Issue - meetings
Overview and Scrutiny of Draft Reports
Meeting: 26/01/2017 - Council Business Committee (Item 32)
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Minutes:
The Committee considered a report of the Democratic Services Manager to enable Members to consider an issue raised by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding viewing reports in draft form before publication.
The Democratic Services Manager presented the report and explained why viewing reports in draft form would not be feasible as there were often several versions of a draft report before it was finalised and ready for publication. Members agreed that if the new potential timetable (set out in Appendix C of the previous agenda item 5) was put in place, this would address this issue raised by Overview and Scrutiny and there would no longer be a need to view draft reports.
It was proposed by Councillor Roger Mace and seconded by Councillor Ian Clift:
‘That this matter be reviewed in a years’ time to assess whether this issue has been fully addressed or needs to be considered again’.
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
That the matter of viewing draft reports be reviewed in a years’ time to assess whether this issue has been fully addressed or needs to be considered again.