The Overview and Scrutiny
Committee does not make decisions, but
does scrutinise decisions made by the Executive Committee or the
Lead Councillors. The Committee can undertake reviews and in-depth
investigations in order to provide
advice and recommendations.
In general, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee
undertakes the following activities:
·
Scrutinising the decisions of the Executive Committee and Lead Councillors
throughout the decision-making process.
·
Contributing to policy
development by examining performance and policy outcomes against
local service need and provision.
·
Reviewing Council services
to ensure they are achieving customer satisfaction, value for money
delivering performance, and meeting standards.
·
Reviewing
how effectively the
Council delivers services with external agencies.
·
Appointing sub-committees to fulfil
overview and scrutiny functions.
·
Maintaining a work programme so as to ensure that the time of the Committee is
effectively and efficiently utilised.
·
Undertaking investigations into such
matters relating to the Council’s functions and powers
as:
(i)
may be referred by the
Council/Leader/Executive; or
(ii) has
been referred to the Committee because of the councillor
“call-in” procedure set out in the Overview and
Scrutiny Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Constitution.