Place Scrutiny Committee – Work Programme

Current Scrutiny Reviews

Title of Review

Detail

Proposed Completion Date

Scrutiny Review of Procurement

A scrutiny review of Procurement which will focus on the Council’s approach to Social Value measurement and buying local initiatives as part of procurement activity across the Council. The review is considering how Social Value can help achieve the Council’s objectives including reducing carbon emissions and other climate change measures.

February 2023

Initial Scoping Reviews

Subject area for initial scoping

Detail

 Proposed Dates

Highways Maintenance

The Committee has agreed to form a scoping board to explore the topic of highways maintenance. The scoping board will examine previous scrutiny work in this area and review highways maintenance policies.

 

November / December 2022

Climate Change

The Committee has agreed to establish a scoping board (subject to sufficient interest from Committee members) to examine the Council’s countywide work on climate change, which could look at countywide actions and how the Council works with other organisations (e.g. District and Borough councils) on this issue.

November / December 2022

List of Suggested Potential Future Scrutiny Review or Reference Group Topics

Suggested Topic

Detail

To be agreed.

 

Scrutiny Reference Groups

Reference Group Title

Subject Area

Meetings Dates

Local Transport Plan (LTP4) – Reference Group

The Committee has formed a Reference Group to work alongside officers on the development of the revised Local Transport Plan (LTP 4) focussing on sustainable transport issues.

1 Feb 2022 and then throughout 2022/23.

Reports for Information

Subject

Detail

Proposed Date

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Points.

The Committee agreed to request a briefing on plans to develop and implement EV charging infrastructure in East Sussex.

To be agreed

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Proposed Date

To be agreed.

 

 

Future Committee Agenda

Items

Author/Witnesses

28 March 2023

 

 

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR)

The Committee will review its input into the RPPR budget setting process, and the impact of any recommendations or comments made by the Committee.

Chief Executive / Senior Scrutiny Adviser

Scrutiny Review of Procurement

To consider and agree the report of the Review Board on the Scrutiny Review of Procurement: Social Value and Buying Local.

 

Chair of the Review Board / Senior Scrutiny Adviser

Community Asset Transfers and Asset Use

An initial report to understand the current policies and processes for declaring assets surplus and offering them for community use through Community Asset Transfers (CAT).

Chief Operating Officer/Assistant Director, Property

Environment Act, Food Waste

A report on the implications of the Environment Act for ESCC of the requirement to put in place a food waste collection service. The report to cover the implications for ESCC as the waste disposal authority and a presentation on the position and plans to deal with this requirement, including the models or facilities required to process the food waste and the opportunity for local composting/processing.

Assistant Director Operations/Head of Transport and Operational Services/Waste Team Manager

Scrutiny Review of Road Markings

To receive the second update report on the implementation of the recommendations from the Scrutiny Review of Road Markings, including details of the work undertaken with additional expenditure in this area of work.

 

Assistant Director, Operations

 

Work Programme

To consider items for inclusion in the Committee’s work programme:

·         Reports for future meetings

·         Scrutiny reviews and potential scrutiny reviews

·         Items from the Forward Plan

 

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

14 July 2023

 

 

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR)

To commence the Committee’s involvement with the RPPR process for 2024/25 by reviewing the information in the Quarter 4, end of financial year (2022/23) Council Monitoring report and the State of the County report.

 

Chief Executive / Senior Scrutiny Adviser

Library & Information Service

An update report to outline the current service provision, progress against the Strategy, current challenges and priorities and any future developments for the Service.

Assistant Director Communities/ Head of Customer, Library and Registration Services

Rights of Way (RoW) Team

A presentation and report of the work of the RoW Team. This is to provide the Committee with an update on the current work, challenges, and future priorities of the Team.

Assistant Director Operations/Head of Transport and Operational Services/ Team Manager, RoW

Work Programme

To consider items for inclusion in the Committee’s work programme:

·         Reports for future meetings

·         Scrutiny reviews and potential scrutiny reviews

·         Items from the Forward Plan

 

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

26 September 2023

 

 

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR)

To continue the Committee’s work on the RPPR process for 2024/25, by reviewing Portfolio Plans and service based information.

Chief Executive / Senior Scrutiny Adviser

Work Programme

To consider items for inclusion in the Committee’s work programme:

·         Reports for future meetings

·         Scrutiny reviews and potential scrutiny reviews

·         Items from the Forward Plan

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

23 November 2023

 

 

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR)

The Committee will examine any additional information requested at the September meeting and consider any updated RPPR information for 2024/25.

Chief Executive / Senior Scrutiny Adviser

Work Programme

To consider items for inclusion in the Committee’s work programme:

·         Reports for future meetings

·         Scrutiny reviews and potential scrutiny reviews

·         Items from the Forward Plan

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

Future Items – to be scheduled

Witnesses

Electricity Grid Capacity

A report on the capacity and constraints of the electricity grid in East Sussex to accommodate Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure and other developments such as solar farms and new housing developments. Timescale to be agreed, dependent on agreement with potential witnesses UK Power Networks/electricity distributors.

UK Power Networks