Induction to Scrutiny packs

19 April 2010

1. Overview and scrutiny in local government: a handbook for elected members
This handbook provides practical advice and guidance on overview and scrutiny in local government and is written to help elected members understand and perform their role.

2. Good Scrutiny Guide
The Good Scrutiny Guide outlines four principles of effective scrutiny which together build towards an accountability cycle to improve public services.

3. Green Light: How non-executives can improve people's lives by helping to manage the performance of local services
This comprehensive guide highlights what performance management is and how it works, how performance management and scrutiny fit together and offers practical advice about how non-executives can take a fresh approach to help influence and drive improvement in local services.

4. On the Money: the scrutiny of local government finance
This guide from CIPFA, CfPS and LGIU provides advice both for councillors and the finance officers whose job it is to provide information to them, on scrutiny of finance and the budget.

As part of the package, you are also entitled to the following free publications:

5. Commissioning for health
A guide for overview and scrutiny committees on NHS commissioning and the world class commissioning programme.

6. Pulling it all together
A comprehensive guide to local government scrutiny legislation for English authorities.

Total cost: £26 plus P+P

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