How will scrutiny work at corporate and area level?
At County level, three scrutiny committees are proposed to cover unitary council responsibilities on a functional basis. They will review executive decisions made on county wide and regional matters. We also anticipate there will be a separate county wide scrutiny committee for health. At area level, scrutiny will be undertaken by the area committee. Its focus will be to oversee the service delivery at area level and to respond to important local issues. It will also provide an important interface with the community forum and refer issues to the central scrutiny committee as appropriate. A key task of the area committee in its first year will be to develop effective arrangements for scrutiny at area levels.
