Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee Terms of
Reference
Meetings of this Committee can
be viewed from: https://www.youtube.com/user/SurreyHeathBC
1.
To scrutinise all of the executive functions of the
Council, except those reserved to the External Partnerships Select
Committee.
2.
To monitor, review and to report to the Leader/
Executive in relation to the performance of the Council’s
services, including against targets in the Annual Plan and Five
Year Strategy.
3.
To advise in relation to the Council’s
existing policies and strategies and assist in the development of
policies and strategies.
4.
To consider whether decisions taken by the
Leader/Executive which were not treated as key decisions, should
have been so treated, as set out in the Access to Information
Procedure Rules at Part 4, Section 7 of this
Constitution.
5.
To undertake investigations into such matters
relating to the Council’s function and powers as:
(i) may be
referred by the Council or the Leader/Executive;
(ii) the Committee
may consider appropriate;
(iii)
have been referred to the Committee pursuant to the
“call-in” procedure set out in the Scrutiny Committee
Procedure Rules; and
(iv)
have been referred to the Committee pursuant to the
Councillor Call for Action Protocol at Part 4, Section C of this
Constitution;