Local Government - Overview and Scrutiny
The overview and scrutiny function has proved to be one of the greatest challenges facing local authorities.
Not only does it represent an entirely new way of working for elected Members, it also requires a wide variety of skills and abilities.
A vibrant and robust scrutiny function is a key feature of modern local government and one which requires real commitment from elected Members and Senior Officers. A successful scrutiny function will be based on a shared vision of what overview and scrutiny means to your Authority. It will have a real and meaningful Work Programme.
Members who have had appropriate training and the commitment of your Corporate Management Team and Executive. An external intervention can help considerably in establishing effective overview and scrutiny by providing an objective overview of what has been achieved to date and recommendations for future improvement.
Why choose the Kelly Partnership?
We bring unique experience of the Overview and Scrutiny function and we can observe and analyse the effectiveness of your current scrutiny provision and work with you to identify an exciting programme of improvement. Interventions may include:
- Working with Officers and Members to achieve a shared vision of what overview and scrutiny means to your Authority.
- Addressing issues relating to Overview and Scrutiny Work Programmes and Agendas to ensure that the scrutiny function is adding value to the work of your Authority.
- Enhancing the Chairing skills of elected Members.
- Building a successful “team work” approach amongst Members of Overview and Scrutiny Committees to ensure that they are working efficiently and effectively.
- Addressing issues relating to the relationship between scrutiny Members and the Executive.
- Honing Members skills in investigation and analysis of evidence/information.
- Identifying ways of ensuring effective reporting of scrutiny reviews.