Joint Member and Officer Overview & Scrutiny Network
- Introduction
- Next meeting
- Last meetings
- Contacts
- A-Z of subjects scrutinised
- Work programmes
- Scrutiny guides
Introduction
The aim of the Network is to assist our member authorities by offering an opportunity to discuss and exchange information and best practice around scrutiny, and identify key issues.
SEE facilitates meetings of the network biannually, where we discuss relevant topics and developments, and also provide a range of interesting speakers.
Next meeting
The next meeting will be held on 13 October 2010 at London Councils, 59.5 Southwark Street, London.
Last meeting
A Joint Officer and Member Overview and Scrutiny Network meeting was held on 30 March 2010.
Notes of Meeting 
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Action Points 112Kb
The group heard several presentations:
Mentoring Programme for Councillors 269Kb - Sian Campbell, SEE
Councillor Call for Action 1000Kb - Cllr Brian Bedwell and David Lowe, West Berkshire
West Berkshire CCfA eligibility criteria 12Kb
West Berkshire's CCfA protocol 22Kb
CAA and the Role of Scrutiny 1Mb - Elizabeth Hale, Audit Commission
Contacts
To become a member of the network or for further information, please contact Helen Looker.
A-Z of subjects scrutinised
We would like authorities to keep us posted of these (a short summary by email please) as they complete the scrutiny process. Other authorities approaching a similar review can then make contact for hints and guidance, details of expert witnesses used, and so on.
A-Z of subjects scrutinised 53Kb
We also work closely with the Centre for Public Scrutiny, who maintain a national database of reviews. For more details see <http://www.cfps.org.uk/reviews/index.php.
Work programmes
We are interested in receiving work programmes from authorities to see how they have scheduled their scrutiny reviews for the year. Here are some recent examples:
Eastleigh Borough Council - Social Policy Scrutiny Panel Work Programme 43Kb
Eastleigh Borough Council - Resources Scrutiny Panel Work Programme 53Kb
Eastleigh Borough Council - Environment and Transport Scrutiny Panel Work Programme 47Kb
Eastleigh Borough Council - Performance Review Scrutiny Panel Work Programme 51Kb
Horsham District Council - Work Programme 36Kb
Scrutiny guides
Horsham District Council - Scrutiny Guide 153Kb
Horsham District Council - Scrutiny at Horsham DC 149Kb
Worthing Borough Council - Scrutiny Handbook 672Kb
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