Overview and Scrutiny Panels

Topics should relate to a service, event or issue which affects the social, environmental or economic wellbeing of a group or community of the people in the borough.
What makes a good scrutiny topic:

• Scope - is it an issue of concern to our local communities and other organisations?
• Significance - could a review of this issue improve the council's (or other organisation's) processes or performance and make a positive difference to the lives of our residents?
• Appropriate - is this review timely and does it avoid duplicating other work?

Items that will not be considered include:

• Individual service complaints for which there is a corporate complaints procedure.
• Topics outside of the remit of the council or where the council has no powers or influence to change an outcome.
• Issues which scrutiny has considered in the last 12 months.
• Areas relating to quasi-judicial functions, for example: planning, licensing and standards.

For further information, please contact the Scrutiny Officer by emailing: democratic.services@rbwm.gov.uk  or call 01628 796345. 

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Resident engagement overview and scrutiny topic suggestions
 

All scrutiny meetings are held in public at either the Town Hall in Maidenhead or York House in Windsor. Residents are welcome to observe meetings in person or watch via our YouTube channel. 

To speak at a meeting, please email democratic.services@rbwm.gov.uk before 5pm, two working days before the meeting takes place. You will need to let us know which agenda item you would like to speak on. Should you be registered to speak at the meeting, you will be allowed three minutes to address the Panel. You can attend to speak either in person or virtually.

Further information on speaking at council meetings can be found in Part 7F of the Council's Constitution.