Westminster Scrutiny Commission

On 26 April 2006, the Council agreed a new structure for Policy and Scrutiny. This included the establishment of the Westminster Scrutiny Commission (WSC) with the following functions/responsibilities:

• scrutinising the work of the Leader of the Council
• acting as the guardians of the Policy and Scrutiny process and budget, including having responsibility for the continuous improvement of the Policy and Scrutiny process
• meeting quarterly to consider the forward work programme of scrutiny and consulting the Cabinet on emerging, particularly cross-cutting, issues which it would be useful to scrutinise
• allocating tasks to Committees not specifically included in their terms of reference.

Commission Meeting Dates for 2011-12

• 15 March 2011 (5.30 pm)
• 13 April 2011 (7.00 pm)
• 5 July 2011 (7.00 pm)
• 9 November 2011 (7.00 pm)
• 20 March 2012 (7.00 pm)

View Scrutiny Commission agendas and reports

View the membership of the commission

View the Policy and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2010-11

View previous annual reports

For more information, please contact Dr Mark Ewbank at mewbank@westminster.gov.uk or phone 020 7641 2636