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Meeting Details

Meeting Summary

Committee:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Date/Time:

19 Jun 2025 - 18:30 to 19:35

Status:

Occurred

Venue:

Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House

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Documents
Attendance
Visitors
Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda Contents (126Kb)
Agenda Document Pack - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 19/06/2025 (1247Kb)

Agenda

Meeting Details

MeetingDetails

Members are invited to a Meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

to be held in the Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House, Melton

on Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 6.30pm

PLEASE NOTE: Since the agenda was published on 11 June 2025, it has now been updated to include the two items that had been identified to follow, namely items 3 and 7.

This meeting will be broadcast to the public via the East Suffolk YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/live/SwEfdn9ygbI?feature=share

Open To The Public

1 Apologies for Absence and Substitutions

2 Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are invited to make any declarations of interests, and the nature of that interest, that they may have in relation to items on the Agenda and are also reminded to make any declarations at any stage during the Meeting if it becomes apparent that this may be required when a particular item or issue is considered.

Minutes - 20 March 2025 (134Kb)

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 March 2025 as a correct record.

Minutes - 24 April 2025 (150Kb)

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24 April 2025 as a correct record.

5 Cabinet Member Scrutiny Session

To receive details from Councillor Ashton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for Corporate Services on the direction of travel for his portfolio.

6 Appointment to Outside Bodies (Scrutiny Functions) 2025/26

Report of the Leader of the Council.

Appointment to Outside Bodies (Scrutiny Functions) 2025-26 (138Kb)

7 Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2024/25

Report of the Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2024-25 (121Kb)
1. Appendix A - Draft Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2024-25 (719Kb)

8 Overview and Scrutiny Committee's Work Programme

To receive a verbal update in relation to the Committee's Work Programme for 2025/26.

Exempt/Confidential

There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

Meeting Documents

Item 5 - Cabinet Member Scrutiny Session - Corporate Services (997Kb)

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

Name
Councillor Seamus Bennett
Councillor Robert Cawley
Councillor Dan Clery
Councillor Mike Deacon
Councillor Louise Gooch
Councillor Alan Green
Councillor Mark Jepson
Councillor Ruth Leach
Councillor Geoff Lynch
Councillor Stephen Molyneux
Councillor Mike Ninnmey
Councillor Sarah Plummer
Councillor Ed Thompson

Attended - Other Members

Name
Councillor Paul Ashton

Apologies

Name	Reason for Sending Apology	Substituted By
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.

Absent

Name	Reason for Absence	Substituted By
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member Name	Item Ref.	Details	Nature of Declaration	Action
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Officers present: Kerry Blair (Strategic Director), Sarah Davis (Democratic Services Officer), Sandra Lewis (Head of Digital, Programme Management and Customer Services), Agnes Ogundiran (Conservative Political Group Support Officer), Amie Skeet (Head of HR and Workforce Development), Nicola Wotton (Member Support and Civic Manager)