Draft Terms of reference for Environmental Services
Joint Scrutiny Committee (ESJSC)
The following principles will apply to the work of
the ESJSC
1. The ESJSC may raise any issues directly with the Joint
Environmental Services Committee.
a) The ESJSC may also raise any issues with the parent Councils.
Each Council will determine its own procedures as to whether the
report back will go to the Councils appropriate parent scrutiny
committee or direct to their respective Cabinets or portfolio
holders.
b) An annual report will be produced by the ESJSC and reported to
the parent scrutiny committees of each Council.
c) Any matters of concern will be referred to the parent Councils
if requested by resolution of the Committee or at least 2 or more
Members from either authority.
The role of the ESJSC will be as follows
2. To have a general remit to scrutinise any executive decision made by the Joint
Environmental Services Committee.
3. To have the right to review Joint Environmental Services
Committee policies insofar as the policy concerned relates to the
delivery of Environmental Services.
4. To have authority to require any member of the Joint
Environmental Services Committee or any Officer of the Joint Client
Team to assist in its work by attending at a meeting of the
Committee, by supplying information or by other means.
5. To have an overview of performance and use of resources in
respect of the services within the responsibility of the Joint
Environmental Services Committee Council’s including but not
restricted to
• The Joint Client Team
• The Contractors
• Implementation of work programmes,
• Performance against national and local performance
indicators,
• Identification of risks and monitoring action taken to
mitigate those risks and responsibility for the monitoring and
implementation of action plans.
6. To monitor developments within the Project Integra Partnership
and scrutinise its performance and
policy development in terms of the impact upon the work of the
ESJSC.
7. To hold the Joint Environmental Services Committee and relevant
Portfolio Holders at each authority to account for the services
within their areas of responsibility.
East Hampshire District Councillors:
Councillors: Branch, Denston and
Onslow