Positive Roles for Scrutiny

I was unhappy at the downgrading of Scrutiny in Brent shortly after the elections in May.  This is because, if it is taken seriously, Scrutiny has the potential to do valuable work.  A recent example would be the Brent report on violence against women and girls, which was chaired by then Cllr Ann John.  The prospects of the new Scrutiny system in Brent producing results like this don't look rosy.