They can:

• review policies and decisions
• be involved in developing policies
• hold Executive Board and council officers to account
• undertake reviews to improve services
• review and scrutinise the services of external agencies that affect the people of Wrexham
• make evidence-based recommendations
• refer recommendations to the Executive Board or Full Council, as appropriate

Scrutiny committees can take suggestions from various sources, including the public, as well as individual members and officers. Each committee can also identify their own area to review.

When an issue is presented, scrutiny members consider priorities in Wrexham, what needs reviewing and where scrutiny could make a difference. Their work programmes however are kept flexible, to take any unexpected issues into account.

Members of the public can attend scrutiny committee meetings, except where personal or confidential items are being considered.

Each committee usually meets every month, although additional meetings may be called.

Most meetings take place in the Guildhall, Wrexham. However meetings can take place at other venues, if appropriate. If you wish to attend or be involved in a meeting of a scrutiny committee please read the public engagement protocol.

Agendas are published in advance. You can search for agendas on our committee agenda, minutes and reports page.

For further information about how you can get involved contact our scrutiny team. 

Each scrutiny committee reviews their work programme on a monthly basis.

You search through the calendar of meetings to view the most recent work programmes (select a meeting, where the relevant scrutiny committee is shown, to view the agenda and work programme report).

If the agenda for that particular meeting is not yet available, please check the agenda for the previous month, or contact our scrutiny team. 

Section 7 of the Constitution contains the terms of reference of the scrutiny committees.