HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL'S EDUCATION
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
(As from May 05 issues are now
considered by the Children’s Services Scrutiny
Committee)
The Council has established
Scrutiny Committees for Education, Environment, Health, Social Care
and Housing and Social and Economic Development.
A Strategic Monitoring Committee
scrutinises Policy and Finance matters and co-ordinates the work of
these Committees.
The purpose of the Committees is
to ensure the accountability and transparency of the Council's
decision making process.
The principal roles of Scrutiny Committees are
to
·
Help in developing
Council policy
·
Probe, investigate, test the options and ask the
difficult questions before and after decisions are taken
·
Look in more detail at areas of concern which may
have been raised by the Cabinet itself, by other Councillors or by
members of the public
·
"call in" decisions -
this is a statutory power which gives Scrutiny Committees the right
to place a decision on hold pending further scrutiny.
·
Review performance of the Council
·
Conduct Best Value reviews
·
Undertake external scrutiny work engaging partners
and the public
Formal
meetings of the Committees are held in public.
The Education Scrutiny Committee
review the Education programme area.
Please contact Mr. Paul James,
Committee Officer (Scrutiny) on (01432) 260460 or email: pjames@herefordshire.gov.uk