Corporate Scrutiny Panel
Members
Chairman: Councillor Longhi
Vice-chairman: Councillor Nazir
Other members are:
- Councillor Bird
- Councillor Cook
- Councillor Rochelle
- Councillor Towe
- Councillor Turner
- Councillor J.Phillips
- Councillor Sarohi
Panel remit
Finance
- accountancy, financial planning, funding,
- financial systems
- local taxation (council tax and business rates)
- housing and welfare benefits, anti poverty
- insurance and treasury management
- payrolls and pensions
- debtors and creditors
Corporate Performance Management
- beacon index, performance reporting
- performance analysis and review
- CPA inspections
- overview and scrutiny function
- best value (BVPP, reviews, policy etc)
- Complaints
- Freedom of Information
Governance
- Legal services (including monitoring officer) – contracts, non-contentious, conveyancing, advice, litigation, social services team.
- Democratic services (including constitutional and member support services).
Strategic Transformation
- Human Resources and Organisational Development
- Process re-engineering
- Improving customer experience
Work programme for 2007/08
The work programme is indicative and subject to change but issues that are scheduled to be looked at this year include:
- Scrutinising budget
- Welfare Rights
- Revs and Benefits Electronic Document Management Systsem
- Sustainable Community Strategy
- Performance Informantion Management System
- Data Integrity
- Project management office
- Local Authority Business Growth Incentive
- Local Area Agreement stretch targets
Working groups
Procurement working group
The working group is considering procurement at Walsall Council and how this vital area can be utilised to improve the financial performance of the council.
Once the working group has concluded its considerations it will present a report to Cabinet who will consider its recommendations for implementation.
Contact us
Colin Teasdale
Performance and Scrutiny
Walsall Council
The Loft
Council House
Lichfield Street
Walsall
WS1 1TW
Telephone 01922 652998
Email performanceandscrutiny@walsall.gov.uk