The Local Authority (Overview and Scrutiny Committees Health Scrutiny Functions) Regulations 2002

Reports and recommendations

3.—(1) An overview and scrutiny committee may make reports and recommendations to local NHS bodies and to its local authority on any matter reviewed or scrutinised by it pursuant to regulation 2.

(2) Where an overview and scrutiny committee makes such reports and recommendations it shall include—

(a) an explanation of the matter reviewed or scrutinised;

(b) a summary of the evidence considered;

(c) a list of the participants involved in the review or scrutiny; and

(d) any recommendations on the matter reviewed or scrutinised.

(3) Where an overview and scrutiny committee requests a response from a local NHS body to whom it has made a report or recommendation, that body shall respond in writing to the committee within 28 days of the request.