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. 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.
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (OSMC) – Chair, Councillor Blackman
The next meeting of the Committee is on 20 March, commencing at 5.30pm in Conference Room Three.
The focus of the meeting will be on economic development and city renaissance. Meeting papers have been published – view the meeting papers for the OSMC.
Children and Families Scrutiny Panel (CFSP) – Chair, Councillor Barnes-Andrews
The next meeting of the CFSP will take place on 27 March 2025, commencing at 5.30pm. The provisional agenda is as follows:
- Post 16 provision, participation and NEET
- Review of the School Travel Service – Update on developments
- Children’s Services & Learning - Performance & Transformation
Papers for the CFSP meeting will be published on 19 March 2025.
Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel (HOSP) – Chair, Councillor Payne
At the 3 April 2025 meeting of the panel the chair has agreed the following agenda:
- Adult Social Care performance and transformation
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - organisational strategy
The meeting will commence at 6pm in Conference Room Three. Meeting papers for the HOSP will be published on 26 March 2025.
Reducing Gambling-Related Harms Scrutiny Inquiry Panel – Chair, Councillor Cooper
At the fifth and final evidence gathering meeting of the inquiry on 6 March, the panel considered measures to lessen the impact of gambling-related harms on those already engaging in harmful gambling behaviours and their affected others.
At the 8 May meeting the Panel will consider a draft final report. The meeting will commence at 5.30pm in Conference Room Three and the meeting papers will be published on 30 April 2025.
Documents and further information
View the scrutiny calendar.
| Document | Type | Size |
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| Annual report 2023-24 | 1007.2 KB | |
| Scrutiny Handbook | 313.2 KB |
