Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 30th January 2025 6.30 pm

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Venue: Council Chamber, Town Hall, Chorley and www.youtube.com/user/ChorleyCouncil

Contact: Clare Gornall Email: clare.gornall@chorley.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
	Apologies
1.	Declarations of Any Interests Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda. If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter.
2.	Public Questions Members of the public who have requested the opportunity to ask a question(s) on an item on the agenda will be asked to put their question(s) to the Committee. Each member of the public will be allowed to ask one supplementary question within his/her allocated 3 minutes.
3.	Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday, 3 October 2024 PDF 97 KB Draft minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday, 3 October 2024 for approval and signing by the Chair.
	Scrutiny of the Executive Cabinet
4.	Notice of Executive Decisions The latest Notice of Executive Decisions January 2025 is on the Council’s website.
5.	Draft 25/26 Budget Update PDF 202 KB View the background to item 5. To receive and consider the report of the Director of Finance.
6.	Update from Lancashire County Council Health & Adult Social Care Representative Councillor Margaret France will report to the Committee.
	Spotlight Items
7.	Spotlight Report: Equality and Diversity Strategy PDF 118 KB View the background to item 7. To receive and consider the report of the Director of Change and Delivery. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Equality Strategy , item 7. PDF 590 KB Appendix 2 Equality Action Plan , item 7. PDF 66 KB Appendix 3 Impact Assessment , item 7. PDF 409 KB
8.	Spotlight report: Civica Buildings and Asset Management System PDF 544 KB View the background to item 8. To receive and consider the report of the Director of Property and Planning. Additional documents: Appendix A for modern.gov. and website , item 8. PDF 1 MB
	Committee Work Programme
9.	Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme PDF 81 KB The current Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme for 2024/25 attached for information.
10.	Reports from the Task and Finish Groups PDF 566 KB Suicide Bereavement and Prevention Task and Finish Group The Vice Chair, Councillor Arjun Singh will present the final report to the Committee (to follow). Review of Overview and Scrutiny Task and Finish Group A verbal update from the Chair, Councillor Sarah Ainsworth.
11.	Any urgent business previously agreed with the Chair