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Scrutiny

The scrutiny process involves councillors examining any topic which impacts the local area. This often relates to council services, but it can also involve relevant external organisations and bodies.

Scrutiny ensures that the decisions taken by the council and its partners are appropriate. It creates an open, transparent way for councillors to shape, question, evaluate, and challenge policies, decisions, and performance.

Scrutiny investigations are usually carried out over the course of several meetings, which consider information from relevant sources, and examine current policies and practices.

At the end of the exercise an investigation report is prepared, which summarises the scrutiny panel's findings and puts forward recommendations to make Middlesbrough a better place to live and work.

Scrutiny is an essential part of making sure the council remains effective and accountable.

The structure of scrutiny

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Currently, there are scrutiny panels on the following topics:

  • Ad-hoc scrutiny panel
  • Adult social care and services scrutiny panel
  • Children and young people's learning scrutiny panel
  • Children and young people's social care and services scrutiny panel
  • Culture and communities scrutiny panel
  • Economic development, environment, and infrastructure scrutiny panel
  • Health
    • Durham, Darlington, Tees, Hambleton, Richmondshire, and Whitby STP Joint Scrutiny Committee
    • Tees Valley Health Scrutiny Joint Committee
    • South Tees Health Scrutiny Joint Committee

All scrutiny panels are overseen by the overview and scrutiny board.

You can find out more about all scrutiny panels on ModernGov. This includes a description of the panel's role, a list of members, and agendas and minutes from panel meetings.

Have your say

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The Overview and Scrutiny Board and scrutiny panels welcome your views on which aspects of council business should be reviewed.

Your suggestions must:

  • affect a group of people living within the Middlesbrough area
  • relate to a service, event or issue in which the council has a significant stake or over which the council has an influence
  • not be an issue which the Overview and Scrutiny Board or the scrutiny panels have considered during the last 12 months
  • not relate to an individual service complaint
  • not relate to matters dealt with by another council committee, unless the issue deals with procedure

You can forward your suggestion by one of the following methods:

Contacts

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Adult social care and services scrutiny panel

Susie Blood

Phone: 01642 729645

Email: susie_blood@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Children and young people's scrutiny panel

Chris Lunn

Phone: 01642 729742

Email: chris_lunn@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Environment scrutiny panel

Joanne Dixon

Phone: 01642 729713

Email: joanne_dixon@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Health scrutiny panel

Georgina Moore

Phone: 01642 729711

Email: georgina_moore@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Overview and scrutiny board

Scott Bonner

Phone: 01642 729708

Email: scott_bonner@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Regeneration scrutiny panel

Susan Lightwing

Phone: 01642 729712

Email: susan_lightwing@middlesbrough.gov.uk

South Tees health scrutiny joint committee

Georgina Moore

Phone: 01642 729711

Email: georgina_moore@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Tees Valley health scrutiny joint committee

Georgina Moore

Phone: 01642 729711

Email: georgina_moore@middlesbrough.gov.uk