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Committee details

Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee

Purpose of committee

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.

 

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