FOI release

Use of Scrutiny Call-In Mechanism

This request was refused in full, so we didn't provide the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2023/02014

Published 28 December 2023

Request

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.

If the S.12 time limit would be exceeded by responding to this request, please answer for a fewer number of years, starting with the most recent.

Response

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.

If the S.12 time limit would be exceeded by responding to this request, please answer for a fewer number of years, starting with the most recent.

This information is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=251&Year=0

The minutes of each meeting will detail the decisions available for call in.

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

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