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This report presents the findings of the Effective Organisation Overview & Scrutiny Committee following their review of the Effectiveness of the Executive Forward Plan.  Councillor Watt, the Chair of the Committee at the time of the review, will be in attendance to present the report.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the contents of the final report and its annex be noted.

                        (ii)        That the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee, as shown in paragraph 6 of the cover report, be approved.

REASON:      In order to provide an appropriate response to the findings of the Scrutiny Committee and improve the effectiveness of the Forward Plan.

Members considered a report which presented the findings of the Effective Organisation Overview & Scrutiny Committee following their review of the effectiveness of the Executive Forward Plan. 

The six recommendations arising from the review were set out in paragraph 6 of the cover report and paragraph 27 of the Scrutiny Committee’s final report, attached as Annex 1.

Having noted the comments of the Labour Group Spokespersons on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the contents of the final report and its annex be noted.

                        (ii)        That the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee, as shown in paragraph 6 of the cover report, be approved. ¹

REASON:      In order to provide an appropriate response to the findings of the Scrutiny Committee and improve the effectiveness of the Forward Plan.