The
Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee acts as the Council’s
Overview and Scrutiny Committee with all the powers under Part 3 of
the Local Authorities (Committee System) (England) Regulations
2012, and discharges the functions under section 19 of the Police
and Justice Act 2006 (local authority scrutiny of crime and
disorder matters). Without prejudice to the generality of the
above, the terms of reference include those matters set out
below:
1
Responsible to scrutinise major Corporate projects as identified
and agreed by the Policy, Projects and Resources
Committee.
2 To
report to the Policy, Projects and Resources Committee on the
progress of the major Corporate projects and to make relevant
recommendations.
3 To
establish working groups (in line with agreed protocols) to
undertake the major Corporate projects work programme, including
setting their terms of reference, the reporting arrangements, and
to co-ordinate and review the work of the working groups.
4
Responsibility for the monitoring of Council service performance,
including Performance Indicators, Formal Complaints and Freedom of
Information requests, making reports if required to any committee,
or sub-committee, any officer of the Local Authority, or any joint
committee on which the Local Authority is represented, or any
sub-committee of such a committee.
5 To
review and/or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in
connection with the discharge of any functions of the Local
Authority.
6 To deal
with those issues raised through the ‘Councillor Call for
Action’ scheme in line with agreed protocols and
procedures.
7 To
review and/or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in
connection with the discharge by the responsible authorities of
their crime and disorder functions.
8 To make
reports or recommendations to the Local Authority with respect to
the discharge by the responsible authorities of their crime and
disorder functions.