Scrutiny

Scrutiny is an independent, councillor-led function working with local people to improve services.

Scrutiny acts as a check and balance on local decision-making. Councillors work to identify ways to improve services for local people.When undertaking scrutiny, councillors work across party lines.

Scrutiny is carried out through a mixture of formal committee meetings and informal working groups.

On these pages, you can:

• find out about what scrutiny is
• find out about who is involved in scrutiny
• read about our current projects
• find out how to get involved
• read our previous reports