Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 428 KB

Minutes of the meeting of the Communities and Place OSC held on 1 December 2021, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

3.

DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required to disclose any personal interest (which includes any disclosable pecuniary interest) they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for the meeting in accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 4 July 2012, and are reminded that if they have any personal interests of a prejudicial nature (as defined under paragraph 17 of the Code Conduct) they must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.

 

N.B.   Any member needing clarification must contact the Legal Services Manager at monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk.  Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this Agenda letter.

4.

FORWARD PLAN OF CABINET DECISIONS pdf icon PDF 121 KB

To note the latest Forward Plan of key decisions.  Any further changes made to the Forward Plan will be reported to the Committee.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY REPORT

The Cabinet Member requested to attend for the following item is Councillor Richard Wearmouth, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services.

5.

Complaints Improvement Framework Update pdf icon PDF 118 KB

The report provides an update on the Complaints Improvement Framework, comments on the Local Governments and Social Care Annual Letter 2020/21 and outlines subsequent steps for 2022.year.

REPORT OF THE SCRUTINY CO-ORDINATOR

6.

Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme and Monitoring Report pdf icon PDF 147 KB

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee operates within a work programme which is agreed at the start of the Council year.  The programme is reviewed at each meeting so that it can be adjusted to reflect the wishes of the Committee and take account of any changes to the latest Forward Plan (which outlines decisions to be taken by the Cabinet).  The Committee is asked to review and note its work programme for the 2021/22 council year.

7.

URGENT BUSINESS

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

8.

REVIEW OF STORM ARWEN RESPONSE: SCOPING REPORT pdf icon PDF 108 KB

The report seeks agreement for the scope of the review following Storm Arwen, including terms of reference list of consultees.