Decision details

Received the draft final report of the Community Consultation Scrutiny Panel and Councillor Denyer, the Lead Member of the Scrutiny Panel, introduced the report and highlighted the Panel’s main recommendations.  Discussed issues regarding the role and use of the Citizen’s Panel for consultation purposes and the need for all Members of the Council to be kept regularly informed of ongoing and future public consultation.

Agreed, in accordance with the Scrutiny Panel final report protocol, to note the draft final report of the Community Consultation Scrutiny Panel and commend its formal adoption to the Assembly.

Councillor Denyer placed on record his thanks to Susan Ritchie, Consultation and Involvement Manager with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, for her services as the Panel’s external representative and to the officers that supported the Panel, particularly Jane Hargreaves, the Panel’s Independent Scrutiny Support Officer, and Valerie Dowdell, the Democratic Services Support Officer to the Panel.  The Chief Executive conveyed to Councillor Denyer the Corporate Management Team’s appreciation of the depth and quality of the Panel’s work.