This committee aims to help council services meet the needs of the whole community

Councillors on this committee

There are 13 councillors on this committee. There is an informal proportionality agreement on this committee giving 8 Conservatives, 4 Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent

Membership

Chairman: Bill Chapple
Vice-Chairman: Duncan Wigley

Councillors:

Neil Blake
Jenny Bloom
Corry Cashman
John Chilver
Peter Cooper
Avril Davies
Terry Jones
Steven Kennell
Jacqui Mallard
Michael Rand
Phil Yerby

Terms of reference of this committee

The committee will contribute towards the council achieving the following outcome and organisational aspirations

Outcome

Council services that meet the needs of the whole community

Organisational aspirations

Customer focussed
Focussed on outcomes and performance
Outward looking
Strategic and enabling

In doing this the Committee will undertake the overview and scrutiny function in relation to: 

• helping the cabinet develop the council's annual budget and a 3 year budget strategy
• reviewing the management of resources made available to the council and to scrutinise its financial management
• reviewing and reporting to the cabinet on the authority's performance against the best value performance plan as it relates to the remit of this committee
• monitoring and assessing quality of services across the council
• reviewing performance from satisfaction surveys and promoting better customer care where appropriate
• identifying and promoting best practice in relation to service delivery
• co-ordinating and publishing information on service performance
• recommending to cabinet matters to be included in the annual Best Value Performance Plan, and/or Best Value reviews to be conducted
• the Council's Best Value Performance Plan
• matters relating to the review of the Constitution and political management arrangements
• implementing policy framework plans as they relate to the remit of this Committee; the council's Corporate Plan
• the provision, planning and management of the council's support services
• the provision, planning and management of corporate buildings
• all functions not included in the terms of reference of any other Scrutiny Committee.

Date Published: 28/03/08