Current Reviews
If you would like to contribute to any of the reviews listed below, please see our information on getting involved.
The following reviews are proposed for each Commission for the 2008/09 municipal year.
- Quarterly performance monitoring
- Directorate Question Time – Climate Change
Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Commission
In-depth reviews:
- The quality and reach of 0-5 service provision in Hackney.
- Child and adolescent mental health in Hackney.
Terms of reference will be added when available.
Known one-off or regular items:
- Key stage 2 results in Hackney – report and briefing from officers.
- Careers information, advice and guidance offered to Hackney students – report and briefing from officers.
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission
In-depth reviews:
- Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action – Darzi review – stage two, consequences specific to Hackney.
One of the following (two should Darzi stage two proposals not emerge)
- Maternity Services
- Childhood Obesity
Terms of reference will be added when available.
Known one-off or regular items:
- Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
- LINks
- ¼ updates from health partners
Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission
In-depth reviews:
- Green Spaces (covering Parks Strategy and Open Spaces Strategy) – Completed in Oct 2008
- Affordable housing, including a focus on overcrowding
Terms of reference will be added when available.
Known one-off or regular items:
- Keeping the Streets Clean
- Recycling
- Street Lighting
Community Safety and Social Inclusion Scrutiny Commission
In-depth reviews:
- Growing a Local Economy review - Completed in July 2008
- Worklessness - focusing on routes to employment and addressing benefits traps for those in receipt of long term benefits and those in need of child care support or benefits
Terms of reference will be added when available.
Known one-off or regular items:
- Responding to the new Councillor Calls for Action
- New powers to scrutinise the boroughs Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership – the ‘Safer Cleaner’ sub Partnership of Team Hackney
- Responding to Olympic Projects (legacy)
Governance and Resources Scrutiny Commission
In-depth reviews:
- HR work (Recruitment and Retention) – to be concluded
- Service First (knowing our customers / access to council services / Customer Services)
- To consider, six years after its introduction, the impact of the mayoral model on Hackney
Terms of reference will be added when available.
Known one-off or regular items:
- Budget proposals
- Overall Financial Position
Ad Hoc Review
None agreed at present
For more information please email scrutiny@hackney.gov.uk.
Page updated: 22 Oct 2008