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Overview and scrutiny reports 2011–2014

See overview and scrutiny reports from 2011–2014.

2013–2014

In 2013–14 all of the select committees collaborated on an in-depth review of emergency services in Lewisham.​​​​

Emergency services review

Pdf, 1.6MB

Nursery education and childcare review

Pdf, 237.1KB

The finances and financial management of Adult Social Care report

Pdf, 858.5KB

The finances and financial management of Adult Social Care response

Pdf, 65.5KB

Emergency services review response

Pdf, 85KB

Nursery education and childcare review response 2014/15

Pdf, 71.2KB

2012–2013​

Fairness in procurement review

Pdf, 2.6MB

Fairness response

Pdf, 54KB

Preserving local pubs review

Pdf, 1.5MB

Preserving local pubs response

Pdf, 96.4KB

Bakerloo line extension report

Pdf, 45.2KB

Bakerloo line extension response

Pdf, 73.9KB

Managing contracts

Pdf, 369.3KB

Managing Contracts response

Pdf, 54.2KB

Falling Through The Gaps: Children at risk, potentially, of being unknown to the local authorities

Pdf, 242.6KB

Falling through the gaps response

Pdf, 290.1KB

Creating a sense of belonging

Pdf, 110.9KB

Creating a sense of belonging response

Pdf, 57.6KB

Low cost home ownership

Pdf, 1.1MB

Low cost home ownership response

Pdf, 63.5KB

​2011–2012

Financial exclusion review

Pdf, 1.4MB

Financial exclusion response

Pdf, 413.6KB

Community and voluntary sector review

Pdf, 336.2KB

Community and voluntary sector review

Pdf, 174.6KB

Community and voluntary sector response

Pdf, 44.6KB

Preventing premature mortality review

Pdf, 557.7KB

Preventing premature mortality response

Pdf, 138.4KB

Private rented sector housing review

Pdf, 613.7KB

Private rented sector housing review response

Pdf, 33.7KB

Interim report: Fairness in procurement

Pdf, 208KB

Fairness in procurement response

Pdf, 116.2KB

Previous reports can also be found:

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Telephone: 020 8314 9455
Email: scrutiny@lewisham.gov.uk
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