Scrutiny Team

Scrutiny

The team works with councillors and officers to manage and develop and scrutiny function.  This includes:

  • Providing a 'critical friend' challenge to policy-makers and decision-makers
  • Enabling the voice and concerns of the public and its communities
  • Driving improvement in public services

The role of Scrutiny Committees is to independently review, examine and monitor public services in suffolk. The decisions and views taken by Scrutiny are seperate to and independent to those taken by Suffolk County Council or its Cabinet.

The Links on this page provide more information about particular aspects of the work of Scrutiny Committees:  

  • 'Scrutiny Committees' will include detailed information about each of the Scrutiny Committees supported by the Council, including agendas and papers for meetings and what is planned for future meetings.
  • 'Scrutiny News' tells you about some of the work done by Scrutiny Committees.
  • 'Scrutiny Reports' includes reports produced by Scrutiny Committees which are of general interest to a wide range of people.