Agenda item

The recommendations were put to the vote and declared Carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That ‘the use of call-in: guidance for English authorities’ issued by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS), Appendix 1 of the report be noted, section 1 in particular (purpose of call-in).

2.  That having regard to the CfGS guidance, the findings from the review of the council’s current call-in process (Appendix 2 of the report) be noted.

3.  That the main findings set out in paragraphs 13 to 41 of the report be noted (arising report recommendations set out at paragraphs 4 to 7).

4.  That it be noted that written guidance on the call-in process in the form of a protocol/procedure note is being prepared for circulation to members, and publication on the council website (paragraphs 15 to 16 of the report).

5.  That overview and scrutiny procedure rule 17.4 be amended to ‘any five members of the council (including education representatives for the purpose of education decisions only)’ (paragraphs 23 to 27 of the report).

6.  That the ‘Guidance Note: Principles of Decision Making’ prepared to support the decision making process (Appendix 3 of the report) be noted.

7.  That the proposed changes take effect from 1 April 2024 to enable training for both members and officers on any new call-in arrangements ahead of implementation (paragraphs 42 to 43 of the report).