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What is Overview and Scrutiny?
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee enables elected Members to undertake reviews of services and to scrutinise matters affecting South Derbyshire.
It offers an extra dimension to decision-making in local government and has an important contribution to make to service improvement. The Committee's role is externally focussed in the main, working with Councillors, officers, partners, other organisations and individuals. It reviews services both at the Council and in other organisations that affect residents of South Derbyshire, to ensure that they best meet the community's needs
Scrutiny's role and powers have been extended in recent years. The introduction of Local Area Agreements, the Councillor Call for Action and scrutiny of Crime and Disorder issues are specific examples.
Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Cllr Mrs. Amy Plenderleith (Chairman)
Cllr Neil Atkin (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Sean Bambrick
Cllr Mrs. Jean Mead
Cllr Roy Bell
Cllr Mrs Lisa Brown
Cllr Mrs. Julie Patten
Cllr Robert Pearson
Work Programme
The Committee sets an annual work programme, which is reviewed at each meeting. Planned review areas for the year ahead include:
- Cultural Facilities and Services - A review of the new Leisure Contract
- Swadlincote Woodlands scheme
- Bringing Empty Properties Back into Use
- Housing Benefits - Costs falling to SDDC
- Review of Funded Voluntary Organisations
- Treasury Management Aspects of HRA Self-financing
- Crime and Disorder Scrutiny
Would you like to be involved in Overview and Scrutiny work?
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee conducts its work in an open forum and to improve services, it encourages the public to get involved. Meetings are usually held on Wednesday evenings, at the Civic Offices in Swadlincote or at other times, dates and venues in the community. If you would like to be involved in the Committee's work, or you wish to raise an important community issue, please contact us via email committees@south-derbys.gov.uk providing as much information as possible.
Further information and useful links
Use the following links to see further details about the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, its Members, Meetings, supporting documents, and the Council Procedure Rules.
A national perspective on the role, responsibilities and achievements overview and scrutiny may be obtained from the Centre for Public Scrutiny http://www.cfps.org.uk
Contact details
Democratic Services
Tel: 01283 595722
E-mail: committees@south-derbys.gov.uk
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