Agenda and minutes

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 8 January 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02A - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

Contact: Everton Roberts, Head of Scrutiny

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Share this item To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 1.
2.	Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent Share this item In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 2.
3.	Disclosure of interests and dispensations Share this item Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 3.
4.	Minutes Share this item To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2024. Supporting documents: Minutes: 4 November 2024 , item 4. PDF 314 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 4.
5.	Policy and Resources Strategy 2025/26 (Budget Scrutiny Scene Setting) Share this item View the background to item 5. To receive financial information in preparation for the budget scrutiny meeting scheduled for Monday 20 January 2025 – to include: · Current Medium Term Financial Strategy approach · Process to date · Summary of December cabinet paper (enclosed) · Update on November ‘Policy Statement’ and impact of Provisional Local Government Settlement Supporting documents: Presentation: Policy and Resources Strategy 2025/26 - OSC Scene Setting , item 5. PDF 1 MB Report: Policy and Resources Budget Setting Update 2025-26, [Cabinet report - 3 December 2024] , item 5. PDF 662 KB Appendix A: Medium Term Financial Strategy [Cabinet report - 3 December 2024] , item 5. PDF 204 KB Appendix B: Departmental Narratives [Cabinet report - 3 December 2024] , item 5. PDF 572 KB Appendix C: Budget Challenge [Cabinet report - 3 December 2024] , item 5. PDF 229 KB Appendix D: Fees and Charges [Cabinet report - 3 December 2024] , item 5. PDF 828 KB Appendix E: HRA Savings [Cabinet report - 3 December 2024] , item 5. PDF 253 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 5.
6.	Consort Estate, SE15, Major Works - Charges to Leaseholders (Update) Share this item To receive a progress update on the Consort Estate, SE15 Major Works following the hearing of the matter at the overview and scrutiny committee meeting held on 4 November 2024. Supporting documents: Report: Consort Estate Major Works Update Report , item 6. PDF 344 KB Appendix 1: Task Order Price Schedule of Works [Summaries] , item 6. PDF 2 MB Appendix 1: Task Order Price Schedule of Works [Bills] , item 6. PDF 7 MB Appendix 1: Task Order Price Schedule of Works [Internals and Property List] , item 6. PDF 900 KB Appendix 2: Consultants Partnering Fees Percentage , item 6. PDF 222 KB Appendix 3 - Consort Homeowners Costs , item 6. PDF 772 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 6.
7.	Canada Estate / Devon Mansions Major Works (Update) Share this item To receive an update on the Canada Estate / Devon Mansions Major Works review. Supporting documents: Report: Progress Update - Review of the Canada Estate and Fair Street/Devon Mansions 2017/18 QHIP Major Works Projects , item 7. PDF 339 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 7.
8.	Judgement made by the Regulator of Social Housing - Southwark's role as a social landlord [Reference by Councillor - OSC Procedure Rule 12] Share this item To receive information on the judgement made by the Regulator of Social Housing on 27 November 2024, and how the Council intends to respond to the judgement. Supporting documents: Report: Improving Our Landlord Service , item 8. PDF 376 KB Appendix 1: Regulator of Social Housing Judgement , item 8. PDF 215 KB Appendix 2: Draft Housing Improvement Plan , item 8. PDF 283 KB Appendix 3: Response to Regulator of Social Housing failings , item 8. PDF 110 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 8.
9.	Interview with Cabinet Member for Council Homes Share this item To interview Councillor Sarah King, Cabinet Member for Council Homes on various aspects of her portfolio responsibility. Supporting documents: Document: Cabinet Member for Council Homes Portfolio area of responsibility , item 9. PDF 117 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 9.
10.	Work Programme Share this item To note the work programme as at 8 January 2025. Supporting documents: Report: Work programme covering report , item 10. PDF 140 KB Appendix 1: Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2024-25 - as at 8 January 2025 , item 10. PDF 253 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 10.