Our scrutiny system
Our scrutiny system consists of the Overview Select Committee and six scrutiny commissions. The configuration for scrutiny during 2023-2024 was approved at Full Council on 6 July 2023.
Contents
- Overview Select Committee
- Adult Social Care
- Children, Young People and Education
- Culture and Neighbourhoods
- Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency
- Housing
- Public Health and Health Integration
1. Overview Select Committee
Key areas
- Finance – including budget monitoring
- Capital Programmes
- Land and buildings transactions
- Operational and corporate estate
- Asset Strategy
- Digital, Data and Technology Services
- Corporate Equalities
- Customer Services
- Communications/engagement
- HR
- Procurement
- Revenue and Benefits
- Other key strategic priorities and key corporate emerging issues that have implications across several or all commission areas.
- 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)
- Andrew Shilliam - Director of Corporate Services
- Amy Oliver, Director of Finance
2. Adult Social Care
Key areas
- Health Transfers & Discharge
- Adult Safeguarding
- Adult Mental Health Issues
- Adult Social Work
- Independent Living
- Contact & Response
- Adaptations & Assistive Technology
- Dementia Care
- Learning Disabilities
- Carers
- Enablement Services (Shared Lives, Supported Living)
- ASC Commissioning/market of care and support
- Health and Care reforms
- Extra Care Schemes
- Healthwatch
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Sarah Russell - Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Social Care, Health and Community Safety
Lead directors(s)
- Laurence Jones – Strategic Director Social Care and Education
- Kate Galoppi – Director for Adult Social Care and Commissioning
- Ruth Lake - Director of Adult Social Care & Safeguarding
3. 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 & 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
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Vi Dempster, Assistant City Mayor with responsibility for Education, Libraries and Community Centres
- Councillor Sarah Russell - Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Social Care, Health and Community Safety
Lead directors(s)
- Laurence Jones – Strategic Director Social Care and Education
- Damian Elcock - Director of Children’s Social Care and Community Safety
- Tracie Rees - Director of SEND and Early Help
- Sophie Maltby – Principal Education Officer
4. Culture and Neighbourhoods
Key areas
- Heritage
- Arts and Museums
- Festival & Events
- Tourism
- Regulatory Services
- Community Safety and Protection
- Pollution Control
- Community Cohesion and Prevent
- CCTV
- Allotments and Community Growing
- Libraries & Community Centres
- Ward Community Meetings
- Waste Management
- 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 & Open Spaces – including play areas
- Trees & Woodland
- Sports and Leisure
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Adam Clarke, Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Climate, Economy and Culture.
- Councillor Elly Cutkelvin, Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Housing and Neighbourhoods
- Councillor Sarah Russell - Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Social Care, Health and Community Safety
- Councillor Vi Dempster, Assistant City Mayor with responsibility for Education, Libraries and Community Centres
- Councillor Mustafa Malik, Assistant City Mayor with responsibility for Communities, Adult Learning, Jobs and Skills
- Councillor Manjula Sood, Assistant City Mayor with responsibility for Community Cohesion
Lead directors(s)
- Mike Dalzell - Director of Tourism, Culture & Inward Investment
- Sean Atterbury- Director of Neighbourhood & Environmental Services
- Andrew Shilliam - Director of Corporate Services
- Damian Elcock - Director of Children’s Social Care and Community Safety
5. Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency
Key areas
- Planning Enforcement
- Building and Nature Conservation
- Highways and Transportation
- Parking
- Major Development Projects
- Local Plan
- Traffic Regulation Orders
- Street Lighting
- Environmental protection including air quality, flood planning, natural environment
- Sustainability and Energy
- Climate Emergency
- Air Quality
- Emergency management/resilience
- Inward Investment & Place Marketing
- City Centre projects (including the market)
- Economic Regeneration
- Economic Growth
- Adult Learning
- Jobs and Skills
- Leicester, Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP)
Executive member(s)
- Sir Peter Soulsby - City Mayor (Regeneration, Transport, Finance and Resources)
- Councillor Adam Clarke, Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Climate, Economy and Culture.
- Councillor Mustafa Malik, Assistant City Mayor with responsibility for Communities, Adult Learning, Jobs and Skills
Lead directors(s)
- Andrew Smith - Director of Planning, Development & Transportation
- Matt Wallace - Director of Estates & Building Services
- Mike Dalzell - Director of Tourism, Culture & Inward Investment
6. Housing
Key areas
- Housing Options (Advice and Support and Homelessness Prevention)
- Hostels
- Asylum and migration – including refugee resettlement programmes
- Private Sector Housing
- Vacant Property Management Voids
- Income Management
- STAR (Tenancy Support)
- Housing Repairs and Maintenance
- Energy Efficiency in homes
- Tenancy & Estate Management
- Stores
- Fleet and Passenger Transport
- Housing Development & New House Building
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Elly Cutkelvin, Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Housing and Neighbourhoods
Lead directors(s)
- Chris Burgin – Director of Housing
7. Public Health and Health Integration
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
- Health Emergency Preparedness
- Health and Care reforms
- Healthwatch
Executive member(s)
- Councillor Sarah Russell - Deputy City Mayor with responsibility for Social Care, Health and Community Safety
Lead directors(s)
- Rob Howard – Director of Public Health
- Laurence Jones – Strategic Director Social Care and Education