Purpose of the event The aim of the events are to: Hear directly from central government their vision of the changing role of scrutiny within public service delivery Explore the breadth of accountability within the public sector and how different organisations are tackling the challenges everyone faces Explore how public empowerment is becoming central to scrutiny and accountability across local government and the health service Build understanding of Local Involvement Networks and how their potential can be fully realised in bringing issues of health, social care and public involvement together Celebrate the achievements of scrutineers across the public sector through the Good Scrutiny Awards Utilise innovative learning techniques to enhance the way scrutiny is done across the public sector and explore ways of engaging with wider audiences. Explore some of the ideas the Department for Communities and Local Government are likely to cover in the Empowerment White Paper, which will be published this summer. Look at the impact of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act and the Police and Justice Act and assess how scrutiny will be affected in the future Discuss how you can use scrutiny within your organisation to improve local public service performance Explore how mechanisms such as Councillor Call for Action and Local Involvement Networks will impact on scrutineers and service providers? Learn what the evidence from health scrutiny tells us about its potential to enhance accountability and partnerships? Explore ways in which partnerships can be built and managed when scrutinisng the Local Area Agreement. Discuss whether relationships across the public sector are likely to be tested or enhanced by a greater role for scrutiny
Who should attend Local government Scrutiny Councillors* Scrutiny Officers and Managers** Cabinet Members Chief Executives Heads of Member Services Public Transport Authorities Police Authorities Audit Committee Chairs Local services which will have a duty to respond to Overview and Scrutiny Committees * Chairs and Vice Chairs of Scrutiny are particularly encouraged to take advantage of the Member Leadership Training day on the 11th June. **Scrutiny Officers and Managers are also encouraged to take advantage of the Officers Development day on the 11th June. Health and Social Care LINKs Host organisations, LINk members and their partners Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees Chairs and Non-Executive Directors of Public Bodies in Health Strategic Health Authorites Primary Care Trusts Foundation Trust Chairs, Governors and Members Central government Parliamentary Select Committees Committee Clerks and Officers Civil Service Representatives Involved in Governance Chairs and Non-executive Directors of Government Departments and Public Bodies Public Sector Ombudsmen Regional government Regional Assembly Chairs Regional Assembly Officers Regional Development Agency Chairs Regional Development Agency Board Members Regional Improvement Partnerships / Centres of Excellence Devolved government Parliamentary Committees and other Scrutineers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Ombudsmen Education School Governors Schools Forums Chairs and Non-Executive Directors of universities and colleges Learning and Skills Councils Criminal justice Police Authorities Probation Boards Youth Justice Boards Transport Passenger Transport Authorities Rail Passengers’ Councils Transport Users’ Committees Housing and Regeneration Housing Association Chairs Housing Association Non-Executive Directors and Senior Staff Regional Development Agencies Local Development Agencies Regeneration Agencies Chairs, Non- Executive Directors Tenant Participation Groups

Purpose of the event

The aim of the events are to:

Hear directly from central government their vision of the changing role of scrutiny within public service delivery
Explore the breadth of accountability within the public sector and how different organisations are tackling the challenges everyone faces
Explore how public empowerment is becoming central to scrutiny and accountability across local government and the health service
Build understanding of Local Involvement Networks and how their potential can be fully realised in bringing issues of health, social care and public involvement together
Celebrate the achievements of scrutineers across the public sector through the Good Scrutiny Awards
Utilise innovative learning techniques to enhance the way scrutiny is done across the public sector and explore ways of engaging with wider audiences.
Explore some of the ideas the Department for Communities and Local Government are likely to cover in the Empowerment White Paper, which will be published this summer.
Look at the impact of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act and the Police and Justice Act and assess how scrutiny will be affected in the future
Discuss how you can use scrutiny within your organisation to improve local public service performance
Explore how mechanisms such as Councillor Call for Action and Local Involvement Networks will impact on scrutineers and service providers?
Learn what the evidence from health scrutiny tells us about its potential to enhance accountability and partnerships?
Explore ways in which partnerships can be built and managed when scrutinisng the Local Area Agreement.
Discuss whether relationships across the public sector are likely to be tested or enhanced by a greater role for scrutiny

Who should attend

Local government

Scrutiny Councillors*
Scrutiny Officers and Managers**
Cabinet Members
Chief Executives
Heads of Member Services
Public Transport Authorities
Police Authorities
Audit Committee Chairs
Local services which will have a duty
to respond to Overview and Scrutiny
Committees

* Chairs and Vice Chairs of Scrutiny are particularly encouraged to take advantage of the Member Leadership Training day on the 11th June.

**Scrutiny Officers and Managers are also encouraged to take advantage of the Officers Development day on the 11th June.

Health and Social Care

LINKs Host organisations, LINk members
and their partners
Health Overview and Scrutiny
Committees
Chairs and Non-Executive Directors of
Public Bodies in Health
Strategic Health Authorites
Primary Care Trusts
Foundation Trust Chairs, Governors
and Members

Central government

Parliamentary Select Committees
Committee Clerks and Officers
Civil Service Representatives Involved
in Governance
Chairs and Non-executive Directors of
Government Departments and Public
Bodies
Public Sector Ombudsmen

Regional government

Regional Assembly Chairs
Regional Assembly Officers
Regional Development Agency Chairs
Regional Development Agency Board
Members
Regional Improvement Partnerships /
Centres of Excellence

Devolved government

Parliamentary Committees and other
Scrutineers from Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland
Ombudsmen

Education

School Governors
Schools Forums
Chairs and Non-Executive Directors of
universities and colleges
Learning and Skills Councils

Criminal justice

Police Authorities
Probation Boards
Youth Justice Boards

Transport

Passenger Transport Authorities
Rail Passengers’ Councils
Transport Users’ Committees

Housing and Regeneration

Housing Association Chairs
Housing Association Non-Executive
Directors and Senior Staff
Regional Development Agencies
Local Development Agencies
Regeneration Agencies Chairs, Non-
Executive Directors
Tenant Participation Groups