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   Do councils need a committee system?

   • The Localism Act 2011 gave councils the option of converting to a committee system form of governance. Councils that have chosen this option are not required to have a separate overview and scrutiny committee, although they may choose to do so.

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   Do councils need a 'overview and Scrutiny' Committee?

   • To provide a counterweight for this, the Act also introduced the concept of ‘overview and scrutiny’, whereby every council with an executive management structure is required to have an overview and scrutiny committee.

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   What is a council committee system?

   • This was known as ‘the committee system’. Typically, most committees managed one or more council services or departments. The 2000 Act obliged local authorities to adopt political management systems with a separate executive. The ‘executive’ taking the form of a leader, or elected mayor, and a cabinet of no more than nine members.

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   Can councils adopt a non-executive form of governance?

   • The Localism Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) allowed councils to adopt a non-executive form of governance, the Committee system. Councils who adopt the committee system are not required to have overview and scrutiny, but may do so if they wish – see the Local Authorities (Committee System) (England) Regulations 2012.

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   Can a committee represent a political party?

   • The chair of the scrutiny committee can represent any political party; when considered collectively they do not need to be politically balanced. Councils using a committee system of governance are not required by law to create an overview and scrutiny committee, but they may do so if they wish.

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   How do councils make decisions?

   • Some councils opt for a committee system. The council establishes a number of committees, each with a specific area of responsibility. The political groups appoint elected members to those committees. More councillors are actively involved in decision-making, but it can take longer to reach decisions.

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   As such, these councils are not required to have an overview and scrutiny committee, though some do have one or more. A committee system does, inherently, give a louder voice to minority...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Councils should consider how to adopt a protocol, e.g. formal agreement at scrutiny committee and Cabinet, then formal integration into the Council’s constitution at the next Annual General...

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   Councils are political organisations, and their arrangements for decision-making are known as their ‘governance’. Councils can adopt (or be directed to adopt) one of the following four models:...

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   Other councils – generally those with a committee system form of governance – may have such a committee, but do not have to. Scrutiny committees have powers to require council officers and councillors to come and give evidence to them, to require information from the council.

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   The Localism Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) allowed councils to adopt a non-executive form of governance, the Committee system. Councils who adopt the committee system are not required to have overview and scrutiny, but may do so if they wish – see the Local Authorities (Committee System) (England) Regulations 2012.