Executive and Scrutiny Reforms

The Agenda and its Impact at Devon County Council

Bibliographic Data

ID6303103
AuthorsMichael Cole (0000-0003-3055-8593, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume27
Issue4
Pages19-34
Publication date2001-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLocal Government Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/714004116
OpenAlexW1992880633
LanguageEN
Citations received10

This article evaluates the shift to an executive and scrutiny model in local government by assessing the changes at Devon County Council. Interviews were used to evaluate support for the changes and identify the key issues and problems. Most members had little enthusiasm for the reforms, support for the changes was dependent on the loyalty of Liberal Democrat backbenchers towards the leadership and central government's legislative agenda. The analysis revealed substantial problems with the operation of the reformed structure and suggested that the changes might fail to deliver the benefits expected by central government

Enthusiasm · Government (linguistics · Legislature · Local government · Loyalty · Political science · Public relations · Scrutiny · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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