FOI request (FOIR-569010078)

Use of Scrutiny Call-In Mechanism

Requested Wed 13 December 2023
Responded Tue 09 January 2024

This request relates to uses of the call-in mechanism that forms part of the overview and scrutiny committee system.

If your authority has an overview and scrutiny system, please answer the following:

For the past ten years, please confirm how many decisions taken by the council's cabinet/executive were available for call-in.

Please provide a table showing a breakdown of the following for each year since 2013.

For each year please state how many call-ins there were.

For each call-in please show which committee called them in, what the response was, the topic and provide a link to the relevant committee where the call was discussed.

Response

There has only been 1 call in during this time period.

This was in relation to a Cabinet decision from the Cabinet held on 7th August 2023. Overview and Scrutiny held a meeting on 15th August 2023 to review the decision 'Land and Property Disposal Programme'.

Meeting documents are available at:

https://hastings.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=391&MId=5230&Ver=4