Scrutiny Solutions

 "The Lion That Roars". This event, in conjunction with Warwick Business School, is an innovative, cutting-edge programme for experienced scrutiny councillors. This 2 day programme addresses key contemporary challenges facing scrutiny functions from undertaking scrutiny and accountability of place. The role of scrutiny to ensure genuine cost savings and accountability of local council finances. The contribution to budgetary scenario optimisation.

There is also bang-up-to-date information on new powers and duties. As with all our events, the focus is on learning and improvement and throughout the two day course there are opportunities for participants to discuss their own particular problems and challenges in scrutiny surgeries.

Facilitators: this event is delivered by 3 tutors:

Dr Stephanie Snape, Principal Research Fellow at the Local Government Centre, University of Warwick and Academic Director of Warwick's contribution to local government's Leadership Academy for senior councillors.

Mark Palmer, Development Director at South East Employers and also manages the Progress through Partnership Programme, which supports partnership development across the south east.

Ian Fifield, a CIPFA qualified accountant with significant experience in designing and delivering financial management training for local authorities and other public service organisations.

Who should attend: Councillors

Content:

Being an Effective Scrutiny Leader
An interactive session examining the key leadership roles and tasks for overview & scrutiny

Influencing Strategies and Styles
Exercising influence effectively is crucial to successful scrutiny. This session explores the tools of influencing strategies and styles

Scrutiny Surgery
First of three sessions giving participants the opportunity to discuss with their peers the key challenges facing them in their scrutiny roles

Scrutiny of Place & Ensuring Accountability
Scrutiny of ‘place' and ‘partnership' is taking over from scrutiny of ‘council service'. This session uses case studies to analyse the key issue of partnership scrutiny

Finance and Efficiency Scrutiny
This session is delivered by Ian Fifield, a financial expert, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of finance scrutiny and making budget savings

Scrutiny Surgery
Second opportunity to work in your action learning groups on your own scrutiny challenge

Choice Sessions
Relating to the Executive
A practical session examining ways to improve scrutiny's relationship to the Executive, OR

Questioning Skills and Techniques
A skills-based session working on questioning strategies, skills and techniques

Scrutiny Surgery
Third opportunity to work in small groups on your own scrutiny challenge

Taking the Learning Forward
Bringing the threads together and summarising the learning points from the event

 

 

 

 

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