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Written by Mark Burton   
Friday, 19 June 2009

An opportunity for you to learn a little bit about Scrutiny...

The Council has five Scrutiny Committees, which review and challenge the decisions of Cabinet. An important part of their role is to review areas of the Council’s business and recommend improvements to Cabinet. The 'Cabinet' comprises of nine Councillors.

The Council has five Scrutiny Committees, and each committee looks at a different area of the Council’s work. Councillor's, other than Cabinet members, each must sit on one or more Scrutiny Committee. For instance; I'm on the Resources Scrutiny Committee and the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee. You can read more about my Councillor role here.
The five Scrutiny Committees are:

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee – Responsible for scrutinising decisions and issues relating to Education, Children’s Social Services, Youth Service, Libraries and Adult Learning.
 
Economy and Environment Scrutiny Committee – Responsible for scrutinising decisions and issues relating to Regeneration and Development, Transport, Town Centre Business Engagement, Tourism, Climate Change and Waste Reduction.
 
Health and Well Being Scrutiny Committee - Responsible for scrutinising decisions and issues relating to Adult Social Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, Trading Standards, the Registration Service and Leisure.

Neighbourhood Services Scrutiny Committee – Responsible for scrutinising decisions and issues relating to Housing, Community Safety, Street Scene and Licensing.

Resources Scrutiny Committee - Responsible for scrutinising decisions and issues relating to Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Contract Management, and Land and Property Management.
Individual decisions can be ‘called in’ to one of the Scrutiny Committees, to give the relevant Scrutiny Committee chance to review the decision before the decision is implemented. The Scrutiny Committee does not have the power to take the decision itself – but it can ask Cabinet to reconsider.
 
You are very welcome to attend any meetings of the Scrutiny Committees, can participate in discussion and, at the discretion of the Chair, ask questions. Scrutiny Committees also invite interested parties to appropriate meetings. 

You can approach your Councillor to ask that an issue be referred to a meeting of Scrutiny. This is referred to as a ‘Councillor Call for Action’ (CCfA).

If you would like more information on the work of Scrutiny Committees, you can contact the Democratic Services Section at the Town Hall on tel. 01325 388351, or via e-mail at
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Bus Stop on North Road
A new real time bus stop pole, for the bus stop near to the former Shell Garage, has been ordered and it is hopped that it will arrive and be installed this month!

320 - 394 North Road – Footway Refurbishment
The Council will be replacing the existing paving flags with smaller flags and relaying vehicle footpath crossings with tarmac. Work is planned to start on 6 September 2010 and last for approximately 6 weeks.

Notification of temporary road closure

Whessoe Road/ Burtree Lane junction to 30/60 speed limit Signs. The Council will be undertaking resurfacing works at the above location from 20 August 2010 for two weeks and Whessoe Road will be closed from Tuesday 31 August 2010 at 0730 hrs to Friday 3 September at 1600 hrs. I've been informed that the works are weather dependant and will have to be rescheduled if adverse conditions exist on the planned days of the works. Residents within the Road Closure; please note access will be from Burtree Lane end only. If you have any problems please ring; Mojy Ghanadi on 388 767

630 Whessoe Road
The Enforcement Appeal by Albert Hill Skip Hire/Mr R Shepherd and Mr A Blair (dec'd), has been cancelled by the Planning Inspectorate.

Former Harrowgate Hill Infants School
Once owned by Darlington Building Society - Has now been sold to Walter Thompson who will be redeveloping the site.

PACT - Police meet Residents meeting dates
Held at the Harrowgate Club on Salters Lane North at 6:30pm
22 September
20 October
17 November
15 December

 
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