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Scrutiny Panel 2 - Museum Trust (Pre-Decision Scrutiny)
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 6:00 pm

Venue: The Jeffrey Room, The Guildhall, St. Giles Square, Northampton, NN1 1DE. View directions

Contact: Tracy Tiff, Scrutiny Officer, direct dial 01604 837408 email ttiff@northampton.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies The Chair to note any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were none.
2.	Declarations of Interest (Including Whipping) Members to state any interests. Minutes: There were none.
3.	Deputations and Public Addresses The Chair to note public address requests. The public can speak on any agenda item for a maximum of three minutes per speaker per item. You are not required to register your intention to speak in advance but should arrive at the meeting a few minutes early, complete a Public Address Protocol and notify the Scrutiny Officer of your intention to speak. Minutes: There were none.
4.	Minutes PDF 184 KB The Scrutiny Panel to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2016. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2016 were signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record.
5.	Chair's Draft Report PDF 2 MB The Scrutiny Panel to consider the Chair’s draft report. Additional documents: Foreword Draft Version 1 , item 5. PDF 158 KB Draft report version 3 , item 5. PDF 130 KB Scoping Document final Version , item 5. PDF 238 KB Questions and answers for Scrutiny Panel - appendix , item 5. PDF 137 KB Minutes: The Scrutiny Panel considered the Chair’s draft report. The Scrutiny Panel heard that a report on the establishment of a Museum Trust would not now be presented to Cabinet in September 2016 as was the plan earlier as enough detailed work had not yet been completed for a robust decision to be made. The decision on whether to approve the establishment of a Museum Trust would need to be made at cabinet by December 2017, although there may be progress reports to Cabinet between now and then depending on the views of the Cabinet Member and Leader. It was highlighted that the process of investigating a Museum Trust would continue to the agreed timeline and would still be ready to go live ahead of the opening of the refurbished museum. The Chair felt that it would be useful therefore for this report of the Scrutiny Panel to be presented to Cabinet at its meeting on 7 September 2016 and it would be requested that Officers present updates to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at three monthly intervals. It may then be felt that the Committee would convene a new Working Group to continue throughout the process. AGREED: That the report of Scrutiny Panel 3 is approved and presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 15 August 2016 for approval. The report would then be presented to Cabinet at its meeting on 7 September 2016.

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