact: Daniel Sharples, 0161 474 3209, daniel.sharples@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) incorporating the final report of the ‘Council Consultations’ Scrutiny Review undertaken by the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee and the proposed Executive response to the recommendations.

RESOLVED – That the Scrutiny Review ‘Council Consultations’ final report be received and the proposed response to the recommendations contained therein be approved.

To consider the final report of the Scrutiny Review Panel – Council Consultation.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment upon the draft Final Report prior to its submission to the Executive.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth on 474 3204 or email: craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

Councillor John McGahan introduced the final report on the draft Scrutiny Review – Council Consultations and Support (copies of which had been circulated).

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the report be referred to the Executive for consideration and that the Executive be informed that this Scrutiny Committee supports the recommendations detailed in the report.

(3) That the thanks of this Scrutiny Committee be extended to members of the Review Panel for the in-depth review undertaken.