Overview & Scrutiny
Overview and Scrutiny was set up when new arrangements were put
in place for Local Authorities. Overview and Scrutiny is about
councillors working together with local people, businesses, service
partners and the community to improve policies and services. It can
be a powerful tool for empowering communities and enabling local
people, through the elected members, to have a say in decisions
which affect their day to day lives.
The key roles of Overview and Scrutiny include:
- Holding the Executive to account
- Monitoring and reviewing policies
- Reviewing Council services in order to obtain better
outcomes for the community
Allerdale Borough Council has two Overview and Scrutiny
Committees:
Annual Report and Work Plan
The Overview and Scrutiny Committees produce an annual report,
detailing the reviews that they have carried out over the
year. If you would like to browse the annual report, it can
be found in the downloadable documents section
at the bottom of this page.
If you would like to view the proposed
topics that the committees will be looking at in 2008 -
2009, the current work
plan can also be found in the downloadable
documents section at the bottom of this page.
Raise an issue
Please feel free to suggest an item for the Overview and
Scrutiny committees to consider. While your suggestion will be
given serious consideration, please be aware that the committees
may not always be able to take it on as a work plan item.
If you wish to raise an issue for consideration by Overview
and Scrutiny, please fill in the request for an agenda item form at
the bottom of this page.
All Overview & Scrutiny meetings are open to the public
unless otherwise stated (i.e. confidential matters are being
discussed) and all members of the public are welcome to come along.
Find out where and when the
next meeting will be.
Councillor Call for Action
Recent legislation has come in to force which allows a
Councillor to raise an issue in their ward with the scrutiny
committees. For further information on Councillor Call for Action
please see the Councillor Call for Action
pages.