Council and democracy

Health Scrutiny Commitee

The Health Scrutiny Committee has power to:

• review or scrutinise decisions made in connection with the discharge of any functions whether or not they are the responsibility of the Executive;

• report and make recommendations in accordance with standing orders with respect to the discharge of any functions whether or not they are the responsibility of the Executive;

• report or make recommendations in accordance with standing orders on matters which affect the County or its inhabitants;
• recommend that a decision which is the responsibility of the Executive which has been taken but not implemented be reconsidered by the decision maker;
• refer to the Council for review or scrutiny a decision which is the responsibility of the Executive and which has been taken but not implemented.

Remit

• To scrutinise the planning, provision and operation of all Health Services affecting residents of the county.
• To be the statutory consultee in relation to proposals by local NHS bodies for substantial development of the health service.
• To scrutinise Health items which are not the subject of statutory consultations.
• To report to the County Council on the implementation of the Committee's work programme.

Composition

15 members of the Council; 5 District Councillors (voting) nominated by the Hertfordshire Local Government Association; and 5 named substitute District Councillors (each paired with one of the voting District Councillors).

Membership:

County Councillors (15)

Mary Bayes
Roy Clements
Ken Coleman
Dave Cullen (Vice Chairman)
Doug Drake
Derek Hills
Nick Hollinghurst (Spokesman)
Barbara Lamb
Bernard Lloyd (Chairman)
Bob Mays
Terry Price
Eddie Roach
Peter Ruffles
Bill Storey
Allan Witherick
For County Councillors' details click here

District Councillors (voting) (10)

A Canter (Welwyn Hatfield)
M Downing (Stevenage BC)
K Darby (East Herts DC)
B White (Three Rivers DC)
D Miller (North Herts DC)
S Legate (Hertsmere)
B Laventure (Watford)
J Pearce (Broxbourne BC)
G Sutton (Dacorum BC)
Vacancy (St Albans DC)   

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Dates of meetings and papers for this committee.