How to get involved in Scrutiny

You can contact Councillors and Officers via scrutiny@herefordshire.gov.uk at any time about Scrutiny Committee matters and issues which you would like the Scrutiny Committees to investigate.

You can also raise issues for discussion at meetings in the following ways:

Identifying Areas for Scrutiny

At every Scrutiny Committee meeting the Chairman will ask the members of the public present if they have any issues which they would like the Committee to investigate. If you wish to raise a matter, you will be asked to state the area of concern and provide a brief explanation. Councillors will then research the issue and consider whether to investigate.

However, you do not have to attend a meeting to raise an issue. Any requests submitted to Democratic Services by letter, e-mail or phone before the meeting will also be reported at this point.

Asking Questions

You can submit a question for consideration at a scrutiny committee meeting as long as the question you are asking is directly related to an item listed on the agenda (Minutes of previous meetings are put to the Committee for confirmation of accuracy, not for discussion).

If you have a question you would like to ask, then please submit it no later than two working days before the meeting to Democratic Services. This will help to ensure that an answer can be provided at the meeting.

If you are unable to attend the meeting your question will still be reported to the committee. Written answers to your question(s) will be provided.

Generally, members of the public will also be able to contribute to the discussion at the meeting. This will be at the Chairman's discretion.

(Please note - the Scrutiny Committees are not able to discuss questions relating to personal or confidential issues or individual planning or licensing applications).

Last Updated: 12 May 08,
Review Date: 20 September 2005