Scrutiny at Leeds City Council

The role of the scrutiny boards is to examine decisions and policies of the council and overall performance of services and make recommendations; like a ‘watchdog’ of the council, making sure that the people of Leeds get the best out of their public services. 

• Scrutiny news
  A monthly publication, which aims to keep interested parties informed of the work of the council’s six scrutiny boards.

• Scrutiny boards
  Details of the six different scrutiny boards for Leeds City Council, including membership and responsibilities.

• Schedule of meetings
  A list of this year's ordinary meetings of Leeds’ scrutiny boards.

• Annual report
  A report which outlines the work of Leeds’ scrutiny boards for municipal year 2009/2010.

• Library of scrutiny final reports   
  A comprehensive library of scrutiny final inquiry reports.

• How you can get involved
  Find out how to suggest a topic for a scrutiny board to investigate; pass on your comments or join our mailing list.

• Contact us Contact details for each of the scrutiny boards.

Scrutiny boards
The role of the scrutiny boards is to examine decisions and policies of the council and overall performance of services and make recommendations; like a ‘watchdog’ of the council, making sure that the people of Leeds get the best out of their public services.  

Leeds City Council has six scrutiny boards made up of councillors from all political parties. Some boards have members from outside the council, for example, school governors and health representatives. Each board has a specific area that they have responsibility for scrutinising.

• Adult Social Care
  
  
• Central and Corporate Functions  
  
  
• Children's Services
  
  
• City Development
  
  
• Environment and Neighbourhoods 
  
  
• Health 

You can be involved
Scrutiny boards can consider suggestions of issues to look at from anyone. If you have a suggestion for a piece of work for the scrutiny boards, fill in a scrutiny request form and send it to us by post to the address on the form. Your suggestion should be an issue which:

• Affects a group of people living in the Leeds area
• Is not an individual complaint about a service (the council has a complaints process if you are dissatisfied with a service as an individual)
• Is not a specific planning or licensing issue.

You can be informed

• Sign up to our mailing list and receive regular bulletins about the work of the scrutiny boards.
• All the scrutiny board meetings are open to the public to attend. 
• Browse through some of the previous work done by the scrutiny boards.
• Read our 'Guide to scrutiny' for more information about meetings and the work of the scrutiny boards.
• Read our 'Member Guide to Scrutiny', our 'Witness Guide to Scrutiny' or our leaflet on 'Making a request for Scrutiny' for more specific information.

Contacts