You will find a selection of previous Scrutiny reviews on the table below. These reviews were carried out prior to the 2005 to 2006 year. Reviews carried out in the 2005 to 2006 year are archived on the link in the left menu.
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Review topic and brief description |
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Review of early years 2005 (pdf 104kb)
This review investigated the following aspects of early years education and childcare: standards of early years education and childcare, integration of early years services, support for young children with additional needs, and support for parents, carers and families. |
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Health and well-being of homeless children and families 2004 (pdf 87kb)
This review focused on homeless families in temporary accommodation, the range of health and social care services available to them, any gaps in provision, examples of good practice and recommendations for improvement. |
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Special education needs report 2004 (pdf 335kb)
To secure a view of SEN Service effectiveness from children and young people, parents and the voluntary sector; to identify key service development needs; to identify changes to improve future service quality. |
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Accessibility standards of new and refurbished Council buildings 2004 (pdf 88kb)
To establish corporate standards on disability access to be applied to all new and refurbished council buildings. |
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Review of section 106 planning agreements 2004 (pdf 105kb)
This review was run to help maximise the opportunity for new development to meet local needs and aspirations that arise from the developments in question. |
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Review of enviro-crime 2003 (pdf 202kb) the review focused on the areas of fly tipping and graffiti, two of the greatest sources of general public concern. |
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Reviewing sickness management 2003 (pdf 302kb)
The outcome from this review has been a significant reduction in the level of sickness absence across the Council. |
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Management of Council's commercial property 2003 (pdf 85kb)
This review considered the following questions: what are the Council’s policy objectives in this area? How well articulated are these policy objectives and to what extent do they influence actual practice? How far are these policy objectives being met? How good is the service the Council provides to its commercial tenants? |
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Communication with people with sensory impairments 2003 (pdf 77kb)
This review examined current accessibility and comments on future developments arising from a best value review of new approaches to delivering services. |
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Teacher recruitment and retention 2003 (pdf 124kb)
This review considered the causes of and possible solutions to teacher shortages and looked at other key school staff groups (particularly Learning Support Assistants). |
Further information
For more information on the Scrutiny review process at Greenwich, please contact our Scrutiny team using the contact information in the menu to the right.