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Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee – 12 November 2010 9.3
SCRUTINY CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE
12 November 2010
Report of:
Scrutiny Manager
Subject: JOINT HEALTH OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY
COMMITTEE PROTOCOL
1. PURPOSE OF REPORT
1.1 To seek comments from Members in relation to the protocol for the formation
of a Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the North East.
2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
2.1 As Members may be aware, Hartlepool Borough Council is a constituent
Authority of the Tees Valley Health Scrutiny Joint Committee which is
formally recognised through the Council’s Constitution.
2.2 Members of the Health Scrutiny Forum met on 2 February 2010, where the
Chair confirmed that the 12 North East Local Authorities had been
successful in a bid for funding from the Centre for Public Scrutiny through
their Health Inequalities initiative to carry out an investigation into the Health
of the ex-Service Community. This was the first time that the 12 North East
Local Authorities had come together to carry out a scrutiny inquiry on a
matter than transcended the 12 Authority boundaries.
2.3 During the development of the investigation into the Health of the ex-Service
Community, Members of the 12 North East Local Authorities agreed that a
Memorandum of Understanding between the Authorities be developed.
Members were also in agreement that a formal arrangement should exist for
a Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the North East, which
would:-
(a)
Undertake discretionary health scrutiny reviews, on occasions where
health issues may have a regional or cross boundary focus;
9.3 SCC 12.11.10 Joint healt h over view and scrutiny c ommitt ee protoc ol
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