Overview and Scrutiny Committee

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet on Thursday 11 September 2025 to discuss health contributions, the audio visual system at West Suffolk House, appointments to outside scrutiny bodies, the Cabinet's decisions plan, and the committee...

14 Jul 2025

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 14 July 2025 5.00 pm

23 attendees · 26 documents · 0 media files

06 Mar 2025

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 6 March 2025 5.00 pm

21 attendees · 11 documents · 0 media files

16 Jan 2025

Meeting Rescheduled to Monday 16 December 2024 at Stanton Village Hall, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 16 January 2025 5.00 pm

POSTPONED

This meeting has been postponed.

16 Dec 2024

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 16 December 2024 5.00 pm

The meeting will include an update on the committee's work programme, a presentation of the Cabinet's forward plan of key decisions, and a review of rural bus services in West Suffolk.

07 Nov 2024

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 7 November 2024 5.00 pm

19 attendees · 16 documents · 1 media file

About

Overview and Scrutiny aims to promote open and transparent decision-making, democratic accountability and to hold the Cabinet to account for its actions. The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is responsible for ensuring that the overview and scrutiny process is operating effectively and is making a difference for local people. It is led by elected councillors, who carry out work both in committee and outside of the formal committee process. Overview and Scrutiny Members are not Members of the Council’s Cabinet and do not make executive decisions, but they set their own agenda and can make recommendations to Cabinet/Cabinet Members/Council for policy development and improvement. Scrutiny does not just look at the way the Council does things, it can look at anything that affects the lives of people in West Suffolk and allows residents to have a greater say in Council matters. Each year the Committee produces a Scrutiny Annual Report which sets out an overview of its work.