Last night we had our first Overview & Scrutiny Committee (OSC) meeting since the election. This is an update on how the meeting went. I blogged last week about how I wanted to improve OSC by producing more real recommendations for improving services and making the proceedings of the committee more open. We agreed a number of changes (including making progress on streaming meetings live online) and then set out our work programme for the coming year. OSC will start by taking an in-depth look at the following: - School places across the borough - The implementation of free gym use and swimming - The council's procurement strategy (what services are contracted out and how is this done) - The detail of how Southwark Council will deliver on the pledge to build 11,000 new council homes - The quality and speed of responses to casework raised on behalf of residents. We will also be looking at numerous other issues as and when they arise. For example, next month