Apply the one-page decision standard and report standard to every committee paper

Monitoring officer and legal: Apply the one-page decision standard and report standard to every committee paper. Starts when: A paper is submitted for an agenda. Steps: Author drafts to the standard (decision required, why now, five sourced facts, financial effect, up to three options, risk, recommendation, implementation); Monitoring Officer checks page limit and mandatory sections; Return a non-compliant paper with the reason; Log; Publish. Done when: Two consecutive cycles show compliant packs and every return is logged with a reason. Rules that apply: Review recommendations on agenda size and report quality (Barnet 2, 15, 16).