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TScrutiny is a process which questions key decisions made by the council's Executive and officers. It is a common sense approach to reviewing decisions and policies and considering whether they are right for the city.
Not only does it provide a means to review the council's achievements against its planned targets, but it also enables reviews to be carried out in relation to services provided by other public organizations on issues causing public concern. The participation of local people is a vital element in this. The main intention of the government's modernisation programme was to make local Councillors more accountable for the decisions they make on behalf of the local community whilst speeding up the decision making process. The aim was also to make the democratic process more visible and inclusive for local people. To help bring this modernisation about, the government made provisions in the Local Government Act 2000 that required local authorities to set up new political management arrangements.