150421 SCRAIP Report

 

Maidstone Borough Council

 

Planning, Transport and Development

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Tuesday 21 April 2015

 

SCRAIP Review of Recommendations for the 2014 to 2015 Municipal Year

 

Report of: Tessa Mallett, Overview and Scrutiny Officer

 

 

1.      Introduction

 

1.1        The Committee are asked to consider the SCRAIP report, attached at Appendix A, showing all the recommendations made by the Committee for the 2014-2015 municipal year with Officer responses to date.

 

 2.     Recommendation

 

2.1        That the Committee identifies where work is still outstanding from the recommendations made by the Committee and make recommendations to the new Committee responsible for planning, transport and development in the new Governance structure from May 2015 to follow up these recommendations.

 

3.      Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP) Responses

 

3.1    The issue of making, and monitoring, recommendations is an important part of the scrutiny process.  SCRAIPs set out recommendations following scrutiny meetings/reviews and information is sought as to whether recommendations are accepted, the action to be taken and by who.

 

3.2    Throughout the municipal year 2014 to 2015 the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee have made recommendations.  Some have been completed and some are awaiting responses from Officers.  The Committee may consider some need following up.

 

3.3    On 10 December 2014 the Council made the decision to change its Governance arrangements from the Executive System to a Committee System.  The agreed Committee structure will come into being after the Council’s Annual Meeting on 23 May 2015.  After this time, the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee will no longer exist.

 

3.4    The Committee may decide to recommend any outstanding SCRAIPs after May 2015 are followed up by the relevant new Committee.

 

4.      Impact on Corporate Objectives

 

4.1     The Strategic Plan sets the Council’s key objectives for the medium   term and has a range of objectives which support the delivery of         the Council’s priorities. 

 

4.2     The Committee will consider reports that deliver against the     following priorities:

 

·         ‘For Maidstone to have a growing economy’ and ‘For Maidstone to be a decent place to live”.  

 

5.      Relevant Documents

 

5.1     Appendix A – SCRAIP report

 

6.      Background Documents

 

6.1     None