The Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met on Monday 14 September 2026 to review various aspects of the council's operations. Key discussions were scheduled to cover the council's capital programme, corporate contracts register, and risk management strategies across several departments.

Scrutiny of Executive Reports

The committee was scheduled to undertake pre-decision scrutiny of several reports intended for the Executive meeting on 16 September 2026. This included a review of the Budget Monitoring 2026-2027 Q.1, the Capital Programme Monitoring Quarter 1 2026/27, and the Transforming Bromley 2024-29 Year Two Mid-Year Report 2026/27. Additionally, the committee was to examine the Gateway 1 Proceeding to Procurement for Advisory Partner to the Better Lives Programme and the Small Works Programme Property Portfolio.

Policy Development and Other Items

Under policy development, the committee was scheduled to review the Corporate Contracts Register¹. This report, presented on a quarterly basis, provides an overview of the council's active contracts valued at over £200,000, with a specific extract for the Executive, Resources and Contracts Portfolio covering contracts over £50,000. The register is generated from the Contracts Database (CDB) and aims to enhance data transparency. The committee was also set to review the Risk Registers² for Corporate Services, Finance, and Human Resources. These registers, accompanied by dashboards, provide an overview of key risks, their potential impact, and mitigation strategies. The report highlighted that these registers had been updated to a new template aligned with the council's Risk Management Strategy, based on HM Treasury's 'Orange Book' framework.

Holding the Executive to Account

The committee's agenda included items focused on holding the Executive to account. This involved the Scrutiny of the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder Decisions - Pre-Decision Scrutiny. A specific item for pre-decision scrutiny was the Capital Programme Monitoring - Quarter 1 2026/27³. This report detailed the current position on capital expenditure and receipts following the first quarter of the financial year and proposed a revised capital programme for 2026/27 to 2030/31. The report highlighted changes to schemes within the Resources, Commissioning and Contract Management portfolio, with detailed comments on individual schemes provided in appendices.

Standard Items and Matters Outstanding

The meeting also included standard agenda items such as apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and questions from councillors and the public. The committee was to review Matters Outstanding and Work Programme⁴, which included monitoring progress on actions from previous meetings and developing the forward work programme for 2026/27. The Forward Plan of Key Decisions⁵ was also scheduled for noting, outlining key executive decisions planned for the period September 2026 to September 2027.