Improvement and Development Committee Members 2008-2009

15 seats

Conservative - 12 seats
Liberal Democrat - three seats

Chairman	M.J. Collis	Conservative
	Miss M. Bain	Conservative
	E.M. Bell	Liberal Democrat
	Ms P.A. Broom	Conservative
	K. Chouhan	Conservative
	R.B. Colison-Crawford	Liberal Democrat
	K.E. Flurry	Conservative
	Ms N.A. Hyams	Conservative
	H.R. Jaffer	Conservative
	C.D.G. Kuun	Conservative
	Mrs. I. Napper	Conservative
	Mrs. C.E. Nichols	Liberal Democrat
	Mrs. J.M. Pinkerton	Conservative
	Mrs. M.W. Rough	Conservative
	S.J. Rough	Conservative

Responsibilites of the Improvement and Development Committee

To discharge the function of overview and scrutiny in relation to the development of policies and strategies to meet local needs and in particular:

To assist the Council and the Executive on policy issues generally including the initiation and development of new policies and strategies (this includes not just the Council's policies and strategies but those of other bodies which affect the well-being of the Spelthorne community).

To assist the Council in the development of its budget and policy framework.

To consider and advise the Executive and Council on the content of the Best Value Performance Plan and its Best Value review programme.

To participate in Best Value reviews through member working groups.

To review and scrutinise the performance and decisions of the Executive in relation to policy matters and the Council's budget and policy framework and to exercise the right of "call in" of decisions in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.