Whether you have just started working for a Council or have many years of service there’s a very good chance that no one has ever explained what scrutiny is all about. We’ve recognised that we need to raise awareness amongst council staff about the scrutiny function, the work it involves, and its impact. […]
Five principles for agile scrutiny
May 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
When Swansea Council introduced a single committee for scrutiny in November 2012 the idea was simple – to have a model that was member led, responsive, flexible and able to involve every backbench councillor according to their interests. This idea has since been developed and refined into what we think is an effective and distinctive […]
Supporting local democracy and good governance
July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Our annual report for the last 12 months has now been published. It gives a summary of what we have done, the feedback we have received and the things we want to improve in future. It is an important document for us. It shows that we are transparent in our work and open to scrutiny! […]
Making scrutiny more user friendly
March 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We have introduced a new publications page for scrutiny and we think it is a really neat way of making the process more open, transparent and accessible. You can find the page here. We now use this page to publish all scrutiny agenda packs, letters and reports and the responses that Cabinet provides back to […]
8 things we learnt from the Welsh Assembly about public engagement
February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This post is a summary of some of the things we learnt from a good practice session with the Welsh Assembly. We hope it will be of value to other scrutineers looking at how to improve public engagement. About the session All of us in the Scrutiny Team along with Councillors Mary Jones and Paxton […]