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Scrutiny is an evolving process but one which welcomes your participation. It carries out detailed investigations into various aspects of the Ministers' work - this is work which could affect YOU. Please contact us with your views:
- Speak to someone in person by telephoning 441080
- Contact by sending a fax to 441077
- Contact us by email scrutiny@gov.je
- Contact us via Facebook www.facebook.com/scrutinyjersey
What does Scrutiny do for you?
- A vital component of the States Assembly and is already proving to be effective, thanks to the help of the Jersey public
- Protects the public interest by examining Executive policy decisions
- Reviews and comments on both new and existing policy decisions and may influence policy development
- Seeks to involve the public in many ways so that the workings of the Executive are truly accountable to them
- Works alongside the Council of Ministers to ensure balance as an equal part of the States Assembly
- Is free to choose which issues to work on and welcomes suggestions from the public
- Gives the public a voice to influence the development of policies and strategies that affect their lives
What Scrutiny doesn't do
- It doesn't deal with individual concerns, queries or complaints. If we receive these we will forward them to the appropriate Department. If you are unhappy about a service you have received from a Department, please contact that Department directly.
Scrutiny Reviews - the process
Scrutiny Reviews have several stages:
- Call for Evidence from the public and relevant organisations
- Fact finding visits
- Public Hearings
- Consideration of facts
- Production of main report and findings and recommendations booklet
Scrutiny Reports acknowledge good practice and, where necessary, recommend improvements to services or changes to policy. After a suitable period to allow for the implementation of recommendations, Scrutiny Reports are revisited by Panels to find out whether recommendations have been put into practice.
The Panels and Committees
There are five Scrutiny Panels which can be viewed under the individual Panel pages. If any of the work programmes are of interest to you please don't hesitate to contact the scrutiny office through one of the ways detailed above.