Overview and Scrutiny is a process of monitoring what decision-makers are doing, and ensuring transparency has taken place.
How does overview and scrutiny work?
Anyone can suggest an issue to be scrutinised.
The issue could be a council service or an issue that you feel the council should take a lead in improving.
A prioritisation framework is used by Councillors to decide and rank in order the issues that are considered to be most in need of scrutiny.
Issues are considered by committees that meet every six weeks - the Overview and Scrutiny Board (scrutinising issues such as regeneration and employment, education matters, crime and disorder and health issues), and the Performance and Value for Money Select Committee that makes sure Council services are value for money.