Agenda

Venue: Council Chamber - Municipal Offices

Contact: Democratic Services  01242 264130

Items
Note No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Declarations of interest

3.

Minutes of the last meeting pdf icon PDF 98 KB

Minutes of the meeting held on 6th July 2026.

4.

Public and Member questions, calls for actions and petitions

6.10 pm
15 mins

5.

Cabinet Briefing

Briefing from Councillor Hay, Leader (if she has an update, or if O&S Members have questions for her)

 

Objective: An update from the Cabinet on key issues for Cabinet Members which may be of interest to Overview and Scrutiny and may inform the work plan

To include a regular update on the Household Recycling Centre from the Leader/Cabinet Member Waste, Recycling and the public realm.

6.25 pm
5 mins

6.

Feedback from other scrutiny meetings attended pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Gloucestershire Health O&S Committee 14th July 2026 –  written update from Councillor Bamford

 

Gloucestershire Economic Strategy Scrutiny Committee – next meeting 25th September – update from Councillor Lawler

 

Gloucestershire Police and Crime Panel – next meeting 11th September– update from Councillor Atherstone

 

 

6.30 pm
20 mins

7.

Council Motion July 2026 - referral to Overview and Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 229 KB

Objective : To discuss the motion that was approved at Council on 20th July 2026. 

 

Report by Alison McKane – Interim Deputy Monitoring Officer

6.50 pm
15 mins

8.

Annual Overview and Scrutiny Report 2025-26 pdf icon PDF 1018 KB

Objective: The achievements of scrutiny for the Municipal Year 2025-2026 for submission to Council.

 

Presented by Councillor Tabi Joy – Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

7.05 pm
15 mins

9.

Joint Scrutiny Panel - Local Government Reorganisation

Verbal update from Alison McKane, Interim Deputy Monitoring Officer

 

Please see Draft minutes from the 22nd July meeting.

7.20 pm
10 mins

10.

Review of scrutiny workplan pdf icon PDF 135 KB

To consider and approve the draft scrutiny work plan 26/27

7.30 pm
5 mins

11.

Any other item that the Chair determines to be urgent

12.

Date of next meeting

The next meeting will be held on 23rd November 2026.

13.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - EXEMPT INFORMATION

The committee is recommended to approve the following resolution:-

 

“That in accordance with Section 100A(4) Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the remaining agenda items as it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, if members of the public are present there will be disclosed to them exempt information as defined in paragraph 3, Part (1) Schedule (12A) Local Government Act 1972, namely:

 

 

Paragraph 3; Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular

person (including the authority holding that information)

 

 

7.35 pm
30 mins

14.

A Commercial Matter

Objective: To scrutinise the matter.

 

 

Presented by: Peter Woodley, Principal Estates Surveyor and Adele Taylor, Interim 151 Officer.

Informal de-brief

What went well?  Can we identify opportunities for improvement or training needs?