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Maidstone Borough Council

Regeneration and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Tuesday 12 February 2008

Forward Plan

Report of: Overview and Scrutiny Officer

1.�� Introduction

1.1 Two of the key roles of Overview and Scrutiny are to hold the executive to account, and to review policy.� The following extract is from the Scrutiny Handbook 2007-08:

Role	How
Holding the Executive to Account	Through pre and post cabinet decision scrutiny.��
Policy Review	Keeping an eye on the policies developed by the council and the cabinet and making recommendations where appropriate for improvement.

1.2 One of the main ways in which the Council advertises forthcoming decisions is through the Forward Plan, which highlights all key decisions and reports due to be considered by the Executive in the four months following publication.

1.3 The sections of the Forward Plan attached at Appendix A are those that fall within the remit of the Regeneration and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

2.�� Recommendation

2.1�� Members are recommended to consider the sections of the Forward Plan relevant to the Committee, and discuss whether these are items requiring further investigation or monitoring by the Committee.