Tonight's special Scrutiny Committee unanimously resolved to call on the Cabinet to make their next costly decision over Strategic Transformational Partnerships (STP) at a public Cabinet meeting rather than through a delegated decision. They also agreed to ask that future reports on this subject - whether internal or from Consultants - be written in plain English rather than the business gobbledegook that seems to be in vogue.
The meeting was fairly low key though rigorous, with the Cabinet member responsible for the STP well-prepared; which demonstrated a level of respect for the committee's work. Hopefully he will take on board the recommendations of the committee, and that transparency in important decision-making by the Cabinet will become more evident.
If the proposed decision is moved to the Cabinet it allows for real political questioning on the STP issue, which is far more difficult to do at the Scrutiny Committee if recommendations are to be agreed by all the various parties.
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