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Meeting Details

Meeting Summary

Committee:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Date/Time:

18 Jun 2026 - 18:30 to 20:33

Status:

Occurred

Venue:

Claud Castleton Room, Riverside

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Attendance
Visitors
Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda Contents (126Kb)
Agenda Document Pack - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 18/06/2026 (2400Kb)

Agenda

Meeting Details

MeetingDetails

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

to be held in the Claud Castleton Room, Riverside, Lowestoft

on Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 6.30pm

PLEASE NOTE: THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED ON 15/6/26 TO INCLUDE THE ITEMS ORIGINALLY MARKED TO FOLLOW (ITEMS 3 & 5). A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL AGENDA DOCUMENT PACK IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE MEETING DOCUMENTS.

This meeting will be broadcast to the public via the East Suffolk YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/live/g9dfFFxLIRM?feature=share

Open To The Public

1 Apologies for Absence and Substitutions

To receive any apologies for absence.

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.

3 Minutes

(a) 12 February 2026 (200Kb)

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 12 February 2026 as a true record.

(b) 19 March 2026 (104Kb)

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 19 March 2026 as a true record.

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 23 April 2026 as a true record.

4 Local Government Reorganisation Position Statement

Report of the Leader of the Council.

Local Government Reorganisation Position Statement (339Kb)

Leader/Cabinet Member Scrutiny Session 2026-27 (273Kb)

To consider the response to the Leader/Cabinet Member Scrutiny Session pre-set questions.

6 Appointment to Outside Bodies (Scrutiny Functions) 2026/27

Report of the Leader of the Council.

Appointment to Outside Bodies (Scrutiny Functions) 2026/27 (129Kb)

7 Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26

Report of the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26 (115Kb)
1. Appendix A - Draft Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26 (701Kb)

Update Report on Committee Recommendations 2025-26 (101Kb)

To receive the Update Report on Committee Recommendations made in 2025/26.

Draft Work Programme 2026-27 (55Kb)

To consider the Committee's draft Work Programme for 2026/27.

Exempt/Confidential

There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

Meeting Documents

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

Name
Councillor Edward Back
Councillor Robert Cawley
Councillor Louise Gooch
Councillor Mark Jepson
Councillor Ruth Leach
Councillor Geoff Lynch
Councillor Stephen Molyneux
Councillor Mike Ninnmey
Councillor Sarah Plummer

Attended - Other Members

Name
Councillor Alan Green
Councillor Caroline Topping

Apologies

Name	Reason for Sending Apology	Substituted By
Councillor Dan Clery
Councillor Mike Deacon		Councillor Alan Green
Councillor Edward Thompson

Absent

Name	Reason for Absence	Substituted By
Councillor Seamus Bennett

Declarations of Interests

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

Visitors

Other Members present: Councillor Seamus Bennett attended for item 5

Officers present: Chris Bing (Head of Legal & Democratic Services), 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), Paul Wood (Head of Economic Development & Regeneration)