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09.15 Registration and refreshments
10.00 Welcome, introduction and outline of day
10.15 Presentation
Scrutiny’s new powers under the 2007 Act and working towards more meaningful localism
10.45 Evidence for Accountability - Findings of research project
11.30 Refreshments and exhibition viewing
11.45 Workshops
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W1: Questioning skills and techniques
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W2: Dealing with political tension - either between political parties at the council or between the council and its partners
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W3: Making the case for scrutiny in the context of CAA
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W4: Linking the scrutiny and the ward councillor role - CCfA and s236
13.00 Lunch and exhibition viewing
14.00 Scrutiny Café
Leading effective scrutiny in a political environment is one of the greatest challenges that scrutiny chairs face. This is compounded by the new challenges of external scrutiny of partnerships. Using the Scrutiny Café model, participants will be able to discuss experiences with their peers and develop real solutions to take back to their authorities.
15.30 Refreshments and exhibition viewing
15.45 Presentation: Handling political disagreements
16.30 Joint Plenary
16.45 Close of conference