Constitution Part 4 - Statutory scrutiny procedure rules

The Authority is statutorily required to establish a Crime and Disorder Scrutiny Committee (under the Police and Justice Act 2006) with the responsibility for review or scrutiny of decisions made or other action taken by the Community Safety Partnership. These responsibilities will be fulfilled through the Audit and Governance Committee. The Committee will: 

• i) Scrutinise the work of the partners insofar as their activities relate to the Community Safety Partnership itself;

• ii) Review or scrutinise decisions made or other action taken in connection with the discharge, by responsible authorities, of their crime and disorder functions (responsible authorities means the Authority, Cleveland Police, Cleveland Fire Authority and the Hartlepool and Stockton NHS Clinical Commissioning Group) and make reports or recommendations to Full Council or the appropriate Policy Committee with regard to the discharge of those functions.  Key areas for review or scrutiny are:
  • Policy development – including in-depth reviews;
  • Contribution to the development of strategies;
  • Holding the Responsible Authorities to account at formal hearings; and
  • Performance management.

• iii) Reports and recommendations to Full Council or to the appropriate Policy Committee on any local crime and disorder matter (as defined by section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006) which has been referred to it by an Elected Member of the Council as a Councillor Call for Action.