Overview and Scrutiny

A number of the Overview and Scrutiny protocols and guidance notes have been noted as examples of best practice: 

• Call in protocol
• Public address at Overview and Scrutiny Committee protocol
• Media protocol
• Attendance at Overview and Scrutiny protocol
• Officer support protocol
• Pre-decision scrutiny protocol
• Reporting process protocol
• Scrutiny panel protocol
• Witness protocol and guidance notes
• Co-optee guidance booklet
• Overview and Scrutiny work programme protocol
• Inclusion of non-executive councillors in the scrutiny process protocol
• Overview and Scrutiny councillor code of conduct protocol
• Meeting guidance notes 
• Site visit protocol
• Inquiry protocol
• Councillor call for action protocol
• Work programme protocol

All of the protocols above are contained within the Overview and Scrutiny toolkit.