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RESOLVED
 
That Council:
 
a) Agreed to the creation of a
Children, Young Persons and Education Scrutiny Committee to take
effect from 1st May 2025;
 
b) Adopted the revised Scrutiny
Procedure Rules as shown at Appendix A to take effect from
1st May 2025.
 
 
Reasons for
Recommendations:
 
·      
The action plan agreed by Council on 5th December
2025 proposed the creation of a Children’s and Young Persons
Scrutiny Committee. The proposed committee will include education
to align to the Council’s Corporate Plan.
·      
The action plan further agreed to reposition the
Scrutiny Management Board function (overview and scrutiny) to
support scrutiny in undertaking policy development. These revised
arrangements support the Council as it moves to being a mature
authority.
 
Alternative Options
Considered:
 
·      
The Council could decide not to revise its scrutiny
arrangements and not create an additional Scrutiny Committee. This
option is not recommended as this would not deliver the
recommendations of the Peer Review and the action plan agreed by
Council.
·      
The Council could also decide not to create a
Children’s and Young Persons Committee (omitting Education).
This option is not recommended as the name of this Committee should
accurately reflect the Committees remit.