Corporate & Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee Remit  

Scope  

      The Council’s corporate organisation and structure, resource allocation, asset management, procurement policy, people strategy, equality and diversity, performance management, communication and access to services.  

      Partnership working, community development, community engagement, community strategies and community safety.  

      This Committee is the Crime & Disorder Committee for the purposes of Part 3 of the Police and Justice Act 2006.  

  

Agenda Briefings (Attended by Group Spokespersons only) - will be held at 9.30am on the day of the committee meeting

Corporate and Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee

2025-2026 Work Programme   

Committee Meeting – 9 June 2025 @ 10:30am

Attendance of Deputy Mayor

Proposal to invite Jo Coles, York and North Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime to receive an update on the new Police & Crime Plan for 2025-2029 and new Fire & Rescue Plan, and to hear her views on crime, ASB and the services commissioned to provide support to victims etc (attendance to be confirmed).

Transformation

Progress update on convergence and transformation of services - Brigette Giles, Interim Director of Transformation

Workforce Annual Update

Provided by Trudy Foster, Assistant Chief Executive (HR & Business Support)

North Yorkshire Refugee Resettlement Update

Annual Programme Update – Jonathan Spencer, Refugee Resettlement Project Manager  

Locality Budgets

Annual review of Councillor Locality Budgets 2024/25 – Rachel Joyce, Assistant Chief Executive (Local Engagement)

Work Programme 2025/26

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 7 July 2025 @ 10:30am

Work Programme 2025/26   

Consideration of the work programme

Committee Meeting – 29 September 2025 @ 10:30am

Community Safety  

Bi-annual Update on Community Safety Plan Delivery & Partnership Working – Odette Robson, Head of Safer Communities, Chair of CSP - Assistant Chief Constable Catherine Clarke

Transformation

Progress update on convergence and transformation of services - Brigette Giles, Interim Director of Transformation, to include update on the procurement of a platform to support the data architecture         

Youth Justice  

Annual Performance Update – Barbara Merrygold, YJS Planning & Development Officer / Andy Dukes YJS Team Manager  

Localities Update  

Bi-annual update on work of the Localities Service to include an update on volunteering Marie-Ann Jackson, Head of Localities & Keeley Metcalfe, NYCC Resourcing Solutions Business Partner

Work Programme 2025/26  

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 3 November 2025 @ 10:30am

Work Programme 2025/26  

Consideration of the work programme

Committee Meeting – 15 December 2025 @ 10:30am

Transformation

Progress update on convergence and transformation of services - Brigette Giles, Interim Director of Transformation

Council Plan 2024-28 Development  

Update on Council Plan Refresh including Review of Council Priorities – Will Boardman, Head of Strategy & Performance (draft Plan to be presented)

Resilience and Emergencies

Annual overview of the National Resilience Standards and NYC’s current performance, together with an overview of ongoing Resilience and Emergencies work – Matt Robinson, Head of Resilience and Emergencies

Work Programme 2025/26   

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 26 January 2026 @ 10:30am

Work Programme 2025/26 

Consideration of the work programme

Committee Meeting – 16 March 2026 @ 10:30am

Transformation

Progress update on convergence and transformation of services - Brigette Giles, Interim Director of Transformation

Community Safety  

Bi-annual Update on Community Safety Plan Delivery & Partnership Working – Odette Robson, Head of Safer Communities & Chair of CSP - Assistant Chief Constable Catherine Clarke

Localities Update  

Bi-annual update on work of the Localities Service to include an update on volunteering Marie-Ann Jackson, Head of Localities & Keeley Metcalfe, NYCC Resourcing Solutions Business Partner

Work Programme 2025/26  

Consideration of the work programme

Mid Cycle Briefing – 27 April 2026 @ 10:30am

Draft Work Programme 2026/27  

Consideration of the work programme