Opposition councillors at Slough Council call for greater scrutiny powers

Cllr Dexter Smith called for the opposition to have greater scrutiny powers
THE opposition scold Slough Council’s Labour administration for continuing to appoint members from the ruling group to chair all committees.
The council has six scrutiny panels, which tasks members to scrutinise and hold the cabinet, portfolio holders, and officers to account for their decisions and work, as well as other committees such as planning, licensing, etc.
Despite a few panels having vice-chairs from the opposing Conservative Party, such as the audit and corporate governance committee, all committees and panels are chaired by councillors from the ruling Labour Party.

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