The Resources and Governance Scrutiny Committee met on Thursday, 4 June 2026, to discuss the re-establishment of a scrutiny subgroup and to review an overview report. A decision on re-establishing the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service Scrutiny Subgroup was deferred, and the committee noted the overview report.

Re-establishment of the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service Scrutiny Subgroup

The committee considered a report recommending the re-establishment of the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service Scrutiny Subgroup for the 2026/27 municipal year. This subgroup was initially established in February 2026 to oversee the progress of bringing the housing repairs and maintenance service in-house. However, a decision on its re-establishment was deferred until after the full committee had considered a broader report on the preparations for the end of the current housing maintenance and repairs contract, which was scheduled for the 2 July 2026 meeting.

Overview Report

The committee received and noted an overview report from the Governance and Scrutiny Support Unit. This report provided details of key decisions within the committee's remit, responses to previous recommendations, and the committee's work programme. The committee was informed that a more detailed discussion and agreement of the work programme for the forthcoming municipal year would take place in a private session following the public meeting. An updated work programme would be circulated subsequently.