Agenda

To receive apologies for inability to attend the meeting (if any).

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Scrutiny Commission held on 13 March 2025 and the Minutes of the Resources and Place Scrutiny Committee held on 15 May 2025.

To receive an update on recommendations and actions following the previous Committee meeting.

To provide an update on the changes that have taken place to the Scrutiny Structure and the creation of the Policy Development Group.

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

To consider any petitions requiring an Officer response.

The capital financing performance report provided to Members reports on the under or overspends against the Council’s approved capital budget and proposed reprofiling of planned expenditure into subsequent financial years.  This report presents the provisional outturn position for financial year 2024/25 and is subject to external audit scrutiny and review prior to finalisation.   

To report on the financial performance of the Council’s revenue budgets. This report is Quarter Four, the provisional outturn for the 2024/25 financial year. The report highlights the financial position at outturn and the impact on the Council’s General Fund position. This allows the Executive and Revenue and Place Scrutiny Committee to consider the implications of the outturn on the 2025/26 financial year.

To provide assurance that the priority areas in the Council Strategy 2023-2027 are being managed effectively, and where performance has fallen below the expected level, present information on the remedial action taken and the impact of that action. To ensure effective oversight to Councillors, staff and residents regarding progress made towards the achievement of the outcomes detailed in the Council Strategy Delivery Plan.

The Annual Scrutiny report for 2024/25 provides a summary of the work of the Scrutiny Commission, and Health Scrutiny Committee, as well as the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

To receive updates from the chairmen of task and finish groups appointed by the Resources and Place Scrutiny Committee.

To agree the terms of reference and membership for any task and finish groups that the Resources and Place Scrutiny Committee may wish to appoint to undertake in-depth scrutiny reviews.

To advise the Committee of items to be considered by West Berkshire Council’s Executive and for Members to decide whether to review any of the proposed items prior to the meeting indicated in the Plan.

To receive new items and agree and prioritise the work programme of the Committee.