[Peter Marrington]

I'm sure I should know this but can someone please give me a definitive answer as to what powers (if any) scrutiny has to compel partners (excluding health) to attend scrutiny boards?

[Shelley Burke]

We just had this debate in the context of the fire service. They are clearly required to provide information in response to written requests and to have regard to scrutiny recommendations, but we concluded you couldn't force their attendance.

Interested to know if anyone thinks different


Shelley

[Earl Piggott-Smith]

(16-11-2012 12:00 PM)Peter Marrington Wrote:  I'm sure I should know this but can someone please give me a definitive answer as to what powers (if any) scrutiny has to compel partners (excluding health) to attend scrutiny boards?

Hi Peter,as I understand it health scrutiny has statutory powers about getting people to attend meetings - the concern about using the power is whether any meeting where people have been compelled to attend will be productive - in terms of getting the information that panel want to find out and also the possible negative effect on future partnershhip working relationships.

Regards

[Peter Marrington]

(19-11-2012 02:23 PM)Earl Piggott-Smith Wrote:  

(16-11-2012 12:00 PM)Peter Marrington Wrote:  I'm sure I should know this but can someone please give me a definitive answer as to what powers (if any) scrutiny has to compel partners (excluding health) to attend scrutiny boards?

Hi Peter,as I understand it health scrutiny has statutory powers about getting people to attend meetings - the concern about using the power is whether any meeting where people have been compelled to attend will be productive - in terms of getting the information that panel want to find out and also the possible negative effect on future partnershhip working relationships.

Regards

Hi,
I agree with you vis a vis relationships, just trying to get a handle on what we can and cannot do!

[Ed Hammond]

Hi Peter, powers are broadly unchanged from the 2007 Act, which brought in the powers over partners that currently exist, such as they are.

Since the Localism Act, all scrutiny legislation has been consolidated within the 2000 Act, and all references to sections below refer to that Act.

There is a right to invite partners but not to compel them to attend (s9FA(8)). There is also a duty to give information to OSCs (s9FI and regs). Finally, partner authorities must "have regard to" scrutiny recommendations (s9FF(2)).

These powers relate to certain named partners and relate to services those partners deliver to that local authority's area and inhabitants.

[Peter Marrington]

(26-11-2012 10:34 AM)Ed Hammond Wrote:  Hi Peter, powers are broadly unchanged from the 2007 Act, which brought in the powers over partners that currently exist, such as they are.

Since the Localism Act, all scrutiny legislation has been consolidated within the 2000 Act, and all references to sections below refer to that Act.

There is a right to invite partners but not to compel them to attend (s9FA(8)). There is also a duty to give information to OSCs (s9FI and regs). Finally, partner authorities must "have regard to" scrutiny recommendations (s9FF(2)).

These powers relate to certain named partners and relate to services those partners deliver to that local authority's area and inhabitants.

Ed, thanks for that,