To inform the public of work undertaken by the Scrutiny Management Committee in 2020.
Description
Good parliamentary scrutiny improves the effectiveness of government. A specialist scrutiny committee has the ability to focus in detail on a specific issue and to maintain a persistent line of questioning on a given topic. This approach is one of the most effective mechanisms used by Parliaments to conduct meaningful scrutiny.
The Scrutiny Management Committee has undertaken some interesting and important work in this political term. This has been the first term of the Scrutiny Management Committee, a combination of the former Scrutiny, Public Accounts and Legislation Select Committees to provide co-ordinated scrutiny of policy and services, financial affairs and legislation.