Introduction

Overview and Scrutiny is a fundamental part of a local authority's political structure and it is very similar to the select committee process that operates in Parliament.

About the Process

The Overview and Scrutiny process is carried out on behalf of the people of Swindon, by Councillors, together with experts with specialist knowledge, stakeholders and other interested parties.  This is done by:

• Challenging the performance of service providers to raise standards, and ensuring that services meet people's needs;
• Holding the Council's decision makers to account;
• Examining issues which affect the well-being of the people of Swindon.

Annual Report

Each year we publish an annual report which details the work and achievements made by the Overview and Scrutiny function.  You can access the 2006-07 Annual Report by clicking on the link below:

Annual Report - 2006-07 (1.01 Mb, PDF document)

Be Involved in Improving Swindon

You can get involved in the Overview and Scrutiny process in two ways: by suggesting a topic that you believe needs investigating, or by becoming part of an investigation itself.

Submit a Suggestion

Please use the online form to suggest a subject for review.

If you would prefer, you can download the paper form (pictured, right), complete that and then send it back to us post free. It is available as a downloadable pdf file:

Be involved in improving Swindon (437Kb)