Agenda

Contact: Candida Basilio, Democratic Services Officer

Telephone 07895 213820

Email: candida.basilio@southandvale.gov.uk

Date: 5 July 2024

www.southoxon.gov.uk

www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

 

A meeting of the

Joint Scrutiny Committee

 

will be held on Monday, 15 July 2024 at 6.30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 1, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE

 

Members of the Committee:

Councillors

South

Vale

Stefan Gawrysiak (co chair)

Katherine Foxhall (co chair)

Alexandrine Kantor

Andy Cooke

Jo Robb

Ron Batstone

Leigh Rawlins

Judy Roberts

Ed Sadler

Andrew Skinner

 

 

 

 

Alternative formats of this publication are available on request.  These include large print, Braille, audio, email and easy read. For this or any other special requirements (such as access facilities) please contact the officer named on this agenda.  Please give as much notice as possible before the meeting.

 

Vivien Williams,

Head of Legal and Democratic (Interim)


 

Agenda

 

Open to the Public including the Press

 

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1.   Chair's announcements

 

 

To receive any opening announcements from the chair.

 

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2.   Apologies for absence

 

 

To record apologies for absence and the attendance of substitute members. 

 

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3.   Minutes of the last meeting

(Pages 4 - 5)

 

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Joint Scrutiny Committee minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2024. 

 

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4.   Update on previous recommendations from Joint Scrutiny Committee

(Pages 6 - 7)

 

A standing agenda item whereby committee will receive any updates emerging from the recommendations made in previous meetings.

 

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5.   Declaration of interests

 

 

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and non-registrable interests or any conflicts of interest in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting. 

 

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6.   Urgent business

 

 

To receive notification of any matters which the chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent.

 

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7.   Public participation

 

 

To receive any questions or statements from members of the public that have registered to speak. 

 

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8.   Work schedule and dates for Joint scrutiny meetings

(Pages 8 - 10)

 

To review the attached scrutiny work schedule. Please note, although the dates are confirmed, the items under consideration are subject to being withdrawn, added to or rearranged without further notice.

 

</AI8>

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Reports and other items brought before JOINT scrutiny committee for its consideration

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<AI10>

9.   Biffa annual performance report 2023

(Pages 11 - 36)

 

Joint scrutiny committee will be considering Biffa Municipal Ltd (Biffa) performance in delivering the household waste collection, street cleansing and ancillary services contract for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 (2023 calendar year) and make any comments before a final assessment on performance is agreed.

 

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10.       Waste resources and street cleansing strategy

(Pages 37 - 112)

 

Joint Scrutiny committee will consider the draft joint Waste Resources and Street Cleansing strategy and make any comments before a final strategy is presented to Cabinet for decision.

 

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11.       Transformation programme update

(Pages 113 - 123)

 

Joint scrutiny committee will consider the refreshed Corporate Transformation Programme and the plans for its further development over the coming months.

 

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12.       Exclusion of the public

 

 

To consider whether to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that:

(i)         It is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A, and

(ii)        the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

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13.       Confidential minutes of the last meeting

(Pages 124 - 127)

 

To consider confidential minutes of the meeting on 4 June 2024

 

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14.       Updates on previous recommendations to Cabinet - Confidential item

(Pages 128 - 130)

 

Confidential update on the recommendations Joint Scrutiny provided to Cabinet at the meeting on 4 June 2024.

 

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