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In the absence of the Chair of
the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, the Chair of the Environment
and Economy Select Committee (who was also a Member of the Overview
& Scrutiny Committee) advised that the Overview and
Scrutiny Committee’s focus has been on holding the Executive
to account and had considered a range of issues as well as
pre-scrutiny work on the Council Tax Support Scheme.Work was also
underway in preparation for an item at the Committee’s
meeting in November on the analysis of the 2021 Census data and how
the Council uses this data to shape services.
 
The Chair of the Community
Select Committee advised that, at its recent meetings, the
Committee had continued its work on Housing Repairs including a
morning with the Housing Repairs Team attending site visits; some
pre-scrutiny work on the Housing Allocations Policy; and a
presentation from the Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure and IT,
the Cultural Development Officer and the Curator of the Museum on
the Town’s cultural offer.
 
The Chair of the Environment
& Economy Select Committee then advised that the Committee had
continued its work on the review of Bus Services, and commented
that a report would be forthcoming and he thanked all those who had
contributed to the review. 
 
The Leader of the Council
thanked the Chairs for their updates which demonstrated the cross
party work that many Councillors were doing.