The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Harrow Council met on Thursday 15 May 2025. The meeting's agenda focused on the establishment of sub-committees and the appointment of scrutiny leads for the upcoming municipal year.

Establishment of Sub-Committees and Appointment of Chairs

A significant item on the agenda was the consideration of establishing sub-committees for the Municipal Year 2025/26. This included the appointment of members and chairs to these sub-committees, in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and related regulations. The report pack provided details on the proposed membership for several sub-committees:

• Call-In Sub-Committee: This sub-committee was proposed to have five members, with nominations from both Conservative and Labour groups. Councillor Amir Moshenson was nominated as Chair.
• Call-In Sub-Committee (Education): This larger sub-committee was set to have 17 members, with a significant number of nominations from the Conservative group, including Councillor Amir Moshenson as Chair. The membership also included provision for co-opted members representing the Voluntary Aided Sector and Parent Governors.
• Health and Social Care Scrutiny Sub-Committee: This sub-committee was planned with five members, with Councillor Chetna Halai nominated as Chair.
• Performance and Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee: This sub-committee was also proposed to have five members, with Councillor Matthew Goodwin-Freeman nominated as Chair.

The report pack noted that while the committee confirms the membership of its sub-committees, the actual nominations of named councillors are decided by each political group.

Appointment of Scrutiny Leads

The committee was also scheduled to appoint Scrutiny Lead Members for the municipal year 2025-2026. The report pack outlined proposed leads for key areas:

• Community: Councillor Matthew Goodwin-Freeman and Councillor Aneka Shah-Levy were nominated as leads.
• Health: Councillor Chetna Halai and Councillor Rashmi Kalu were nominated as leads.
• People: Councillor Govind Bharadia and Councillor Maxine Henson were nominated as leads.
• Resources: Councillor Samir Sumaria and Councillor Rekha Shah were nominated as leads.

The meeting also included procedural items such as noting the attendance of Reserve Members, receiving declarations of interest, and the appointment of a Vice-Chair for the committee. No items were scheduled for discussion under Part II of the agenda.

The agenda and supporting documents for this meeting can be found in the Agenda frontsheet Thursday 15-May-2025 18.30 Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Public reports pack Thursday 15-May-2025 18.30 Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Scrutiny Sub Cttes list - May 2025, the Scrutiny Lead Members 2025, and the Supplemental Agenda Thursday 15-May-2025 18.30 Overview and Scrutiny Committee.