Welcome to the Scrutiny Portal for Scotland website
This website provides scrutiny agencies with a structured approach to locating key information relating to participating Scottish local authorities. The content is a result of discussion with scrutiny agencies and councils and provides a common core of information to support scrutiny activity. Visitors to this website will be able to select individual council data and will be redirected via this site to their chosen council website where the key information is stored. The information for all councils is retained under four key topics – Context, structure and governance; Service planning; Service delivery; and Service review and assessment. Each of the topics includes a number of sub- topics under which a variety of documents and hyperlinks are located.
Context, structure and governance
Key operational plans and strategies for the Council and Community Planning Partnership, as well as geographic and demographic information, governance arrangements and operational service structures.
Service Planning
Strategic planning documents for Council operational departments, as well as Community Planning Partnership. Council and Community Plans are long term strategic documents and departmental plans are short to medium term.
Service delivery
Arrangements for monitoring and reporting on use of resources to assist decision making and accountability through effective scrutiny. Risk Management, stakeholder consultation and communication also included.
Service Review and assessment
This topic includes information on the Council’s complaints policy, stakeholder surveys and results. Also included are key scrutiny agency evaluations as well as the Council’s approach to self evaluation and service review.