Scrutiny news
The chairs for the various scrutiny panels for 2024/25 are as follows:
- Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (OSMC) – Councillor Blackman
- Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel (HOSP) – Councillor Payne
- Children and Families Scrutiny Panel (CFSP) – Councillor Barnes-Andrews
- Scrutiny Inquiry Panel – Councillor Cooper
Scrutiny meetings are taking place in the Civic Centre. A number of meetings continue to be live streamed by the council, and details of how to access the live stream will be provided on the agenda page for the meeting. This will be available in advance of the meeting.
We continue to welcome and encourage residents and stakeholders to engage in the scrutiny process. If you have a question related to a specific item on a scrutiny meeting agenda that you would like to raise, please, in the first instance, email your question to democratic.services@southampton.gov.uk.
Reducing Gambling-Related Harms Scrutiny Inquiry Panel – Chair, Councillor Cooper
At the third meeting of the inquiry on 16 January the Panel will be considering the importance of primary intervention, taking action to prevent the onset of at-risk gambling behaviour, either through whole population measures or those targeting vulnerable groups, to reduce gambling-related harms in Southampton.
The following guests have been invited to present at the meeting:
- Steve Watts – Chief Executive, GamFam
- Ellie Caddick – Senior Communications and Engagement Manager, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Marlene D’Aguilar - Health in All Policies Strategic Lead, Public Health, Haringey Council
- Phil Bates / Ian McGuiness – Licensing Manager, Southampton City Council and Senior Licensing Officer, Southampton City Council
The meeting will commence at 5:30pm and meeting papers will be published on 8 January 2025.
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (OSMC) – Chair, Councillor Blackman
The next meeting of the Committee will be on 23 January, commencing at 5:30pm in Conference Rooms 3&4.
The agenda includes the following items:
- 5:30pm - Safe City Partnership Annual Review
- 7:00pm - Residential Respite Provision
Children and Families Scrutiny Panel (CFSP) – Chair, Councillor Barnes-Andrews
The next meeting of the CFSP will take place on 30 January 2025, commencing at 5.30pm. The provisional agenda is as follows:
- Children’s Social Care – ‘Aiming Higher’
- Family Safeguarding Model - Progress update
- Children’s Services & Learning – Performance
- Support for young carers briefing
Papers for the meeting will be published on 22 January 2025.
Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel (HOSP) – Chair, Councillor Payne
At the 6 February meeting of the Panel the Chair has agreed the following provisional agenda:
- University Hospital Southampton – Update on pressures and performance
- Primary Care update
- Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
Meeting papers will be published on 29 January 2025.
Documents and further information
View the scrutiny calendar.
| Document | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Annual report 2023-24 | 1007.2 KB | |
| Scrutiny Handbook | 313.2 KB |
