13 Shadow Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Draft Purpose and Guiding Principles PDF 129 KB
The committee to consider a draft document setting
out the purpose, guiding principles and a supporting Modus Operandi to help
ensure it maintains an appropriate approach and focus on its key role and
responsibilities.
Minutes:
The committee considered a
draft document which set out the purpose, guiding principles and a supporting
Modus Operandi to help ensure that the committee maintained an appropriate
approach and focus on its key role and responsibilities.
In
response to a question, the committee discussed the meaning and use of the term
‘Whip’ within the document. It was noted
that information in respect of this was contained within the Shadow Dorset
Council’s Constitution and that information would be circulated to members
following the meeting.
It
was noted that the wording ‘Views must be formed after listening to officers,
members and visitors in the room considering an issue, not before…’ would stand
as a point in its own right and therefore it was felt that the reference to
‘Whips’ could be removed.
The
Interim Head of Paid Service noted that a current review of task and finish
groups could see their title changed in future and therefore this may need to
be reflected in the document. The
importance of pre-decision scrutiny was also recognised.
It
was proposed by C Brooks seconded by J Sewell
Decision
That
the wording ‘…in particular, ‘Whips’ are
undesirable and have to be declared’ is removed from the document.