Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Programme 2005/06

The attached scrutiny programme does not attempt to capture all scrutiny activities that are likely to be undertaken by the Overview and Scrutiny Committees. The topics set out below indicate some of the areas that have been identified for study and may change and be added to over the course of the year.

Housing, Leisure, Arts and Regeneration OSC

Tenant Management Organisation performance
Future of the Tenant Management Organisation (TMO)
TMO Capital programme spend/ stock investment strategy
TMO Leaseholder major works charges and repayment options/policy
TMO repairs services review
Outcomes of the stock conditions survey
Presentation on accessing properties
2011 HRA deficit
Leisure Centre and the Holland Park care contracts
Sports Strategy and Action Plan 2005-08
Westway Development Trust – Presentation on future plans

Adult Care, Health and Environmental Health OSC

Hospital Acquired Infections (to conclude)
Interface of mental health and drugs misuse
Adults with disabilities in the Royal Borough
Progress on Health Inequalities Report
Input into the 'Annual Health Check' process
Budget and council tax
Reports on Trading Standards, Health and Safety at work, Pest Control, Noise and Nuisance, Public Health
Reports on direct payments, older people services, learning disability services
PCT Strategic and Local Delivery Plans and locality based commissioning
Annual Performance Assessment of Social Services
Performance data for Environmental Health Services
PCT Annual Patient Survey 2005

Cabinet and Corporate Services OSC

Benefits take-up review (to conclude)
Tourism and visitor management
Efficiency and effectiveness
Local democracy / elections
Mayoral expenditure / corporate entertainment
European funding
Domestic violence
Recruitment and retention of staff
Freedom of Information
Document retention
Audit papers
Lyons
Innovative consultation

Family and children’s services OSC

Library strategy
Adult learning
Holland Park School
LEA support for School Governing Bodies
Sports education
New school in Chelsea
Budget for new Family and Children’s Service management group
School examination results and OFSTED reports
Development of the Children’s Act Agenda

Public Realm OSC

Contract compliance
Waste management strategy
Future of WRWA
North South bus route
Fly dumping
Streetscape review and study
Commercial waste
Effectiveness of PCSOs
Provision of public lavatories
Cycling Policy
Traffic lights and junction boxes
Long term bus section/lane policy

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