A survey has revealed scrutiny remains a poor relation to the executive function in local government.
The research by the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) found just 31% of councillors and local authority officers felt there was ‘parity of esteem between the executive and scrutiny’ functions.
This was despite the survey showing 82% of scrutiny recommendations were accepted by councils and 62% of respondents agreeing that the function impacted on the lives of local people.
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