Council Offices, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1ED
A G E N D A
Committee	Overview and Scrutiny
Time And Date	6.00pm, Thursday 4th October 2007
Venue	The William Elder Building, 56-58 Castlegate, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Members	J Allen, D Beith, AB Douglas, BP Gibson, RE Hutchinson, JD Peggs, RT Pearson, FI Simpson, DS Stewart, TJ Tyler, PS Watts
Chair	Councillor DS Stewart
Vice-Chair	Councillor FI Simpson
Committee Officer:	Gillian Simmons Senior Democratic Services Officer Telephone : (01289) 301721 Email : gs@berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk

A G E N D A

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Item No	Report Title	Number of Pages	Author
1.	Apologies for Absence		—
2.	Declaration of Interest Members are invited to declare any interest they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for this meeting. Members are requested to refer to the guide to this item printed on the back of the agenda. Further clarification, where required, should be sought from the Borough Solicitor.		—
3.	Minutes of the Meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 23rd August 2007 Previously circulated; Chairman to sign.		Gillian Simmons
4.	Discretionary Rate Relief	1 – 3 Appx 1	Ann Skeldon
5.	Performance Management Presentation		Ann Byrne
6.	Member Attendance at Council and Committee Meetings	1 – 3 Appx 1 Appx 2	Gillian Simmons
7.	Berwick Borough Local Strategic Partnership Interim report to be circulated separately prior to the meeting		BBLSP Working Group / Gillian Simmons
8.	North East Regional Overview and Scrutiny Conference Verbal report by those who attended		Cllrs Allen, Beith, Simpson and Watts
9.	Monitoring of Completed Reviews	1 – 3 Appx 1 Appx 2	Gillian Simmons
10.	Press Release Members are asked to identify any items from the meeting which should be included in the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s press release.		All Members

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

A quick guide for Councillors.

Members are reminded that there are now only two types of Declaration of Interest:

Personal Interests:

Action to be taken in respect of Personal Interests:

The following must be disclosed at the meeting:

These will be recorded in the minute of the meeting by the Committee Officer.

Prejudicial Interests

A Member (or Officer) with a personal interest ALSO has a prejudicial interest if a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the Members’ judgement of the public interest. [There are special provisions which may exclude the above provisions in certain circumstances.]

Action to be taken in respect of Personal and Prejudicial Interests:

Members (or Officers) must:

[Members are asked to note that this summary has been prepared to assist Members in deciding at the actual meeting their position on Interests. It is not a substitute for the full explanation regarding Interests as set out in the Council’s Constitution, which all Members must acquaint themselves with.

Members and Officers are advised to seek advice on Interests from the Council’s Monitoring Officer (the Borough Solicitor, Liam Henry) well in advance of the meeting.]