Evaluation of performance during 2015-16 Activity Progress Impact Evidence Scrutiny Self-evaluation Ensured all Forward work programmes are The group agreed that the key Scrutiny was reflected positively in publicly accessible on the Council website. improvements made to the the WAO Corporate Assessment The Scrutiny Chairs Liaison Group Reduced agenda size for Select Committees function during 2013 and 2014 2015, the WAO stating is “Scrutiny led a stocktake of our scrutiny Special meetings to manage workload / were proving effective as follows: improving and has come a long way arrangements to ensure scrutiny scrutinise emerging issues from an earlier low base. In 2010 a processes were effective prior to our Pre-meetings for all Select Committees Greater co-ordination between Wales Audit Office review of Corporate Assessment. Improved the quality, timeliness, relevance of political arenas is enabling Monmouthshire’s scrutiny information being brought to Scrutiny scrutiny activity to align to arrangements concluded that Introduced a more focussed scrutiny approach corporate priorities is beginning to provide a ‘Scrutiny Produced a Scrutiny Handbook Pre-meetings ensuring more more robust challenge and is Implemented a Scrutiny and Executive Protocol constructive challenge and starting to have a positive impact on Developed a Scrutiny website ability to hold to account the business of the Council’. Better balance of scrutiny activity - pre-decision scrutiny The WAO acknowledge in the and holding to account Corporate Assessment the range of Additional meeting enabling the scrutiny guidance (which includes opportunity for in-depth the Council’s Scrutiny and Executive scrutiny protocol and the Scrutiny Greater public attendance and Handbook) which “provides participation in scrutiny work. practical support” for Members. Scrutiny Chairs Liaison Group The group met every 8 weeks and assisted the The Scrutiny Manager has Chairs have advised that Scrutiny Manager by agreeing: benefited from an agreed focus for meetings are highly effective in Ensured that the group played a the Budget Scrutiny Process scrutiny development. terms of agreeing scrutiny processes fundamental role in agreeing the the Process for Scrutiny of the Risk Log and exchanging practice and direction and focus of scrutiny Areas for joint scrutiny experience. The Scrutiny Handbook development. The Scrutiny Website Evaluation of performance during 2015-16
Evaluation of performance during 2015-16 Activity Progress Impact Evidence Scrutiny Self-evaluation The Scrutiny Chairs Liaison Group led a stocktake of our scrutiny arrangements to ensure scrutiny processes were effective prior to our Corporate Assessment. Ensured all Forward work programmes are publicly accessible on the Council website. Reduced agenda size for Select Committees Special meetings to manage workload / scrutinise emerging issues Pre-meetings for all Select Committees Improved the quality, timeliness, relevance of information being brought to Scrutiny Introduced a more focussed scrutiny approach Produced a Scrutiny Handbook Implemented a Scrutiny and Executive Protocol Developed a Scrutiny website The group agreed that the key improvements made to the function during 2013 and 2014 were proving effective as follows: Greater co-ordination between political arenas is enabling scrutiny activity to align to corporate priorities Pre-meetings ensuring more constructive challenge and ability to hold to account Better balance of scrutiny activity - pre-decision scrutiny and holding to account Additional meeting enabling the opportunity for in-depth scrutiny Greater public attendance and participation in scrutiny work. Scrutiny was reflected positively in the WAO Corporate Assessment 2015, the WAO stating “Scrutiny is improving and has come a long way from an earlier low base. In 2010 a Wales Audit Office review of Monmouthshire’s scrutiny arrangements concluded that ‘Scrutiny is beginning to provide a more robust challenge and is starting to have a positive impact on the business of the Council’. The WAO acknowledge in the Corporate Assessment the range of scrutiny guidance (which includes the Council’s Scrutiny and Executive protocol and the Scrutiny Handbook) which “provides practical support” for Members. Scrutiny Chairs Liaison Group Ensured that the group played a fundamental role in agreeing the direction and focus of scrutiny development. The group met every 8 weeks and assisted the Scrutiny Manager by agreeing: the Budget Scrutiny Process the Process for Scrutiny of the Risk Log Areas for joint scrutiny The Scrutiny Handbook The Scrutiny Website The Scrutiny Manager has benefited from an agreed focus for scrutiny development. Chairs have advised that meetings are highly effective in terms of agreeing scrutiny processes and exchanging practice and experience. Evaluation of performance during 2015-16
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