Scrutiny members have the power to challenge or ‘call in’ a decision made by an Executive Member or the Executive if they believe that it is contrary to the Council's budgetary and policy framework.
A request for a call in must be done according to strict guidelines. The Director of Corporate and Legal Services will decide whether the request meets the criteria for call in and, if it does, will convene a meeting of the appropriate Scrutiny Panel.
The Scrutiny Panel will consider the call in request by:
- Giving one of the members who requested the call in the opportunity to present their case for calling in the matter;
- Allowing the decision maker the opportunity to explain their decision and answer any questions from the members who called in the decision;
- Inviting any other members of the Scrutiny Panel to ask questions of the decision-maker or of the members who requested the call in.
Having considered the call in request, the Scrutiny Panel may decide:
- That the decision is contrary to policy and should be referred to a meeting of full Council;
- That it has concerns about the way the decision was made and that it should be referred back to the decision making body for reconsideration; or
- To take no further action.
A call in will usually be open to the public and the details published on the Council's website.
There are certain decisions which cannot be the subject of a call in. Decisions made by the Licensing and Planning Applications Committees and those decisions which are urgent are all exempt from call in.For further information
For further information:
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Contact: Scrutiny Officer
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Address: Eden District Council, Town Hall, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7QF
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Telephone: 01768 212180/212160
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Email: scrutiny@eden.gov.uk
