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Questions were raised as follows -

In response to a Member’s request that development training sessions be set up, the Chamberlain informed the Committee that several training opportunities were available, notably in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and that she would speak to the Chairman after the meeting to discuss options. The Chairman added that he would like to introduce “open door surgery sessions for Members on a weekly basis, where Members could meet the Chamberlain and the Chairman in a more informal setting to raise questions and discuss relevant issues. Further details would be provided by the Committee Clerk in due course.

Separately, in response to the need for a stand-alone section on value-for-money and benefits realisation within Committee Reports, the Chairman stressed that where possible, Reports should give this prominence, and, officers, in general, should be focussing on value-for-money as a core priority.