The Leader of the Council introduced a report which set out the feedback from the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees in relation to the Budget Proposals for 2020/21. There were separate reports from each of the committees, to which links were provided in Appendix 1 of the report. These captured the issues raised and general feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

On behalf of the Cabinet, the Leader thanked all Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees for their experience and knowledge in providing input to the budget process.

Resolved – That the content of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee reports be noted, as part of the Cabinet’s deliberations in developing a budget recommendation for Council.

Reasons for decision: This report has been produced to enable the Cabinet to consider the feedback of the four Overview and Scrutiny Committees in developing a budget recommendation to Council.