Committee details
Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel
Membership
- Councillor Dine Romero (Chair)
- Councillor Liz Hardman (Vice-Chair)
- Councillor Paul Crossley
- Councillor Dave Harding
- Councillor Ruth Malloy
- Councillor Lesley Mansell
- Councillor Joanna Wright
- Councillor Onkar Saini
- Councillor Bharat Pankhania
- Chris Batten (Co-opted Member, non-voting)
- Kevin Burnett (Co-opted Member, non-voting)
Purpose of committee
Overview & Scrutiny is the name given to the system of checks and balances implemented to monitor and review the activity of the Cabinet and also assist them in developing policy.
Overview & Scrutiny has two key roles:
Overview:
- To assist the Council and Cabinet in the development of new policy
- To assist the Cabinet by giving comments on issues identified as "Key Decisions" prior to a decision being made
- To contribute to major service reviews at scoping and "key issues" stages
- To assist the Cabinet by giving comments on selected Service & Budget Plans at their draft stage
Scrutiny:
- Scrutinise performance management information to ensure that the Council is performing to agreed targets and to agreed Action Plans
- Determine "call-ins" of decisions made but not yet implemented by the Cabinet or an officer
- Scrutinise particular "Key Decisions" and other aspects of Cabinet activity to ensure compliance with agreed Council policies and plans.
- Evaluate the impact of Council and or Cabinet decisions and policies
Remit:
Membership:
Membership: 5 Liberal Democrat Members; 2 Conservative Members, 1 Labour Member and 1 Green Member.
Chair is nominee of the Conservative Group; Vice Chair is nominee of Liberal Democrat Group
Links to further information;
Contact information
Support officer: Mark Durnford. Email: mark_durnford@bathnes.gov.uk 01225 394458
Phone: 01225 394458
Email: democratic_services@bathnes.gov.uk