Agenda

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.

The minutes of the meeting of Overview and Scrutiny Committee that took place on 7^th September 2026 will be considered.

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

(Documents to follow). A presentation for this item will be provided on the day of the meeting and will be published in supplementary agenda.

(Documents to follow). Presentation for this item will be provided on the day of the meeting and will be published in supplementary agenda

Updates on the following groups are due to be provided at this meeting by the following Members:

a)          Budget Scrutiny Working Group – Chair, Councillor Kane

b)          Performance Scrutiny Working Group – Chair, Councillor Harvey

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

The following updates are due to be provided by the following Members at the meeting:

a)          Worcestershire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) – Council Representative, Councillor Spilsbury.

Please note that West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has now informed the Council that following changes to the WMCA committee structure from May 2026, the WMCA Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the WMCA Transport Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Committee are no longer operational. Officers have also been informed that members from non-constituent authorities are not allocated seats on the WMCA Local Scrutiny Committee that has replaced the previous arrangement. Therefore, previously appointed Redditch Borough Council representatives will not be providing updates on the WMCA scrutiny bodies.