Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services)

This report is a response to the recent Scrutiny review undertaken by the Corporate Resource Management and Governance Committee to consider how best use can be made of the Council’s new Local Information System. The report provides responses to each of the recommendations together with timescales for completion of the various actions.

The Executive is asked to accept the recommendations and planned actions outlined in the report.

Officer contact: Andrea Stewart /  Rob Smallbone, 0161 474 3243/ 218 1844, andrea.j.stewart@stockport.gov.uk / rob.smallbone@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider a draft response to recommendations following the Scrutiny Review undertaken by the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee entitled ‘Making the Best use of the Council’s new Local Information System’.

RESOLVED – (1) That the response to the ‘Making the Best use of the Council’s new Local Information System’ Scrutiny Review be approved.

(2) That gratitude and appreciation be recorded for the work undertaken by members of the scrutiny review panel and the supporting staff involved in conducting the review.

To consider a report of the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee

The report is the final report of the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee’s review into making access to information about the Council, about services, about local environments and about Stockport as easy as possible to as many people as possible.

The Executive is invited to receive the report and agree that a formal response be submitted to the next Executive Meeting.

Officer contact: Holly Rae, 0161 474 3014, holly.rae@stockport.gov.uk

The Lead Councillor (Councillor Philip Harding) of the Scrutiny Review “Making the Best Use of the Local Information System (LIS)” attended the meeting to present the final report of the Review (copies of which had been circulated).

RESOLVED – That the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services be requested to provide a response to the “Making the Best Use of the Local Information System (LIS)” Scrutiny Review for consideration by the Executive Meeting.

(2) That gratitude be recorded for the excellent work undertaken by the “Making the Best Use of the Local Information System (LIS)” Scrutiny Review Panel and others involved in the review.