People Panel

Overview and Scrutiny Panels have eight Members and are politically balanced. The remit of each panel can be found in the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules (http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/Council/Council-and-Democracy/Constitution). The functions of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels under the City Council’s Constitution can be summarised as follows: Holding the Executive to account for its decisions through the call-in process; Policy Developments; Best Value reviews; Subject Based reviews/Inquiries; Scrutinising internal and external reports as part of consultation processes; performance monitoring and Task and Finish Group work.