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Overview and Scrutiny Improvement Plan 2021-22
Meeting: 24/05/2021 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 8)
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The Committee received a report that summarised the Committee’s work in reviewing the scrutiny function in Tower Hamlets and submits an Improvement Plan to implement a range of actions in 2021-22 to improve and enhance scrutiny. The main points raised as result of the questioning may be summarised as follows:
The Committee:
v Noted that from March to April 2021, scrutiny officers had run a survey for scrutiny members, executive members, and non-executive members as part of a health check on scrutiny to help evaluate the effectiveness and impact of overview and scrutiny for 2020-21, as well help to inform areas for improvement for the next municipal year. The survey had also been sent to officers involved in scrutiny throughout the year, for their feedback. v Noted that there had been two away-days in April 2021 to reflect on the achievements of scrutiny over the municipal year, and to formulate improvements that could build upon scrutiny’s success. v Noted that the survey and the away days had formed the basis for the development of an Improvement Plan for 2021-22 (Attachment as appendix 1 to the report). The Improvement Plan had suggested actions to implement in seven areas of the scrutiny function at Tower Hamlets as detailed within the report. v Commented that the monitoring service delivery and achievement against targets to ensuring best value or value for money (VFM) in all that the Council does is not as consistent as it should be and therefore needs to the subject of closer oversight by the Committee. |
As a result of discussions on this report the Committee Resolved to:
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1. Note the activity undertaken by the 2020-21 Overview and Scrutiny Committee to understand the strengths and weaknesses of scrutiny at Tower Hamlets: and 2. Agree to implement the draft Improvement Plan for 2021-22. 3. Agree for the Overview & Scrutiny Chair to make further amendments to the Improvement Plan
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