Overview & Scrutiny
Are there any of the Council's services that could be
improved?
Scrutiny is a process that allows Councillors to look at the
quality of services that affect the lives of people of
Allerdale.
The Local Government Act enabled local authorities to set up new
arrangements examining issues, developing policy and holding the
Executive to account. Allerdale Borough Council takes these powers
very seriously. Overview and Scrutiny is about councillors working
together with local people, businesses, service partners and the
community to improve policies and services. We believe Scrutiny can
make a difference! Overview and Scrutiny Reviews involve looking at
issues in detail, searching out best practice in Councils and other
similar organisations and coming up with ideas for improvements and
change. Councillors will take evidence and research from a range of
sources and will draw together their conclusions at the end of a
review in a report. Co-Chairs of Community Overview &
Scrutiny Co-Chairs of Corporate Overview & Scrutiny:
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| Cllr Barbara Cannon |
Cllr Trevor Fee |
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| Cllr Nik Hardy |
Cllr Tim Heslop |
Overview and Scrutiny Committees
Allerdale has two Overview and Scrutiny Committees
More
information about the two overview and Scrutiny Committees and
other committees
Calendar Of Meetings Agendas/Minutes
of previous meetings
How does Overview & Scrutiny
Work?
A
guide to the overview
and scrutiny process can be download at the bottom of this
page.
Raise an issue
Should you wish to raise an issue for consideration by Overview and
Scrutiny, please
fill in the
form at the bottom of this page.
Other Useful Websites!
http://www.cfps.org.uk The
Centre for Public Scrutiny was created to promote the value of
Scrutiny in modern and effective government. This is a useful well
designed and easy to navigate website which offers useful resources
and information.
www.nlgn.org.uk The New Local
Government Network is a non-profit independent think tank
founded in 1996 by a small group of senior local government figures
whose aim is to make local government more relevant and credible to
local people.
www.info4local.gov.uk
Information for Local Government from Central Government is a one
stop portal for local authorities to get quick access to the
information they need on the web-sites of central government
departments, agencies and public bodies.
Allerdale Borough Council
