Changes are to be made to the way backbench members hold Shropshire Council’s administration to account.
Lezley Picton, Leader of Shropshire Council, said she was excited about the potential of the changes.
The committees help to shape policies, improve the performance of the council, and hold cabinet to account.The shake-up follows a review into the effectiveness of the current scrutiny structure, which found there were “pockets of good practice” and “good relationships” between councillors and officers, but added there was a lack of understanding around the scrutiny process, lack of resourcing and “political tensions”.
“There comes a point where you think, ‘why am I sitting on a scrutiny committee, what difference have I made?'”
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