Overview and Scrutiny

1. Overview and Scrutiny in Pembrokeshire

2. Corporate Committee

3. Services Committee

4. Policy & Pre-decision Committee

5. Social Care Committee

6. Schools and Learning Committee

7. Public Engagement

8. Democratic and Scrutiny Services

9. Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2022-2023

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Corporate Committee

The role of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee is to review and scrutinise corporate functions and support services.

The Committee will have oversight of the overall strategic direction, policies, plans and priorities of the Cabinet and Council (post-decision) and monitor their implementation. The Committee will scrutinise corporate services utilising relevant management information such as Service Improvement Plans and Business Risk Registers. Any areas of specific concern may be referred to the Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee as appropriate. The Committee will also have oversight of the Public Services Board (PSB) and Community Safety Partnership (CSP) through a standing Partnerships Panel, as required under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

The remit and scope of the Committee in relation to Corporate functions and services is as follows:

Corporate functions

Office of the Leader
Cabinet Member annual reports
CEO
Budget monitoring (half yearly)
Corporate performance monitoring (quarterly)
Corporate Improvement Plan and Review
Compliance with Well-being of Future Generations Act
WAO corporate reports
Welsh Language
Risk Management
Corporate Safeguarding
Whistleblowing
Transformation programme management
City Deal programme management

Corporate services

Financial Services
Information Technology
Audit, Risk and Information Services
Customer Services
Human Resources
Legal and Committee Services
Procurement
Corporate Policy
Partnership and Scrutiny Support
Corporate Communications, Press, PR and Marketing
Electoral Services

The Committee has 13 members and will meet at least five times per year. Details of Committee members and future meetings, along with the Committee Work Programme can be found via the links below.

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee

14 November 2024

Item: County Council Budget Quarter 2 Monitoring Report 2024-25
Purpose:

To ensure timely monitoring of in-year spend and savings targets
To scrutinise sustainability of the Medium Term Financial Plan

Item: Capital Programme
Purpose: To scrutinise the risks being raised in relation to increased costs of projects and the realistic longevity of delivery of the programme

Item: Corporate Services
Purpose: To scrutinise one of the 9 Corporate Service Areas which fall under the remit of the Committee per Committee meeting

Item: Strategic Partnerships - Swansea Bay City Deal and Corporate Joint Committee
Purpose: To receive and scrutinise Minutes from both Strategic Partnership

Item: Draft Annual Corporate Self-Assessment
Purpose: To scrutinise the Council’s Annual Self-Assessment, incorporating Review of Well-being Objectives

Item: Broadband coverage in rural areas
Purpose: To scrutinise broadband services in rural and remote areas of the County, particularly after the Broadway Partners broadband service provider went into administration, and consider what can be done to improve provision in these areas.

Item: Performance Measurement Quarterly Monitoring
Purpose: To scrutinise the Corporate Scorecard which forms part of the Council’s revised performance management framework.

Item: Notice of Motion - Press Department Communication 'Four Point Plan' Flow Chart
Purpose: To consider the NOM referred by Council.

January 2025

Item: Improvement and Transformation Programme Board
Purpose: To receive an annual update from the Board to enable the Committee to scrutinise delivery and management of the programme.

Item: Treasury Management Governance Arrangements
Purpose: To scrutinise the Treasury Management Strategy that covers:

The Capital Programme, including prudential indicators
The Treasury Management Strategy (how the investments and borrowings are to be organised), including treasury indicators
A Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policy (how residual capital expenditure is charged to revenue over time)An Investment Strategy (the parameters for managing investments).

Item: Corporate Services
Purpose: To scrutinise one of the 9 Corporate Service Areas which fall under the remit of the Committee per Committee meeting

Item: Pembrokeshire County Council Whole Authority Safeguarding Group Annual Report 2023-24
Purpose: To scrutinise and have oversight of the annual report which reflects on work undertaken in relation to safeguarding activity across the Authority during 2023-24

Item: Outline Draft County Council Budget 2025-26 and Outline Draft Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025-26 to 2028-29
Purpose: To scrutinise proposals for the Council’s budget and Council Tax levels for 2025-26

Item: Pembrokeshire County Council Whole Authority Safeguarding Group Annual Report 2023-24
Purpose: To scrutinise and have oversight of the annual report which reflects on work undertaken in relation to safeguarding activity across the Authority during 2023-24

Item: Strategic Partnership – Partnerships Panel
Purpose: To receive a report from the Partnerships Panel following scrutiny of the PSB and CSP after each of the Panels meetings (25 November 2024)

March 2025

Item: Performance Measurement Quarterly Monitoring
Purpose: To scrutinise the Corporate Scorecard which forms part of the Council’s revised performance management framework.

Item: Budget Monitoring report 2024-25
Purpose: To ensure timely monitoring of in-year spend and savings targets

Item: Pembrokeshire County Council Whole Authority Safeguarding Group Annual Report 2023-24
Purpose: To scrutinise and have oversight of the annual report which reflects on work undertaken in relation to safeguarding activity across the Authority during 2023-24

June 2025

Item: Welsh Language Standards Annual Report
Purpose: To scrutinise a draft version of the Authority’s Welsh Language Standards annual report before publication at the end of June each year.

Item: Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report
Purpose: To provide an integrated review of the main activity of the Committee over the past year, as well as looking forward to future challenges and areas for improvement.