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Overview and scrutiny committee work programme

- Updated October 2024

The overview and scrutiny committee’s work programme is flexible to account for emerging issues and priorities. The table below shows the current programme.

Date Substantive items Additional items
19 September 2024
  1. New provider for NHS community services in Hounslow – West London NHS Trust (WLHT) will be the new provider of community health services in Hounslow from July 2024 (external guests – NWL ICB) 
  2. Council Tax Support Scheme – consultation and engagement  
  1. Outcome of ASC Inspection 
  2. Delivery Plan update  
  3. Scrutiny panels and JHOSC updates 
  4. Forward Plan  
  5. Work programme review 24 October 2024
24 October 2024
  1. MTFS to inform budget setting process (fixed-date item)  
  2. Progress on SEND and Safety Valve arrangements (deferred) 
  1. Preparedness for housing inspection regime  
  2. Centre for Governance and Scrutiny report 
  3. Scrutiny panels and JHOSC updates 
  4. Forward Plan  
  5. Work programme review  
23 January 2025
  1. Budget (fixed-date item) 
  2. Metropolitan Police update (external guests) 
  1. Climate Emergency Action Plan 
  2. Scrutiny panels and JHOSC updates 
  3. Forward Plan  
  4. Work programme review  
2 April 2025
  1. Resident Experience – TCE 
  2. Housing Associations update (external guests) 
  1. Community Enforcement and Regulatory Services 
  2. Scrutiny panels and JHOSC updates 
  3. Forward Plan  
  4. Work programme review  
7 May 2025
  1. Local Plan 
  2. Infrastructure Delivery Plan 
  3. Public realm (incl. state of pavements) 
  4. [these are to be taken together as a suite of complementary and interlinked items] 
  1. Updates on HAC 2023/24 recommendations 
  2. Updates on CYP 2023/24 recommendations 
  3. Updates on H&E 2023/24 recommendations 
  4. Delivery Plan update Q4   
  5. JHOSC update 
  6. Work programme – suggestions for 2025/26 (OSC) 

Scrutiny panel areas of focus 

  • Children and Young People, Cllr Emma Siddhu – disadvantage and school performance in primary-aged children 
  • Health and Adult Care, Cllr Riaz Gull – commissioning and contract management for adult social care providers 
  • Housing and Environment, Cllr Samina Nagra – flood resilience.

Scrutiny in a day (long list – final decision to be taken later in 2024) 

  • Utilising built environment and corporate assets to support communities   
  • Supporting health and wellbeing through the built environment 
  • Beyond leisure centres 

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