About Scrutiny Panel Meetings
Scrutiny Panel meetings are usually held in public.
They give elected members, not on the Cabinet, an opportunity to
examine, discuss and make recommendations about significant issues
and decisions.
SCRUTINY PANEL 2 – MUSEUM TRUST (PRE-DECISION
SCRUTINY)
1.
Purpose/Objectives of the Pre-Decision
Scrutiny Activity
Pre-decision Scrutiny - Scrutiny
of the establishment of the Museum Trust to ensure the best outcome
for the future of the Museum Service and Cultural
Quarter.
The purpose of the
meetings is to:
§
Help non-Executives understand the process of
establishing a Museum Trust and the legal framework around the
establishment of a Museum Trust.
§
Enable non-Executives to meaningfully challenge the
rigour and robustness of the process.
2.
Outcomes Required
- To provide
Scrutiny input, at the pre-decision stage, of the establishment of
a Museum Trust
3.
Information Required
·
Background data
·
Background reports
·
Best practice data
·
Evidence from expert internal
witnesses
·
Evidence from
expert external witnesses (if applicable)
·
Site visits
(if applicable)
4.
Format of Information
·
Background data, including:
Ø
Presentation to set the scene
Ø
Relevant Legislation
Ø
Relevant data
5.
Methods Used to Gather
Information
- Minutes of
meetings
- Desktop
research
- Officer
reports
- Presentations
6.
Co-Options to the Pre-Decision Scrutiny
Activity
No co-optees
suggested for this pre-decision Scrutiny activity
7. Community
Impact Screening Assessment
- A Community Impact Screening
Assessment to be undertaken on the scope of the Pre-Decision
Scrutiny activity
8. Evidence gathering
Timetable
May 2016
– September 2016
·
23 May 2016
- Scoping meeting
·
20 June
- Evidence gathering
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·
14 July
- Evidence gathering
|
- 15
September
- Evidence gathering/Scrutiny comments
|
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Meetings to commence at 6.00 pm
9.
Responsible Officers
Lead Officers
Julie Seddon, Director of Customers and Communities and Nick
Gordon, Cultural Services Manager, following initial scoping
meeting
Co-ordinator
Tracy Tiff, Scrutiny Officer
10.
Resources and Budgets
Julie Seddon, Director of Customers and
Communities and Nick Gordon, Cultural Services Manager,
following initial scoping meeting, to provide
internal advice.
11.
Final report presented
by:
Completed by September
2016.
Presented by the Chair of the Scrutiny Panel to the Overview and
Scrutiny Committee and then to Cabinet.
12.
Monitoring procedure:
Review the impact of the report after six months
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