Overview and Scrutiny Panels
Currently, there are four Overview and Scrutiny Panels - Business, Planning and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Panel, the Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel, Environment and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Panel and the Health and Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Panel. These Panels meet on a Thursday at 6:00pm at least three times a year but can meet more frequently. There are nine Members and usually one Co-opted sitting on each Overview and Scrutiny Panel. Overview and Scrutiny Panels can challenge decisions of the Cabinet through a call-in process (which requires three members to activate it). They can also help with policy development and monitor performance generally.