Agenda item

In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting.

The Chair read out the Scrutiny Committee Procedure rules from the council’s constitution

There were no additional late items which the Chair deemed urgent.

The informed the commission of the composition of the supplementary agendas as follows:

Circulated on supplemental agenda No.1 is the 8 January presentation to Overview and Scrutiny Committee Policy and Resources Strategy 2025/26 Scene Setting and 3 December 2024 Cabinet report Policy and Resources Budget Setting Update 2025-26.

Circulated on supplemental agenda No.2 is the Budget Scrutiny - Cabinet

Member interviews timetable, Budget Equality Analysis report, Equality Impact and Needs Analysis (EINA) documents.

In addition, also enclosed in supplemental agenda No.2 are presentations on

• Transformation (Budget Scrutiny) Jan 2025, Presentation
• Temporary Accommodation (TA) and Homelessness – Finance
• No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
• Contact Centre
• Collection Fund Council Tax & Business Rates

Furthermore, also enclosed in supplemental agenda No.2 are cabinet reports from 7 January 2025 Cabinet for context.

• Policy and Resources Revenue Monitoring 2024-25
• Policy and Resources Capital Monitoring 2024-25 and Southwark 2030 Strategic Alignment and Appendices A, A1, B, C1, C2, D, E & F

Supplemental agenda No.3 contains the update to the Presentation on Temporary Accommodation (TA) and Homelessness - Finance. Slides 3 & 4 on Background and London & National Context

Supplemental agenda no.4 contains the Budget Contextual Information.

Supplemental agenda no. 5 contains a presentation on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA)