Haringey Councillor Call for Action (CCfA)

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

The Councillor Call for Action (CCfA) allows all councillors in England to refer matters of concern within the community to their local Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The aim of this new measure is to provide ward councillors with additional powers to enable them to respond to local community concerns which have proved difficult to resolve.

The CCfA process provides further emphasis for ward councillors as ‘community champions’ and is a clear recognition by government of the role that ward councillors can play in developing community engagement and providing local leadership.

Under CCfA, ward councillors are able refer issues to Overview and Scrutiny Committee where it can be shown that these are of a genuine and persistent locality concern, that the issue is not subject to ongoing legal processes and where other courses of action have failed to resolve the matter. The subject of CCfA will not be restricted to those services provided by the council as Overview and Scrutiny has new powers to scrutinise a wider range partner agencies, including all those participating within the Local Area Agreement.

Powers to raise a CCfA was established in April 2009 and guidance followed the department for Communities and Local government.

The documents attached provide guidance for the use of CCfA, a case study scenario of CCfA in action and the referral form to submit CCfA requests.

For further information:

Tel: 020 8489 2921 or 020 8489 2933

Email: Scrutiny@haringey.gov.uk

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