Terms of reference
a)
To contribute to the development of, and review of,
the Council’s community plan, including the review of
performance against targets.
b)
To examine how the Council engages with the
community, including reviewing and monitoring the effectiveness of
the Council’s communication and consultation strategy, and
other strategies that have an impact on relationships with the
public.
c)
To consider how the Council develops relationships
with its partners and review the effectiveness of those
partnerships in contributing to the Council’s vision and
objectives.
d)
To scrutinise the work and decisions of the
partnerships that the Council is involved in.
e)
To prepare responses to consultation, for
consideration by the executive, on any matter that affects
community services in the district, including education and
health.
f)
To act as the Council’s Crime and Disorder
Committee and to meet for that purpose at least once a
year.
g)
To co-opt members and determine whether they are
entitled to vote on any matter, in accordance with the Crime and
Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Regulations 2009.
h)
To review and scrutinise the executive’s
decisions, including prior scrutiny of proposed executive decisions
and decisions made by committees and officers.
i)
To contribute to the development of the Budget and
other financial strategies, and review the performance of the
executive against the Budget and other financial
targets.
j)
To contribute to, and review, the development of the
Council’s corporate management policies, including risk
management and corporate governance policies and strategies, and to
review the performance against targets, and review the
effectiveness of the policies and strategies over time.
k)
To contribute to, and review, the Council’s
performance plan and performance management system.
l)
To exercise the right, set out in the
‘Call-in’ rule of procedure, contained in Part 6 and 7
of this Constitution, to call-in, for review, and recommend, for
re-consideration, any decisions made by the executive but not
implemented.