Agenda and minutes

The Chair and Deputy Chair were unable to be present.

Agreed that Members of the Committee present elected that Councillor J Kirwin to Chair the meeting.

To be notified of the appointment of any Substitute Members.

Pursuant to the council’s constitution the appointment of the following substitute members was made:

Councillor J O’Shea for Councillor M Hall

Councillor P Earley for Councillor M Green

You are invited to declare any registerable and/or non registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

You are also invited to disclose any dispensation in relation to any registerable and/or non-registerable interests that have been granted to you in respect of any matters appearing on the agenda.

Please complete the Declarations of Interests card available at the meeting and return it to the Democratic Services Officer before leaving the meeting.

Councillor Matthew Thirlaway declared non - registerable personal interest in Item 4 – 2023/24 Budget Scrutiny Sub-group report as he has a family member who is employed by is employed by North Tyneside Council.

Councillor Julie Cruddas declared a non-registerable personal interest in Item 4 – Item 4 – 2023/24 Budget Scrutiny Sub-group report. She is a Director of Justice Prince Community Interest Company.

Councillor Willie Samuel declared a non-registerable personal interest in Item 4 – Item 4 – 2023/24 Budget Scrutiny Sub-group report. He has a family member who is employed by North Tyneside Council.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 30 November 2022.

Resolved that the minute of the meeting held on 30 November 2022 be agreed.

To consider the report produced by the Budget Scrutiny Sub-group.

The Committee received the report of the Budget Sub-group that detailed the scrutiny into the Cabinet’s initial 2023/27 Financial Planning and Budget process: Cabinets Initial Budget proposals.

The group met on 1December 2022, where officers presented the position of the Authority budget, the Initial budget proposals to deliver a balanced budget.

The Director of Resources was in attendance and provided the committee with further information following receipt to the government settlement.

The Committee was informed that there would be a further meeting of the Budget Sub-group, where it would scrutinise the Cabinets Final Budget Proposals and this would take place on the 31 January 2023. The Committee agreed to delegate the sub-group responsibility to make further comment and any recommendations to Cabinet following this meeting.

Two Members of the Committee who were also Members of the Budget Sub-group expressed that the report accurately reflected the discussion of the sub-group. They also thanked all the officers who presented and aided the budget process.

It was Agreed that (1) the Budget Sub-Group report detailing comments be referred to Cabinet; (2) delegate responsibility to the Budget Sub-group to make further comment and any recommendations to Cabinet following scrutiny of Cabinets 2023/24 Final Budget Proposals.

To receive an update on the performance of the Technical Services Partnership.

The Committee received update for partnership performance for the first and second quarters of the 2022 – 23 financial year.

The Council monitors performance of the Partnership on a monthly basis and Capita are required to meet a series of important performance milestones for each service they deliver on behalf of the Authority and these are known as Key Performance Indicators (‘KPI’s).

The KPI’s, divided into Category 1 (not linked to the payment mechanism) and Category 2 (linked to the payment mechanism) and each have an explicit target.

Performance scorecards were reported for each of the following service areas:

· Property Services

· Engineering Services

· Regulatory Services

The Committee received a presentation from Partnership Director to the service delivery performance and was attached to the report.

Agreed that the Technical Services Partnership Q1 & Q2 22022-23 report be noted.

That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A to the Act.

Resolved that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 12A the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Agreed that the Financial update 2022-23 Quarter 1 & 2 be noted.