Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted a report setting out the proposed work programme for the 2015-16 civic year. 

The Scrutiny Officer commented that a request had been submitted regarding the development of a new Leisure Strategy for the Authority for consideration by Members at its meeting on 17 November 2015.  She explained that this would be a large piece of work which would also encompass the Health and Wellbeing Strategy adding that the request was for an initial report to come to Members in November, which would request that a Task and Finish Group be established to work out the detail.  This was supported.

The Scrutiny Officer referred to the need to identify a “Crime and Disorder” item for inclusion on the agenda for the meeting on 15 March 2016. “Rural Crime Trends in East Herts” had been identified as a suitable item for scrutiny given the changing pattern of rural crime discussed recently at a meeting of the Community Safety Partnership.  This was supported.

In response to a query from Councillor A McNeece the Scrutiny Officer stated that the review would focus on rural crime, this would not include incidents such as cyber-crime as this was not location specific.

The Committee approved the report, as amended.

RESOLVED – that the work programme, as now detailed and amended, be approved.