Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services (up to October 2025)

Effective overview and scrutiny should: · provide constructive ‘critical friend’ challenge · amplify the voices and concerns of the public · be led by independent people who take responsibility for their role · drive improvement in public services and strategic decision-making Successful scrutiny should enhance accountability and ensure transparency of decision-making, contribute to service improvement, and act as a check and balance on decision-makers. Although Overview and Scrutiny Committees do not take decisions, they have a role in policy development as well as holding the Executive to account. Guildford’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees fulfil their general remit in relation to the following service areas:

Committee

Remit

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources

Communications & Customer Services Housing Services Assets & Property Finance Legal & Democratic Services Organisational Development Council owned Companies

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services This Committee is the Council’s designated crime and disorder committee under Section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006.

Community Services Environmental Services Regulatory Services Commercial Services Regeneration and Planning Policy Planning Development

If an item within the remit of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services has substantial revenue or capital funding implications then the Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources may, with the agreement of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services, assume responsibility for its scrutiny.