Agenda

Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any matters on the agenda and, if so, to formally declare that interest.

A period of 30 minutes has been set aside for members of the public to ask questions on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

Following the receipt of a Notice of Call-in within the required deadline, from Councillor J Sheppard and Councillor C Birchmore calling in the decision of the Cabinet at the meeting held on the 14^th October 2026 a meeting of the Committee has been convened in order to consider the matter in accordance with the reasons set out on the Notice of Call-In.

In considering the matter, the options available to the Scrutiny Committee are as follows:

1. The Scrutiny Committee decides not to offer any comments on the Notice. In this situation the decision of the Cabinet will stand.

2. The Scrutiny Committee decides to offer comments or

objections, which will be referred back to the Cabinet  

3. The Scrutiny Committee may refer the Notice, without comment, to the Council. The matter will then be considered by the Council (a standard item appears on all Council summons to consider referrals from Scrutiny Committees). Any comments or objections from Council will be referred back to the Cabinet at the earliest opportunity, in accordance with the Council Constitution.

The Cabinet will be required to consider any objections and comments but will not be bound by them unless "it is contrary to the Policy Framework or contrary to or not wholly consistent with the Budget"

Included within the agenda are the papers below:

• Original Cabinet Paperwork and Appendix
• Decision Minute From Cabinet
• Call in Request
• Scrutiny Report Addressing Call in Concerns

Following the receipt of a Notice of Call-in within the required deadline, from Councillor J Sheppard and Councillor C Birchmore calling in the decision of the Cabinet at the meeting held on the 14^th October 2026 a meeting of the Committee has been convened in order to consider the matter in accordance with the reasons set out on the Notice of Call-In.

In considering the matter, the options available to the Scrutiny Committee are as follows:

1. The Scrutiny Committee decides not to offer any comments on the Notice. In this situation the decision of the Cabinet will stand.

2. The Scrutiny Committee decides to offer comments or

objections, which will be referred back to the Cabinet  

3. The Scrutiny Committee may refer the Notice, without comment, to the Council. The matter will then be considered by the Council (a standard item appears on all Council summons to consider referrals from Scrutiny Committees). Any comments or objections from Council will be referred back to the Cabinet at the earliest opportunity, in accordance with the Council Constitution.

The Cabinet will be required to consider any objections and comments but will not be bound by them unless "it is contrary to the Policy Framework or contrary to or not wholly consistent with the Budget"

Within the agenda pack included for this call in item are the below;

·       Original Cabinet Paperwork and Appendix

·       Decision Minute From Cabinet

·       Call in Request

·       Scrutiny Report Addressing Call in Concerns

·       Appendix with descriptions of contents to support the scrutiny report

Any other business which by reason of special circumstances the Chair agrees may be considered as a matter of urgency.