Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny - Tuesday, 17th February, 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 424 KB

The minutes of the meeting of Overview and Scrutiny Committee which took place on 12 January 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.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) - Update Report pdf icon PDF 373 KB

6.

Quarter 3 Housing Improvement Plan Update - Pre-Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 549 KB

Additional documents:

7.

Quarter 3 Housing Performance - Pre-Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 542 KB

This report will follow in supplementary papers after it has been published for the meeting of Executive Committee (due for publication on Friday 13 February 2026).

 

8.

Repairs and Maintenance and Damp and Mould Policies - Pre-Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 153 KB

This report will follow in supplementary papers after it has been published for the meeting of Executive Committee (due for publication on Friday 13 February 2026).

 

Additional documents:

9.

Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2025-26 pdf icon PDF 963 KB

To consider the draft Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

10.

Executive Committee's Work Programme - Selecting Items for Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 245 KB

11.

Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme pdf icon PDF 216 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.