Hearings

Scrutiny, in addition to indepth reviews, conducts hearings into particular issues of importance at regular intervals

In the past two years Scrutiny has held special sessions monitoring:

Winter Maintenance of Roads,
Use of Funding given to Village Halls, Citizen Advice Bureaux and Local Sports Councils,
Assessment of the readiness of the Council and its partner agencies to implement the Education (Additional Support for Learning)(Scotland) Bill,
Annual report and presentation on the work of the Flood Liaison Group,
Progress with implementing the Council's Environmental Strategy,
Partnership Working in Social Work,
Healthy Living Initiatives for young people that are being taken forward in schools,
The Council's relationships with Scottish Borders Housing Association and Scottish Borders Leisure Trust
Bullying and its effect on young people,
Implementation of Best Value in the Council,
European Funding after 2006,
Citizenship Education,
School Catering,
Childcare Strategy,
Disclosure Checks,
Area Regeneration,
Liquor Licensing Policy & Practices
Powers of Attorney - Adults with Incapacity
Primary School Catchment areas
Training & Apprenticeships
Community Safety Activity
Property Maintenance Contracting
Equality of Opportunity for Women.

Checking

At present there have been nine "call ins" regarding:

There have been two "Notices of Concern" regarding:

Scrutiny has also acted as a 'sounding board' for reviews of:

If you want further details on any of the issues raised by Monitoring or Checking, please contact the Scrutiny office .