The Local Government Act 2000 required each local authority to
set up a scrutiny process as a statutory function of the Council.
The Council currently has a single Overview and Scrutiny Panel that
covers all of the statutory scrutiny functions. No member of
Cabinet can be a member of the Panel as it holds Cabinet to account
for its decisions, monitors progress in corporate priorities and
contributes to policy making in the Council. The panel normally
meets every six weeks on a Monday starting at 1.30pm.