Scrutiny Library

Scrutiny Library

Agenda Papers and Minutes

The links below take you to the meeting schedules for the Overview and Scrutiny Commission and the Panels. You can then click on a meeting date to access the relevant agenda papers and minutes.

• Overview and Scrutiny
• Governance Panel
• Performance Panel
• Councillor Call for Action, (CCfA) Panel

Annual Reports and other documents

• Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2009/2010 (pdf. 2538kb)
• Overview and Scrutiny at Harrogate Borough Council Leaflet (pdf.790kb) 
• Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2008/2009  (pdf.959kb)
• Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2007/2008   (pdf. 923kb)
• Community and Partners Annual Report 2007/2008  (pdf.398kb)
• Organisation Improvement and Environment Annual Report 2007/2008    (pdf. 296kb)
• Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2006/07 ( pdf. 692kb)
• Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2005/06 (pdf.395kb)
• Overview and Scrutiny Combined Annual Report  2003/04 and 2004/05 (pdf.297kb) 

Scrutiny Before 2009

• Community and Partners
• Organisation Improvement and Environment
• Corporate

Reviews

Here are direct links to some of the major reviews undertaken by the commissions and other documentation:

• Review of Memorial Safety Consultation Process Final Report (doc.133kb) - review of the Council's policy on memorial safety in its cemeteries and closed churchyards.
• HIC Breakout Space Final Report  (doc.153kb) - review of the processes and procedures concerning the Council's construction contracts in the light of the HIC Breakout Space Scheme
• Traffic Panel Final Report (doc.163kb) - investigation into traffic problems along Wetherby Road/Skipton Road, Harrogate
• GM Food Final Report (doc.118kb)- an investigation into whether the Council should become a Genetically Modified (GM) Free Council.
• Recruitment and Retention Panel Final Report (pdf.100kb) - review to consider the recruitment and retention issues facing the Council. Appendices available on request

Overview & Scrutiny Training

Information about training events that have been held recently:

• Effective Financial and Budget Scrutiny
• CDRP
• CCFA
• Getting to Grips with the Annual Budget. (10th November 2009)       pdf 6.61 MB

Advice for Members of the Scrutiny Commission:

• Chairing Skills : (pdf 334kb published by IDeA)
• Performance Management (pdf 387kb published by IDeA)
• Scrutiny of Finance (pdf 1.8mb published by IDeA)
• Scrutiny of External Bodies (pdf 695kb published by IDeA)
• Local Area Agreements (pdf 2.1mb published by IDeA)
• Community Safety  (pdf 1.2mb published by IDeA)
• Ambitious Local Government- Changes since 2006 white paper (1.6mb published by IDeA)

• Why Scrutiny Matters (pdf 85.4kb published by CfPS)
• Hard nut to crack? making Overview and Scrutiny work (102kb published by LGA)
• Guidance for District Councils (70kb published by CfPS)
• Effective public Scrutiny in multi-level governance (369kb published by CfPS)
• External Scrutiny: the voice in the crowded room (303kb published by CfPS)

Successful Scrutiny Awards (Good Practice):

• Successful Scrutiny Awards: 2007  (575kb published by CfPS)
• Successful Scrutiny Awards: 2008 (1.85 MB published by CfPS)
• Successful Scrutiny Awards: 2009  (3.39 MB published by CfPS)

The Call in Procedure:

• Research Report 1 - The Call In Procedure(404kb published by CfPS)

Assessing Evidence:

• CfPS - Ten questions to ask if you're assessing evidence(428kb published by CfPS)
• Putting it into Practice: The Questioning Technique (205kb published by CfPS)

How Scrutiny can make a difference:

• Equal to the Task: How Overview and Scrutiny can help local authorities meet their equality and diversity duties (605kb published by CfPS)

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