Statutory Scrutiny Guidance and Scrutiny Healthcheck
To consider the most recent statutory guidance relating to overview and scrutiny, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in May 2019, alongside the ‘Scrutiny Healthcheck’ report undertaken by the former chairmen and vice-chairmen of the council’s overview and scrutiny committees from 2018/19.
Minutes:
Consideration was given to the Statutory Scrutiny Guidance published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in May 2019, as well as the Scrutiny Healthcheck report composed by the former chairmen and vice-chairmen of the council’s overview and scrutiny committees in 2018/19.
Members discussed the recommendations within the Scrutiny Healthcheck report and affirmed which committees and bodies each one should be referred to.
RESOLVED –
1 That the Statutory Scrutiny Guidance of May 2019 be noted.
2 That the committee endorse the Scrutiny Healthcheck report and its recommendations, and ask that the Head of Democratic Services and Governance (Statutory Scrutiny Officer) appropriately administer the recommendations.
Supporting documents:
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Covering Report - Stat Scrutiny Guidance & Healthcheck, item 41.
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Appendix A - Statutory Scrutiny Guidance (May 2019), item 41.
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Appendix B - Overview and Scrutiny Healthcheck, item 41.
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Appendix B (1) - Scrutiny Health Check Survey Results, item 41.
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Appendix B (2) - Scrutiny Healthcheck Interviews (anonymised notes), item 41.
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Appendix B (3) - Overview and Scrutiny Committee Structure, item 41.
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Appendix B (4) - Comparison of overview and scrutiny functions at similarly sized unitary authorities, item 41.
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Appendix B (5) - Breakdown of work undertaken by the overview and scrutiny committees since 2014, item 41.
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Appendix B (6) - Report by Professors Leach and Copus, item 41.
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