About our Scrutiny Boards...

The Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee, or SCRUCO as it is sometimes known, includes all the Scrutiny Board Chairs as members and has a number of roles: 

• It oversees the work of all the Scrutiny Boards, to make sure nothing is missed and that boards are not doing the same work
• It looks into issues around the Council Leader's work, which includes the Local Enterprise Partnership, Marmot City and Corporate Plan.
• Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee also looks at the Deputy Leader's portfolio which covers Community Safety, Public Protection and Equalities.
• It considers issues which cut across more than one area of the Council's work.
• It considers "call-ins"- where councillors challenge decisions made by the Cabinet/individual Cabinet Members.
• The Board is the Council's Crime and Disorder Committee and can call in agencies like the Police, Fire and Probation services, for scrutiny too

This Scrutiny Board looks into internal Council matters, such as how we use our resources; Medium Term Financial Strategy; and Council services like Human Resources and IT.

The Board also looks at the Council's Transformation Programme, which is aimed at providing better services to the people of Coventry and making sure we are providing value for money and are able to meet the challenges ahead.

This Scrutiny Board has a wide responsibility which covers the service provided by the City Council and its partners to children and young people, including education and social care. The Board is also responsible for scrutinising adult, higher and further education, as well as libraries.

The Board helps the Council to improve services through challenging policies and decisions as well as making suggestions to the Cabinet Members on how services could be improved.

To help economic growth and the future of Coventry we will investigate the work being done across the city to support business and industry, including jobs and growth. We will look at work being done to help encourage new businesses and for existing businesses to grow. The Board also covers transport links and infrastructure as well as climate change and sustainability.

The remit of the Board includes sports and parks as well as reviewing the operation and results of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

This Scrutiny Board is responsible for looking into issues including Highways and Lighting, and Street Services, including Grounds Maintenance, Refuse, and Street Cleansing.

The Board covers housing and homelessness, and engagement with the community and voluntary sector.

Health and Adult Social Care is going through a time of change and the Scrutiny Board is responsible for looking at all the services provided by the Council and the local NHS.

The Board makes sure services are set up in the best way to meet the needs of the people of Coventry. This involves keeping track of changes affecting the NHS and making sure services are dedicated to patients' needs and reducing health inequalities in the city.