The Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss its remit and work programme for the coming year. Councillors were also expected to receive an overview of key priorities, risks, and challenges for service areas within the committee's remit.

Remit of the Committee

The committee was scheduled to note the areas within its remit, which include:

• Finance, resources and shared services
• Environment, transport and highways
• Economic development, regeneration and growth
• Statutory scrutiny of flood risk management

According to the report pack, the overview and scrutiny function at West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has the following principal roles:

• Holding to account the Cabinet
• Contributing to policy development and review
• Monitoring performance
• Scrutinising organisations external to WNC

The report pack notes that overview and scrutiny is based on provisions in the Local Government Act 2000 and the National Health Service Act 2006.

Committee Work Programme

The committee was scheduled to receive a presentation and give initial consideration to the content of its work programme for 2025/26.

Overview of Key Priorities, Risks and Challenges

The committee was scheduled to receive a presentation on key priorities, risks, and challenges for service areas within its remit, including:

• Resources – Finance, resources and shared services
• Place – Environment, Transport, highways, economic development, regeneration and growth, statutory scrutiny of Flood risk