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Report of the Assistant Director of Scrutiny and Democratic Services attached.

The committee received a report on the Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2019/2020 which aimed to help the committee achieve its purpose of improving the quality of life of local people and is based on the key issues affecting the Borough using the criteria within the South Ribble Scrutiny Guide.

Members of the committee had met at an informal workshop in August 2019 to discuss the key items of interest that they would like to consider within the committee and any issues which they felt could benefit from a task group review.

Members felt it would be useful to establish and take part in two task groups. The first would focus on the Council’s approach to commercialisation and property investment. A second group would be formed with Chorley Council on the ‘Our Health, Our Care’ programme, to look at the provisions and performance of Lancashire’s health and social care system. This review may also be extended to include Preston City Council.

Nominations were put forward for the membership of these tasks groups.

RESOLVED: (Unanimously)

That

1.    Councillors David Howarth, Jacky Alty, Michael Green, Chris Lomax and Stephen Thurlbourn be appointed to the task group on commercialisation and property investment.

2.    Councillors David Howarth, Will Adams and Karen Walton be appointed to the joint task group with Chorley Council on ‘Our Health, Our Care’.