The report provided the 2017/18 updated draft work programme for members consideration and was attached at Appendix A (of the report).

Members noted that the workplan was a timeline of the latest and proposed working position of the working groups and not the actual timeline of the subject matter or project being reviewed. These timelines were subject to change depending on the work and outcomes of the working groups.

The Committee was requested to consider the draft work programme at Appendix A (of the report) and agree any amendments.

As agreed at the 21.11.17 Corporate Projects Scrutiny, Min 167 refers, notes from any Working Group meetings be appended to the agenda. The Town Centre Working Group notes from the meetings on the 6^th December 2017 and 23^rd January 2018 were attached as Appendix B (of the report).

Mrs Anderson gave a verbal update on the Leisure Strategy as requested from the Policy, Projects and Resources Committee on 12^th March 2018.

(Cllr Reed declared an interest as he is an employee of Brentwood Leisure Trust and Cllr Ms Rowlands declared an interest as she is a trustee for Brentwood Leisure Trust).

Cllr Mrs Pound MOVED and Cllr Reed SECONDED the recommendation in the report and following a full discussion it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

2.1 That the Committee considers the Corporate Projects Scrutiny updated work programme 2017/18 attached at Appendix A (of the report) and agree any amendments for approval.

2.2 To note any Working Group meeting notes that have taken place during the period from the last committee meeting as attached at Appendix B (of the report).

Reasons for Recommendation

The Constitution required that the Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee agreed its work programme at each meeting of the Committee.