1. Effective Scrutiny in 2014/15

2. Introduction David Hair – Team Leader, Scrutiny & Member Support What we do at Lincolnshire County Council Challenges ahead over the next year Group discussion – how can we make scrutiny even more effective in the future?

4. Challenges Ahead – Commissioning What is commissioning? Impact on scrutiny  Committee restructure  Revised performance indicators  Who do we scrutinise at committee?

5. Challenges Ahead – Better scrutiny Induction training on scrutiny post May ‘13 Additional general scrutiny training and specific training for scrutiny chairs Future focus on more development for scrutiny chairs with more classroom development and individual mentoring Outcome focussed at committee and task and finish group

6. Challenges Ahead – Staff re-structuring Impact on Democratic Services Impact on senior officer capacity More important than ever for councillors to pick the right scrutiny tool;  Task and Finish Group  Working Group  Repeat Committee item  Site visit / committee meeting off-site

7. Discussion How can we make scrutiny more effective in the future? For more about scrutiny at Lincolnshire please go to www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/scrutiny www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/scrutiny