Statutory guidance

Overview and scrutiny: statutory guidance for councils, combined authorities and combined county authorities

Guidance to ensure councils, combined authorities and combined county authorities are aware of the purpose of overview and scrutiny and how to conduct it effectively.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 22 April 2024

Applies to England

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Overview and scrutiny: statutory guidance for councils, combined authorities and combined county authorities

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This statutory guidance, first published in May 2019, has been updated to take account of deeper devolution and the creation of combined county authorities through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. It sets out policies and practices authorities should adopt, or consider adopting, when deciding how to carry out their overview and scrutiny functions.

Published 22 April 2024