The Executive
Scrutiny Committee is responsible for the post executive-decision
scrutiny role. Its primary role is to closely examine key decisions
taken by Cabinet, individual Cabinet Members and officers before
they have been implemented. The Executive Scrutiny Committee meets
immediately after the Cabinet meeting and a majority of the
Committee can ‘call-in’ a decision. If not satisfied
with the further information provided to them, they can ask the
Cabinet or Cabinet Member to reconsider it and this is called a
“scrutiny call-in”.