Scrutiny

Every council has a scrutiny process in place, which involves a committee or a number of committees made up of councillors. These committees hold the council's decision-makers to account publicly.

If you would like to suggest an item for scrutiny then download the scrutiny suggestion form.

About scrutiny

The Lambeth scrutiny system explained, including scrutiny committees and sub-committees.

Our scrutiny committees

Lambeth has six scrutiny committees: the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, which oversees and co-ordinates the work of the sub-committees and the scrutiny function in general; and five cross-cutting sub-committees, which cover issues arising from all our services.

Scrutiny - get involved

How you can get involved in helping to improve Lambeth.

Scrutiny commissions

Every year the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and sub-committees agree on areas for in depth investigation and review. For each of these topics an individual commission (a working group) with between three and five non-Cabinet councillors is set up.

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