Raymond Flannery

Committee Officer

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 6th November 2025 6.30 pm

Here is a summary of the planned discussions for the Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting. The committee was expected to discuss the community lottery scheme, a performance report, and future plans. Some items, including a discussion of the SELCP sub-regional leisure operating agent procurement, were scheduled to be discussed in private.

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Audit & Governance Committee - Monday 13th October 2025 6.30 pm

The Audit and Governance Committee met to discuss the external audit progress, the internal audit progress, the internal audit charter, the risk report, and the treasury report. The committee approved the Internal Audit Charter and noted the other reports. A suggestion was made to add a self-assessment of the committee's effectiveness to the work programme, but this was not agreed.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 6.30 pm

Councillor Paul Gleeson, Chair of the Committee, led the Boston Borough Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, where members discussed Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership efforts, Anglian Water's infrastructure plans, community safety, and budget preparations. The committee recommended a safeguarding policy to the cabinet and agreed to bring back the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for further review at the next meeting.

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Full Council - Monday 29th September 2025 6.30 pm

Boston Borough Council met to discuss the 2024/25 outturn report, appointments to committees, the designation of a Section 151 officer[^2], the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership performance, and a motion to replace the Chairman of the Planning Committee. The council approved the transfer of a £1.015 million surplus to the volatility reserve, made appointments to committee vice-chairmanships and outside bodies, designated a Section 151 officer, and voted to replace Councillor David Middleton as Chairman of the Planning Committee with Councillor Peter Bedford.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 4th September 2025 6.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee scheduled a meeting to discuss a highways update, a flooding investigation report, and the committee's work programme and forward plan. The meeting was scheduled to take place on 4 September 2025 at the Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston.