The new Kirklees Scrutiny website was laucnched today 27th June.
· Find out about how Scrutiny works in Kirklees
· Get up to date information about the work Scrutiny is doing
· Find out how to get involved in Scrutiny
· Find out dates of Scrutiny meetings
· Subscribe to receive regular updates by e-mail
In Kirklees, Overview and Scrutiny is a Councillor led non-party political process by which the Council looks at its own performance, and that of other public sector services, to check how well they are doing. As part of the Council’s governance arrangements Scrutiny acts as a ‘critical friend’ to the Executive decision makers.
Overview and Scrutiny gives an important role to all councillors who do not hold Cabinet posts and has a number of key roles to play:-
Holding to account the Council’s Cabinet and other decision makers
Policy review and development
Challenging performance and reviewing quality
Reflecting the voice and concerns of the public