Agenda

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Items
Note No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Declarations of interest

3.

Public and Member questions, calls for actions and petitions

4.

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

6.15 pm
30 mins

5.

Air Quality Update pdf icon PDF 553 KB

Objective : Exploration of air quality in Cheltenham, including national context, measurements, actions to address them, and future actions. Impact of role of Air Quality Education Post and feedback from DEFRA on annual report.

 

Gareth Jones, Senior Environmental Health Officer and Hannah Leatherland,  Air Quality Education Projects Officer

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7.15 pm
10 mins

7.

Draft Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2023-2024 pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Objective : To consider the draft Annual Scrutiny report 2023-2024 prior to submission to Council on 16 December 2024

 

Cllr Tabi Joy, Chair of Overview and Scrutiny

8.

Feedback from other scrutiny meetings attended pdf icon PDF 552 KB

Gloucestershire Health O&S Committee – https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=772 please see attached report from Cllr Bamford with regard to the 15th October meeting.

 

No update from Gloucestershire Economic Strategy Scrutiny Committee https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=892 as the next meeting is 28/11/24

 

Gloucestershire Police and Crime Panel 1/11/24https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=650  – update from Councillor Atherstone to follow.

 

 

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9.

Review of scrutiny workplan pdf icon PDF 426 KB

10.

Any other item that the Chair determines to be urgent

11.

Date of next meeting

The next meeting will be on 13th January 2025.

12.

Minutes of the last meeting pdf icon PDF 334 KB

Minutes of the meeting held on 21st October 2024.

6.45 pm
30 mins

15.

Understanding Barriers to Affordable Housing Delivery pdf icon PDF 822 KB

Objective: Understanding performance, current trajectory, challenges to housing enabling including through the planning process and opportunities to delivery. Reflecting on ‘best practice’

Tracey Birkinshaw,  Director of Communities and Economic Development and Martin Stacey,  Housing Strategy and Partnerships Manager and Ewan Wright,  Senior Housing Strategy and Engagement Officer.

 

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