Overview and Scrutiny Team
Hackney Council has a dedicated team of scrutiny support staff to undertake research, coordinate project work and manage work programmes for and on behalf of Scrutiny Members. The responsibilities of the Scrutiny support team include:
- In consultation with the Chair and Members, co-ordinating and managing the work programme of the Commissions
- Facilitating all Scrutiny Commission meetings, producing agendas and minutes, and chasing up action points
- Commissioning reports and presentations from within and outside the organisation, at the request of the Chair and Members
- Supporting expert witnesses and facilitating evidence gathering sessions
- Supporting review working groups in evidence gathering
- Producing the Scrutiny annual report and ongoing updates throughout the year
- Promoting an understanding of Scrutiny across the organisation, including raising the profile of Scrutiny across and outside the organisation
- Promoting the role and function of Scrutiny through local media
- Encouraging public involvement in democracy through engagement in the Scrutiny process
Contact us
| Officer | Reponsibility |
| Ben Vinter: Head of Overview and Scrutiny ben.vinter@hackney.gov.uk Tel: 020 8356 3441 | Overall responsibility for the Scrutiny Function at Hackney. Specific responsibility for the Governance and Resources Scrutiny Commission and the Overview and Scrutiny Board. |
| Matt Clack: Overview and Scrutiny Officer matt.clack@hackney.gov.uk Tel: 020 8356 3341 | Lead officer for: Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission |
| Jarlath O'Connell: Overview and Scrutiny Officer Tel: 020 8356 3309 jarlath.o'connell@hackney.gov.uk | Lead officer for: Community Safety and Social Inclusion Scrutiny Commission |
| Tracey Anderson: Overview and Scrutiny Officer Tel: 020 8356 3312 tracey.anderson@hackney.gov.uk | Lead officer for: Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission |
| Gareth Wall: Overview and Scrutiny Officer Tel: 020 8356 3029 gareth.wall@hackney.gov.uk | Lead officer for: Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission |
Page updated: 3 Nov 2008