Overview and Scrutiny

Policy & Pre-decision Committee

The role of the Policy and Pre-decision Overview and Scrutiny Committee is to review and scrutinise policies, plans and strategies prior to decision by Cabinet.

The Committee will undertake pre-decision scrutiny or order to contribute to the quality and robustness of Cabinet decision-making. A further function of the Committee is to ensure that Cabinet decision making is compliant with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and takes account of the ‘sustainable development' principle and 5 ways of working (long term, preventative, involving, collaborative and integrated) as well as other statutory requirements as appropriate (e.g. Equality Act 2010). It will also ensure non-executive Member involvement in the Council’s budget policy and planning framework through a standing Finance Panel.

The remit and scope of the Committee is as follows:

• Cabinet forward work programme
• Proposals for service changes, transformation and / or efficiencies
• Integrated Impact Assessments
• Strategies and plans, as appropriate
• Development of and planning for annual budget and Council Tax proposals through the Finance Panel

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. 

Policy & Pre-decision Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme 

Policy and Pre decision overview and scrutiny committee 

 

12 November 2024

• Item: Housing Rent Setting and Service Charges Policy 2025-2026
• Purpose: The report on setting house rent for 2025/26

• Item: WRC Review
• Purpose: Following the referral from Full Council in March 2024, the Committee will review the future provision of waste recycling centres

• Item: Local Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 - Participation Strategy (Update)
• Purpose: To scrutinise the Participation Strategy

• Item: Environmental Services Strategy
• Purpose: The Environmental Services Strategy

• Item: Residual Collections Review
• Purpose: A review into Residual Collections

 

16 January 2025

• Item: Pembrokeshire Affordable Housing Scheme
• Purpose: Report on the housing scheme

• Item: Local Toilet Strategy Update 
• Purpose: An Update on the working carried out by the working group

• Item: Leisure & Library Strategy Update
• Purpose: An update on the leisure and library strategy 

• Item: Policy Review
• Purpose: A review into all the overarching policies before they are submitted to review

• Item: Outline draft MTFP 25-26 to 28-29 (including alternative budget proposals)
• Purpose: The MTFP proposals ahead of its approval by Full Council from a Policy OSC perspective

• Item: Outline Draft Budget 25-26
• Purpose: The budget proposals ahead of its approval by Full Council from a Policy OSC perspective

• Item: Property Services Update
• Purpose: A review of the Council’s Property Services 

• Item: Housing Supply including Alternative Housing Methods
• Purpose: Following the referral from the Services OSC, the Committee will look at the Council’s housing supply. This will include looking at any alternative housing methods to house homeless people in the county

 

20 March 2025

• Item: Pembrokeshire Affordable Housing Scheme
• Purpose: Report on the housing scheme

• Item: Poverty Strategy
• Purpose: Update on the Poverty Strategy and the working group

• Item: Low Carbon and Affordable Energy Strategy
• Purpose: A review into the Council’s policies and the climate impacts they have. This would also look at what the Council could deliver in terms on properties e.g. solar panels (direct Council impact). This will include a look into how many Council houses relied on oil heating in houses.
  This will look into the housing stock.

• Item: Local Development Plan
• Purpose: A look at the local development plan before its presentation to Council in December 2024