Issue - meetings

The Assistant Director for Democracy Elections and Information Governance submitted the work programme report and Members were invited to consider and determine the work programme going forward.

The Assistant Director for Democracy Elections and Information Governance set out the two matters that were coming forward for the meeting on 10 March 2026. She said that these were AI and its use by the council and the parking strategy progress report.

Members were advised that there were some additional items to be included which were the council's approach to achieving net zero carbon by 2030 and a scrutiny proposal form had been submitted by Councillor Hoskin on the

9 January 2026. This document had been shared with the committee and the leadership team and could be considered for the March 2026 meeting.

The Assistant Director for Democracy Elections and Information Governance said that the sustainable transport topic was still awaiting a proposal form, and this would be required before possibly being brought before Members in June 2026.

Members were advised that a proposal form had been received from Councillor Cox which was on the back of the motion to council in October around sewage discharge into the rivers. This form had also been circulated to members and Democratic Services were now following up on this as a possible topic for June.

The Assistant Director for Democracy Elections and Information Governance said that two proposal forms had been submitted in relation to LGR and the Chief Executive, Helen Standen, had confirmed it would be premature for Overview and Scrutiny to consider this at the at the present time. Members were advised that this matter would therefore be brought before the committee in due course.

Councillor Jacobs said that Members should consider whether a workshop should be held March, as per the approach taken for the last two years, to shape the Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme in more detail beyond June.

Councillor Horner proposed, and Councillor Clements seconded a motion that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme, as amended, be agreed. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee work programme, as amended, be agreed.