Agenda item

This report presents the final report from the Hungate Ad-hoc Scrutiny Committee detailing their review of the Hungate development.

Members received the final report from the Hungate Ad-hoc Scrutiny Committee.  Details were given of the main findings of the review.

The Chair of the committee explained the delays that had arisen in completing the review, including the submission of Freedom of Information requests. 

Members were invited to support all, some or none of the recommendations detailed in the report, and provide their comments prior to the report being considered by the Executive.

Concerns were expressed that the review had not been carried out within the short timescale that had been envisaged and that the remit of the review had been such that questions remained unanswered.  It was suggested that the information collected during the course of the review should form the basis of a broader review into the wider issues raised.  Members recognised that any new scrutiny review would benefit from being carried out by the same Ad-Hoc Scrutiny Committee Members, and agreed to individually consider what questions remained unanswered.

RESOLVED:That the contents of the final report of the Hungate Ad-

hoc Scrutiny Committee be noted and the recommendations endorsed by SMC¹.

REASON:            To inform the Executive’s consideration of the final report.