Scrutiny Committees will examine major and new policy proposals and investigate specific areas of service delivery. Most Committee decisions are taken under delegated authority although decisions involving the creation of new policy and the setting of the annual capital and revenue budgets will be referred to full Council for approval. There is also provision for Council Members to call in decisions of Executive Committees for consideration by full Council as long as this is done within 7 days of the Committee meeting. Meetings are controlled by the Chair, who is responsible for seeing that the business is dealt with properly. Items of business for consideration at a meeting are set out on the agenda sheet.
Most items take the form of an officers report.
The front page of the report summarises what it is about and sets out a list of recommendations. These may or may not be accepted by the Committee. Officers attend meetings to present their reports or give advice to members. They do not have a vote. Copies of the agenda are available beforehand from the reception area at the St.