Overview and Scrutiny

Policy & Pre-decision Committee

The role of the Policy and Pre-decision Overview and Scrutiny Committee is to review and scrutinise policies, plans and strategies prior to decision by Cabinet.

The Committee will undertake pre-decision scrutiny or order to contribute to the quality and robustness of Cabinet decision-making. A further function of the Committee is to ensure that Cabinet decision making is compliant with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and takes account of the ‘sustainable development' principle and 5 ways of working (long term, preventative, involving, collaborative and integrated) as well as other statutory requirements as appropriate (e.g. Equality Act 2010). It will also ensure non-executive Member involvement in the Council’s budget policy and planning framework through a standing Finance Panel.

The remit and scope of the Committee is as follows:

• Cabinet forward work programme
• Proposals for service changes, transformation and / or efficiencies
• Integrated Impact Assessments
• Strategies and plans, as appropriate
• Development of and planning for annual budget and Council Tax proposals through the Finance Panel

The Committee has 13 members and will meet at least five times per year. Details of Committee members and future meetings, along with the Committee Work Programme can be found via the links below. 

Policy & Pre-decision Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme 

Policy and Pre decision overview and scrutiny committee 

 

19 September 2023

One-off Committee Items

• Item: Choice Homes Allocations Policy review
  
• Purpose: To review the Choice Homes Allocations Policy
  

• Item: Pembrokeshire Housing Strategy (draft)
• Purpose: To consider and scrutinise the draft Pembrokeshire Housing Strategy

• Item: Work streams Feeding into the Transport Plan
• Purpose: To receive an update on work streams feeding into the development of a Transport Plan (to include regional working and shared use paths data)

• Item: Review of Tax premiums
• Purpose: To consider options and make recommendations to Cabinet

• Item: Finance Panel - report on MIM Funding arrangements for School Capital Programme
• Purpose: To make recommendation to the Committee on the arrangements to Council 

Standing / Re-occurring Items

N/A

 

21 November 2023

One-off Committee Items

• Item: Local Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 - Participation Strategy (Update)
• Purpose: To scrutinise the Participation Strategy

• Item: Local Toilet Strategy
• Purpose: Update report to be provided to the Committee for consideration

• Item: County Farms
• Purpose: Update from Working Group
• Item: Proposal for staff salary sacrifice scheme for employees to lease ultra-low emission vehicles
• Purpose: To develop a policy

• Item: Asset Management - State of the Estate Report
• Purpose: To review the  State of the Estate Report Annually  as part of the Asset Management Strategy 

Standing / Re-occurring Items

N/A

 

 23 January 2024

One-off Committee Items

• Item: Rights of Way Improvement Plan
• Purpose: Request from the Committee to look at delivery plans.

• Item: Outline Draft County Council Budget for 2024-25 and Outline Draft Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) for 2024-5 to 2027-28 / Provisional Local Government Settlement for 2024-5
• Purpose: TBA