Our scrutiny system
Our scrutiny system consists of the Overview Select Committee and seven scrutiny commissions. The configuration for scrutiny during 2022-2023 was approved at Full Council on 19 May 2022.
Contents
- Overview Select Committee
- Adult Social Care
- Health and Wellbeing
- Children, Young People and Education
- Neighbourhood Services
- Heritage, Culture, Leisure and Tourism
- Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency
- Housing
1. Overview Select Committee
Key areas
- Finance
- Capital programmes
- Land and buildings transactions
- Operational and corporate estate
- Asset Strategy
- IT
- Corporate Equalities
- Local Plan
- Digital Transformation including customer services
- Communications/engagement
- HR
- Emergency management/resilience
- Covid and continued pandemic response
- Refugee resettlement programmes
- Other key strategic priorities and key corporate emerging issues
- Lead role in scrutinising external bodies/partner organisations that have a major impact on the city
Executive member(s)
- Sir Peter Soulsby - City Mayor
Lead directors(s)
- Miranda Cannon - Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance
- Colin Sharpe, Deputy Director of Finance
- Amy Oliver, Head of Finance
2. Adult Social Care
Key areas
- Health Transfers and Discharge
- Adult’s Safeguarding
- Adult Mental Health Issues
- Social Work
- Independent Living
- Contact and Response
- Adaptations & Assistive Technology
- Dementia Care
- Learning Disabilities
- Enablement Services (Shared Lives, Supported Living)
- ASC Commissioning
Executive member(s)
-
Councillor Sarah Russell - Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Social Care and Anti-Poverty
Lead directors(s)
- Martin Samuels – Strategic Director Social Care and Education
- Ruth Lake - Director of Adult Social Care and Safeguarding
- Tracie Rees - Director of Adult Social Care and Commissioning
3. Health and Wellbeing
Key areas
- Public Health services and commissioning
- Lifestyle services (including diabetes, sexual health)
- Configuration of partner services; including consultations, financial accounts, and procurement of services
- Care system integration
- Primary health provision
- Secondary healthcare provision
- Mental health provision – general
- Drug and alcohol treatment services
- Oral Health
- Health Inequalities
- Covid – general overview and implications for partner organisations.
Executive member(s)
-
Councillor Vi Dempster - Assistant City Mayor for Health
Lead directors(s)
- Ivan Browne – Director of Public Health
- Martin Samuels – Strategic Director Social Care and Education
4. Children, Young People and Education
Key areas
- Looked after Children
- Children in Need
- Early Help
- Children’s Safeguarding
- Children’s Social Care
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Education Sufficiency and Admissions
- Relationship with Academies and Free Schools
- Pupil Place Planning & Strategy
- Pupil Referral Unit
- Virtual Schools
- Maintained Schools
- Governor Services
- Targeted Youth Support
- Education Welfare
- School meals
- Ofsted inspections
- Mental Health of children and young people and school service provision
- Covid recovery implications on children and young people.
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Sarah Russell - Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Social Care and Anti-Poverty
- Councillor Elly Cutkelvin – Assistant City Mayor for Education and Housing
Lead directors(s)
- Martin Samuels – Strategic Director Social Care and Education
- Caroline Tote - Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help
- Sue Welford – Principal Education Officer
- Tracie Rees - Director of Adult Social Care and Commissioning
5. Neighbourhood Services
Key areas
- Regulatory Services
- Community Safety and Protection
- Community Cohesion and prevent
- CCTV
- Allotments
- Libraries and Community Centres
- Waste Management
- Gypsy and Traveller sites
- Cleansing
- Voluntary and Community Sector strategy/engagement and support
- Neighbourhood Enforcement Services and activity including Noise Team, Dog Wardens, Pest Control and City Wardens
- Parks and Open Spaces – including play areas
- Trees and Woodland
- Ward Community Meetings
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Kirk Master - Assistant City Mayor for Neighbourhood Services
- Councillor Adam Clarke – Deputy City Mayor for Environment and Transportation
- Councillor Piara Singh-Clair - Deputy City Mayor for Culture, Leisure, Sport and Regulatory Services
Lead directors(s)
- Sean Atterbury - Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services
- Miranda Cannon - Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance
- Caroline Tote - Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help
6. Heritage, Culture, Leisure and Tourism
Key areas
- Sports Services
- Conservation Areas
- Listed Buildings
- Heritage strategy
- Arts and Museums
- Festival and Events
- King Richard III Visitor Centre
- De Montfort Hall
- Tourism
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Piara Singh-Clair - Deputy City Mayor for Culture, Leisure, Sport and Regulatory Services
Lead directors(s)
- Mike Dalzell - Director of Tourism, Culture and Inward Investment
- Ivan Browne – Director of Public Health
- Andrew Beddow – Head of Sports
- Andrew Smith - Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
- Sean Atterbury- Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services
7. Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency
Key areas
- Planning Enforcement
- Highways
- Parking – including Workplace Parking Levy consultation process
- Development Projects
- Transport
- Street lighting
- Environmental protection including air quality, flood planning, natural environment
- Sustainability and Energy
- Climate Emergency Action Plan
- Strategic Transport Plan
- Procurement
- Markets
- Inward Investment & Place Marketing
- City Centre projects
- Economic Regeneration
- Adult Skills and Learning
- Traffic Regulation Orders
- Leicester, Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP)
Executive member(s)
- Sir Peter Soulsby - City Mayor
- Councillor Adam Clarke – Deputy City Mayor for Environment and Transportation
- Councillor Danny Myers – Assistant City Mayor for Jobs, Skills, Policy Delivery and Communications
Lead directors(s)
- Andrew Smith - Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
- Matt Wallace - Director of Estates and Building Services
- Mike Dalzell - Director of Tourism, Culture and Inward Investment
8. Housing
Key areas
- Housing Options (Advice and Support and Homelessness Prevention)
- Hostels
- Private Sector Housing
- Vacant Property Management Voids
- Income Management
- STAR (Tenancy Support)
- Housing Repairs and Maintenance
- Energy Efficiency in homes
- Tenancy and Estate Management
- Stores
- Fleet and Passenger Transport
- Housing Development and New House Building
- Accommodating refugees/new communities
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Elly Cutkelvin – Assistant City Mayor for Education and Housing
Lead directors(s)
- Chris Burgin – Director of Housing