Issue details
Local Government Reorganisation - Joint Scrutiny Panel
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/06/2026
Decision due: 5 Jun 2026 by Director of Governance, Housing and Communities and Monitoring Officer - Claire Hughes
Contact: Alison McKane, Interim Deputy Monitoring Officer Email: [email protected].
Consultation process
All the Participating Councils’ Overview and Scrutiny Committees were consulted on the proposal to set up a joint scrutiny arrangement and the various options available. There was overall support for the preferred option put forward to set up a Joint Scrutiny Panel. The Chair and Vice Chair of Overview and Scrutiny have been consulted in relation to the decision to appoint the STG as required by Part 4D para 2.8 of the Constitution.
Finance Comments: This report seeks appointing a Scrutiny Task Group, which will consist of two representants from each participating Council. There will be no financial implications as a result of this decision.
Decisions