Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeWhat the committee does
The overview and scrutiny committee (OSC) is the main co-ordinating scrutiny body. The committee appoints five scrutiny sub committees and is responsible for their overall management - the children's services and education sub committee and health and adult care sub committee and three other "task and finish" sub committees (A, B and C) to look at particular issues allocated to them by OSC.
OSC can examine and monitor the performance of services provided by the council and other agencies. It can review the council's budget and policies. Past reviews include Thames Water's response to a burst water main, the experience of residents with major works on estates, local strategic partnerships and the council's customer services centre.
Read the reports for further information.
The committee questions executive members about how they are improving services. In 2008-09 it will interview the council leader, deputy leader and executive members for:
- Citizenship, equalities and communities
- Community safety
- Culture, leisure and sport
- Environment
- Regeneration
- Resources
OSC also
- Comments on reports from sub committees before they are submitted for consideration by the executive or council assembly
- Can call in decisions taken by the executive and recommend that they are changed or reconsidered
- Periodically reviews scrutiny procedures
- Reports annually to the council assembly on what scrutiny has been doing
Read more about what scrutiny committees do.
Committee members
Reserve members are Councillors James Barber, Paul Bates, Richard Livingstone, Jonathan Mitchell, Martin Seaton, Mackie Sheik, Tayo Situ and Nick Vineall (and one Liberal Democrat vacancy).
Meeting papers and information
Overview and scrutiny meetings are held approximately 10 times a year. See upcoming meetings and view meeting papers.
Contact us
Scrutiny team
Tel: 020 7525 4350
scrutiny@southwark.gov.uk
Town Hall
Peckham Road
London
SE5 8UB
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm |