Wednesday 30 May 2012

Scrutiny

Our scrutiny committees

We have 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. These committees are made up of local councillors.

Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Monitors the physical, social and economic environment, and regeneration and enterprise in Lambeth.
Has ultimate responsibility for reviewing the council's finances, performance management and policy development issues.
Oversees the work of the other five scrutiny sub-committees and the commissions.

View the Overview Scrutiny Sub-Committee's latest work programme.

Children and Young People's Service Scrutiny Sub-Committee

This sub-committee is concerned with:

The provision, planning and management of education in Lambeth.
The provision, planning and management of children's and youth services in social services.

View the Children and Young People's Service Scrutiny Sub-Committee latest work programme .

Environment and Community Safety Scrutiny Sub-Committee

This sub-committee is concerned with:

The provision, planning and management of borough-wide and strategic environmental services (including parks, streets, transport and waste disposal).
Crime and the safety of the borough's residents.
The provision, planning and management of arts and culture.

View the Environment and Community Safety Scrutiny Sub-Committee latest work programme.

Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee

This sub-committee undertakes scrutiny of the council's finance and spending across the various council departments. It oversees the council's management of it's income, capital, borrowing and resources, as well as its arrangements for financial auditing.

View the Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee latest work programme.

Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee

This sub-committee is concerned with:

The provision and management of Healthcare Services in Lambeth.
Health and wellbeing issues affecting the residents and those working in the borough.
The planning and management of adult training and adult social care.

View the Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee latest work programme.

Housing Scrutiny Sub-Committee

This committee is concerned with:

The provision, planning and management of housing, non-council properties and the built environment.

View the Housing Scrutiny Sub-Committee latest work programme.

Additional committees

Joint Health Scrutiny Committees

Local authority health scrutiny committees are required, under a direction from the Secretary of State to establish a Joint Health Scrutiny Committee to consider and respond to proposals for developments or variations to health services that affect more than one local authority area, and which are considered 'substantial' by the health scrutiny committees for those areas affected by the proposals.

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 (working group) with between three and five non-Cabinet councillors is set up.