Issue - meetings

Report CSD15056

The Committee received an update on matters arising from previous meetings. The following matters were discussed –

• The comments made at the last meeting about utilising the talents and experience of Members would be addressed in the coming months.

• There were concerns that committee reports were often too long and “wordy” and sometimes failed to highlight key points. It was suggested that report writing and report formats could be addressed by the Constitution Improvement Working Group.  

• Members were concerned that the report on the extension of the banking contract had been presented to Members at a stage when it was too late for them to scrutinise or influence the decision. It was confirmed that extracts from the Contracts Register were still considered by individual PDS Committees before a corporate version was presented to this Committee. A Member commented that training for Members on scrutinising contracts would be useful.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.