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.

The committees' membership reflects the political balance of the council.

A summary of the remit of each committee is provided below along with a link to their latest work programmes. Previous agendas, reports and minutes can be accessed by clicking on the name of each committee

Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee

• Oversees the work of the other five scrutiny sub-committees and the commissions.
• The council’s strategic direction
• Partnerships, policy and performance
• Regeneration and economic development.

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:

• Education in Lambeth.
• Children's social services and youth 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:

• Environmental services (including streets, transport and waste disposal).
• Crime and the activities of the Safer Lambeth Partnership.
• Cultural services including libraries, parks and leisure.

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

Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee

• Revenue and capital resource management
• Asset management
• Auditing arrangements.

View the Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee latest work programme.

Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee

• The provision and management of healthcare services in Lambeth.
• Health and wellbeing issues affecting residents and those working in the borough.
• Adult social care.

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

Housing Scrutiny Sub-Committee

• The provision, planning and management of housing, and non-council properties.

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.

Information on the joint health scrutiny committees undertaken in 2005 and 2009.