Meeting Details



Scrutiny Committee
9 Feb 2022 - 09:30 to 12:30

Recording of Meeting:

Scrutiny Committee - 9 February 2022

 

  • Documents
  • Members Attendance
  • Other Attendees
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Committee Members
Public Items
1 Welcome and Apologies/Substitutes
2 Declarations of Interest
4 Update by Arms-Length External Organisations
(i)     Culture Perth and Kinross
(ii)    Horsecross Arts Ltd
5 Scrutiny Reviews Update
Note:
With relation to the agreement of the Scrutiny Committee of 9 September 2020, the Committee are advised that meetings of the scrutiny Review Sub-Group regarding the Judicial Review into the Abernyte School Closure have begun to convene, and the process is ongoing.  It is asked that Committee note the following Terms of Reference for the Review, as agreed by the Sub-Group:

Scope:
To consider the process followed, consultations and decisions made from receipt of the call-in letter from Scottish Ministers to the decision to seek permission to proceed with a judicial review;

Timescale:
Primarily, the period 16 July 2019 (Receipt of letter from Scottish Ministers) to 7 August 2019 (Decision to proceed with a judicial review) but also considering such further information thereafter relating to the prospects for the case, up to the date of the commencement of the hearing.

Members Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Councillor Ian Massie  
Councillor Sheila McCole Councillor Tom McEwan
Councillor Fiona Sarwar Councillor Grant Laing
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Other Attendees

Also in attendance at the above meeting were:

B Renton, Executive Director (Communities); S Devlin, Executive Director (Education and Children’s Services); C Mailer, Depute Director (Communities); J Pepper, Depute Director (Education and Children’s Services); F Robertson and K Johnston (communities); K Donaldson, L Simpson, D Williams, A Brown, A McMeekin, L McGuigan and M Pasternak (all Corporate and Democratic Services).