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 10.00am.