MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

SCRUTINY COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Thursday 10 July 2014

REPORT OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY OFFICER

Report prepared by Tessa Mallett

1.      OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14

1.1       Issue for Consideration

1.1.1   To consider the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2013-14.

1.2       Recommended:

1.2.1   That the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2013-14 be approved for submission to full Council.

1.2.2   Reason for Recommendation

1.2.3   The Maidstone Borough Council Constitution states “Overview and Scrutiny Committees may report annually to the full Council on their workings and make recommendations for future work programmes and amended working methods if appropriate” (Part One, article 6.3 (d)).

1.2.4   The attached report summarises the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees during 2013-14 and highlights key issues going forward.

1.3       Alternative Action and Why Not Recommend

1.3.1   The Scrutiny Coordinating Committee could choose not to submit an annual report to full Council however this could diminish knowledge of the work of Overview and Scrutiny and would fail to keep the full membership updated on changes to the function.

1.4       Impact on Corporate Objectives

1.4.1   None

1.5       Risk Management

1.6        There are no risks associated with the Council noting the Annual Report.

1.7       Relevant Documents

1.8        Appendix A – Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2013-14

1.9       Background Documents

1.10     None