This meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to include discussion of the council's proposed budget for 2025-26 and its plans to implement the recommendations of a recent scrutiny improvement review.

Formulation of Recommendations to Cabinet on the Proposed Policy and Resources Strategy 2025-26

The committee was scheduled to discuss the council's proposed Policy and Resources Strategy for 2025-26 in order to formulate recommendations to the council's cabinet. The Policy and Resources Strategy sets out the council's overall budget for the coming year.

Scrutiny Improvement Review Implementation - Update

Councillors were scheduled to receive a progress update on the implementation of the recommendations made in a scrutiny improvement review carried out by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS).

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS)¹ is a non-profit organisation that describes itself as providing a powerful, independent voice for improvement and innovation in local government .