Issue - meetings

The Budget Scrutiny Panel was led by Brent’s Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee Chair, Councillor Matt Kelcher.  In October 2016 the panel convened to analyse the Council’s 2017/18 – 2018/19 budget proposals. The Panel have scrutinised the Cabinet’s plans and offered suggestions and recommendations for improvements where appropriate. 

RESOLVED:

      i.        Cabinet reviewed and noted the Budget Scrutiny Panel report.

Councillor Matt Kelcher, Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee Chair, introduced the report. He stated that the Budget Scrutiny Panel was a joint Panel comprising of members from both Scrutiny Committees with the chair of the Resources and Public Realm Committee chairing the group to reflect that Committee’s responsibility for resources and budgetary issues. 

The Panel members from Resources and Public Realm had been Councillors Kelcher, Patel and Tatler (Councillors Ezeajughi and Davidson acted as substitutes on one occasion). The members from Community and Wellbeing had been: Councillors Sheth, Colwill and Chohan (Councillor Kansagra acted as a substitute on one occasion).

Councillor Margaret McLennan, Deputy Leader of the Council, stated that she had welcomed the opportunity to engage with Members of the Scrutiny Committees in the budget process.

Councillor Kelcher stated that the Panel had scrutinised the Cabinet’s plans and offered suggestions and recommendations for improvements where appropriate.  Cabinet Members agreed to study the suggestions and recommendations in their portfolios.

RESOLVED:

      i.        Cabinet reviewed and noted the Budget Scrutiny Panel report.