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Introduction Introduction
What is Overview and Scrutiny What is Overview and Scrutiny
What Overview and Scrutiny is not What Overview and Scrutiny is not
Overview and Scrutiny In Leicestershire - word doc. Overview and Scrutiny In Leicestershire - word doc.
What Scrutiny Does What Scrutiny Does
Undertaking Overview and Scrutiny Undertaking Overview and Scrutiny
Appendix A - PDF File Appendix A - PDF File
Appendix B Appendix B
Appendix C Appendix C
Appendix D Appendix D
Appendix E Appendix E
Appendix F Appendix F
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A GUIDE TO OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY OF COUNTY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS IN LEICESTERSHIRE

INDEX

1. Introduction.
2. What is Overview and Scrutiny?
3. What Overview and Scrutiny is not.
4. Overview and Scrutiny in Leicestershire. (word doc 32KB)
5. What Scrutiny does:
  a)  Holding the Executive to account.
  b)  Commenting on Key Plans and Policies.
  c)  Scrutiny of the Budget.
6. Undertaking Overview and Scrutiny.
  a)  Sources of Information.
  b)  Planning Scrutiny Meetings.
  c)  Conducting Meetings.
  d)  Outcomes from Scrutiny Meetings.
  e)  Scrutiny Review Panels.

Appendices

A. Note on the Call-in of Key Decisions. (PDF File 26.77KB)
B. Checklist for challenging the contents of plans.
C. Protocol on exchange of information between the Executive and Overview and Scrutiny.
D. Checklist for challenging the contents of reports.
E. Procedure for conducting reviews.
F. Protocol for inviting witnesses to attend committee meetings.

further information
Contact: Democratic Services
Tel: 0116 305 6037
E-mail: chiefexecs@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
24 August 2007
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