Agenda item

The Board considered a report of the Assistant Chief Executive that provided information on the work of all the Overview and Scrutiny Committees for 2014/15 for comment and approval prior to its submission to County Council on the 22 July 2015 (for copy see file of minutes).

The Head of Planning and Performance highlighted several key achievements from the scrutiny review activity and scrutiny site visits including:-

• Sunderland City Council’s Customer contact centre as part of the Customer First Task and Finish Group review;
• The Heritage Coast;
• Freemans Reach – the Archimedes Screw;
• Woodlands review – 3 community woodland sites at Cassop, Quarrington Hill and Coxhoe;
• Woodlands review – visit to Sunderland Bridge to look at timber extraction;
• Sensory Room at Spennymoor Leisure Centre;
• Durham Constabulary Police HQ;
• County Durham & Darlington Fire and Rescue Service HQ;
• Durham Community Fire Station;
• Comeleon House, Tanfield Lea to look at ICT systems.

Resolved:

That the report be approved and be presented to County Council on the 22 July 2015.