Committee details
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Purpose of committee
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.
Membership
- Councillor James Walsh (Chair)
- Councillor Honor Brooker
- Councillor Philip Brooker (Vice-Chair)
- Councillor Jason Fenwick
- Councillor Lizzie Griffiths
- Councillor Gillian Harwood
- Councillor Steven Lee
- Councillor Maddy Redpath
- Councillor Joanne Shaw
- Councillor Katie Steel
- Councillor Dominique Williams
- Councillor Sue Wyeth-Price
- Councillor Bilal Akhtar (Substitute)
- Councillor Phil Bellamy (Substitute)
- Councillor Dawn Bennett (Substitute)
- Councillor Joss Bigmore (Substitute)
- Councillor David Bilbe (Substitute)
- Councillor James Brooker (Substitute)
- Councillor Ruth Brothwell (Substitute)
- Councillor Yves de Contades (Substitute)
- Councillor Amanda Creese (Substitute)
- Councillor Geoff Davis (Substitute)
- Councillor Matt Furniss (Substitute)
- Councillor Stephen Hives (Substitute)
- Councillor Bob Hughes (Substitute)
- Councillor James Jones (Substitute)
- Councillor Vanessa King (Substitute)
- Councillor Sandy Lowry (Substitute)
- The Mayor, Councillor Masuk Miah (Substitute)
- Councillor Richard Mills OBE (Substitute)
- Councillor Danielle Newson (Substitute)
- Councillor Patrick Oven (Substitute)
- Councillor David Shaw (Substitute)
- Councillor Howard Smith (Substitute)
- Councillor Cait Taylor (Substitute)
- Councillor Jane Tyson (Substitute)
- Councillor Sallie Barker MBE (Substitute)
- Councillor Keith Witham (Substitute)
- Councillor Catherine Young (Substitute)
- James Dearling (Secretary)
Contact information
Support officer: James Dearling, Tel no: 01483 444141 Email: james.dearling@guildford.gov.uk.