Membership of the Joint Scrutiny
Committee is 5 members from each of the councils, currently this is
5 from Cherwell District Council and 5 from South Northamptonshire
Council and would be reviewed if another council was admitted to
the shared working programme and confederation company (if established). Political balance will apply to
the appointment of members by each of the Councils. No member of
the Executive (CDC) or Cabinet (SNC) shall be a member of the
committee.
The quorum for the committee is four
voting members of which at least two must be from Cherwell District
Council and two from South Northamptonshire Council.
Functions
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To receive and scrutinise reports from the Joint
Commissioning Officer Group detailing the performance against
targets that are included within the Contract and Commissioning
Plan and otherwise relating to the services provided through shared
services (including via the confederation company and its delivery
units, if established), any other major shared contracts, (if entered into), and to be able to
challenge internal and external providers and hold members of the
shared management team publicly to account.
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To receive and scrutinise reports from the Joint
Commissioning Officer Group detailing the financial performance of
shared services (including those provided via the confederation
company and its delivery units if established) against savings
targets detailed in the respective Councils’ Budget and
Medium Term Financial Strategies.
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To receive and scrutinise change requests and contract
variations agreed or proposed between the Joint Commissioning
Committee or officers acting under delegated authority and service
providers (including the confederation company and its delivery
units if established) to include (but not be limited to) the
introduction of new key performance indicators, delivery of new
commissions via the external delivery units, changes required due
to new legislation and commercial development
opportunities.
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To engage with partner organisations, other relevant public
sector bodies, private sector organisations, trade unions, local
residents or any other appropriate witnesses when fulfilling the
overview and scrutiny role in relation to the monitoring of
contracts for services provided by service providers (including the
confederation company and its delivery units if established)
.
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To scrutinise decisions of and services reporting to the
Joint Commissioning Committee including the commissioning
officers
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To apply the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules,
including call-in arrangements, when prepared and adopted by the
councils.
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To hear any call-in requests with regard to any executive
decisions made by the Joint Commissioning Committee.