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Scrutiny

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has four Scrutiny Committees. Their job is to examine services and issues that affect people living in the Vale of Glamorgan and make recommendations to improve them for the future.

 

  • What is Scrutiny

    Scrutiny is a key part of the Council's political structure and plays an important role in ensuring that the Council's services are delivered effectively, efficiently and in the interests of residents and those who work or visit the Vale of Glamorgan by listening to local people, challenging and influencing decision-making and, where necessary, seeking improvement for the benefit of the public.

     

    The Vale of Glamorgan Council has appointed four Scrutiny Committees, which also come together to review the Council's performance against Vale 2030 (Corporate Plan). 

     

    The role of our Scrutiny Committees is to look at the services and issues that affect the lives of people in the Vale of Glamorgan and raise impactful recommendations for consideration by the Council's Cabinet and other areas.

     

    Scrutiny and Cabinet

    The Vale of Glamorgan Council adopted a Leader and Cabinet style decision system with Scrutiny Committees established to advise on policy formulation and hold the Cabinet (also known as the Executive) to account as a critical friend.

     

    For more information on how the relationship between Cabinet and Scrutiny Committees works, you can view the Council’s Scrutiny and Cabinet Roles and Responsibilities Protocol.

     

 

Scrutiny Committees

The Scrutiny Committees in the Vale of Glamorgan are:  

  • Start Well

     Works to give everyone a good start in life. Including:

     

     - Schools

     - School Improvement

     - Post 16 Education and Training

     - Skills 

     - Additional Learning Needs (ALN)

     - Youth Service

     - Families First, Flying Start

     - Welsh (external policy)

     - Play

     

    View further details about the meetings including agendas and minutes

  •  Live Well

     Looks at topics that support and protect those who rely on the Council. Including:

     

      - Adult Services

      - Children's Services

      - Libraries, Arts and Culture

      - Leisure and Sport

      - Adult Community Learning

      - Community Safety

      - Homelessness

      - Public Protection - Shared Regulatory Services

      - Equalities (external policy)

     

    View further details about the meetings including agenda and minutes

  •  Place

     Focuses on creating great places to live and protecting the environment. Including:

     

      - Economical Development and Regeneration

      - Tourism

      - Countryside and Parks

      - Waste management and Cleansing

      - Highways and engineering

      - Planning

      - Transportation

      - Climate and nature emergency

      - Placemaking

      - Public and Private Sector Housing

     

    View further details about the meetings including agendas and minutes

  •  Resources

     Checks how the Council runs and spends money. Including:

     

      - Corporate Policy and Performance 

      - Communications and Participation

      - Customer Relations

      - Finance

      - Procurement

      - Digital

      - Human Resources

      - Equalities (internal policy)

      - Welsh language (internal policy)

     

    View further details about the meetings including agendas and minutes

  •  Joint Performance

     Brings all four Scrutiny Committees together to review Council performance and finances.

     

    View futher details about the meetings including agendas and minutes

How residents can get involved in Scrutiny Meetings

There are a number of ways to get involved in Scrutiny meetings, including:

 

Registering to Speak at a Scrutiny Committee about an agenda item

 

Sending written comments ahead of the meeting to democratic@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

 

If you think Scrutiny Committees should be considering a different topic that is not included on their agenda, please submit:

 

Scrutiny Topic Suggestion Form

 

If taking part in a Scrutiny meeting, this means that you are being recorded both visually and in sound with the meeting being transmitted on the internet. For further information, please see the Council's Privacy Notice.

 

Committee Forward Work Programme

A committee forward work programme is a schedule that sets out the topics, reports, and issues a scrutiny committee plans to consider over the coming months to support effective oversight and accountability.

 

Scrutiny Recommendations

A key part of Scrutiny is to make recommendations to help improve the Council’s work. Please see below interactive tool providing an overview of recommendations made during the Municipal year and the status of these recommendations:

 

 


 

Scrutiny Information Items

There are some items which are not considered formally at Scrutiny Committee meetings, but are shared with Members for information and to consider if they would like to undertake further Scrutiny, to view reports select relevent Scrutiny Committee below:

Scrutiny Annual Reports