1st Report - Effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees
- HC No.
- HC 369
- Published
- 15 Dec 2017
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- No government response is linked to this report.
Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Overview and scrutiny in local government
Closed
Opened 13 Sep 2017
Closed 5 Feb 2018
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
These committees were created by the Local Government Act 2000 to balance the increased powers of Leaders and Cabinets, but their performance has varied across councils. We have found that the most significant factor in determining whether or not scrutiny committees are effective is the organisational culture of a particular council. Having a positive culture where it is universally recognised that scrutiny can play a productive part in the decision-making process is vital and such an approach is common in all of the examples of effective scrutiny that we identified. Evidence received in the last Parliament .
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 13 September 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 1st Report - Effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees on 15 December 2017.
The government's response
No government response is linked to this report.
Reports
All reportsEvidence
- 3 oral evidence sessionsLatest 6 November 2017
Recent activity
- Letter from the Chair to the LGA on the effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees, 11 Janaury 201816 January 2018, Correspondence
- Letter from Local Government Association to the Chair on the effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees, 20 December 201716 January 2018, Correspondence
- 1st Report - Effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees15 December 2017, Report published
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2018 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to the LGA on the effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees, 11 Janaury 2018 |
| 16 Jan 2018 | To committee | Letter from Local Government Association to the Chair on the effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees, 20 December 2017 |