What is the role of the Business Panel?
- the co-ordination of and approval of the work programmes of the select committees
- the allocation of issues which fall within the remit of more than one overview and scrutiny select committee
- exercise all powers in relation to call-in (except those relating to education matters)
- to make comments and recommendations to the executive on the contents and proposed contents to the following elements of the policy framework: the best value performance plan; community strategy; crime and disorder reduction strategy; food law enforcement plan; housing investment programme; local agenda 21 strategy; local transport plan and the youth justice plan
- to hold the executive to account for the performance in the delivery of the plans and strategies listed above;
- allocate the consultative and developmental role in relation to the plans listed above, and the scrutiny of performance against them, to any other overview and scrutiny select committee.
- on behalf of the overview and scrutiny committee, be responsible for overview and scrutiny functions in relation to all activities of the Council that have not been delegated elsewhere;
- to recommend to full Council any changes which it thinks necessary to the number, terms of reference, composition or membership of the overview and scrutiny committees.
What is the membership of the Committee?
The Chair and Vice Chair of the overview and scrutiny committee, the Chairs of the scrutiny select committees and minority representation to represent the political composition of the Council.
Chair: Cllr John Russell
Vice-chair: Cllr Ron Stockbridge
Conservative representative: Cllr David Britton
Chair Public Accounts Committee: Cllr Alex Feakes
Chair Children and Young People Committee: Cllr Julia Fletcher
Chair Sustainable Development Committee: Cllr Sue Luxton
Labour Group Representative: Cllr Alan Hall
Chair Safer Stronger Committee: Cllr Jarman Parmar
Chair Healthier Communities Committee: Cllr Sylvia Scott
Labour Group Representative: Cllr Ami Ibitson