Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny - Monday, 16th March, 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Oakenshaw Community Centre. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies and Named Substitutes

2.

Declarations of Interest and of Party Whip

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and / or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests, and any Party Whip.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 439 KB

The minutes of the meeting of Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 17th February 2026 will be considered at this meeting.

4.

Public Speaking

To invite members of the public who have registered in advance of the meeting to speak to the Committee.

 

5.

Climate Change Strategy 2026 to 2031 - Pre-Scrutiny

This report will follow in supplementary papers after it has been published for the meeting of Executive Committee (due for publication on Monday 9 March 2026).

6.

Shared Homelessness Strategy and Action Plan 2026-2031 - Pre-Scrutiny

This report will follow in supplementary papers after it has been published for the meeting of Executive Committee (due for publication on Monday 9 March 2026).

7.

Revision of Environmental Crime Enforcement Policy - Pre-Scrutiny

This report will follow in supplementary papers after it has been published for the meeting of Executive Committee (due for publication on Monday 9 March 2026).

8.

Introduction of Enforcement of Littering from Vehicles - Pre-Scrutiny

This report will follow in supplementary papers after it has been published for the meeting of Executive Committee (due for publication on Monday 9 March 2026).

9.

Strategic Envirocrime Update pdf icon PDF 150 KB

This report supersedes the report published on 5th March 2026

10.

Executive Committee's Work Programme - Selecting Items for Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 253 KB

11.

Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme pdf icon PDF 298 KB

12.

Task Groups, Short Sharp Reviews and Working Groups - Update Reports

a)          Budget Scrutiny Working Group – Chair, Councillor Warhurst

 

b)          Performance Scrutiny Working Group – Chair, Councillor Warhurst

 

c)           Post-16 Education Task Group – Chair, Councillor Warhurst

 

13.

External Scrutiny Bodies - Update Reports

 

a)          West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Council Representative, Councillor Boyd;

 

b)          West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Transport Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Council Representative, Councillor Fardoe; and

 

c)           Worcestershire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) – Council Representative, Councillor Fry.