As part of our commitment to examine issues of concern to local people, our Scrutiny panels carry out in-depth reviews of local issues.
Our aim is to identify local issues, investigate problems, and develop better policy and service options as a result of our research findings.
How Scrutiny reviews work
Each year, Scrutiny reviews are scheduled into the annual work programme for our Overview and Scrutiny Committees and Scrutiny Panels.
Scrutiny panels conduct reviews by gathering evidence on the topics they're investigating from local people and external organisations.
The panel usually begins by asking for contributors to send in written evidence on the topic that is being investigated.
Some contributors are then asked to speak at special review meetings.
Review guidance
You can read more about the way that review topics are selected and conducted here.
Findings
Once the written and oral information on the review topic has been gathered, the panel brings all the findings together into a formal report with recommendations on policy and services.
This report will be referred to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Once satisfied, the Committee will send the report to the Council's Chief Executive, who will prepare a response to be considered by Cabinet.
Recommendations
The Scrutiny panel which carried out the review will monitor the implementation of the recommendations agreed by Cabinet, and the outcomes achieved.
Current and past reviews
The Council has a very good reputation for conducting reviews into issues of local concern. The majority of the reviews that we have carried out have been in direct response to concerns raised by the public.
You can see the list of current Scrutiny reviews here.
You can view our archives of Scrutiny reviews here.
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.