How decisions are made

The Council Assembly Annual Meeting and Mayor Making will not take place as planned on Wednesday, 18 May.

 

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee scheduled for 23 May has been cancelled. 

The overview and scrutiny committee can review decisions made by or on behalf of the cabinet. This is known as 'calling in' the decision.

The key rules around calling-in decisions are

• Decisions may only be called-in in certain instances, for instance where it is believed that there was inadequate consultation or that the decision breaches human rights
• The chair or vice chair and three other members of overview and scrutiny committee must all agree that the decision should be called-in
• The call-in must be requested within five working days of the decision being published.

The decision will then be reviewed by overview and scrutiny committee, normally within two weeks from the date of the call-in request.

The overview and scrutiny committee can recommend that the decision is reconsidered by the original decision-taker. Read more about scrutiny. 

You can view and print papers from call-in meetings.