The Modern Scrutineers Toolkit

Carl WhistlecraftHead of Governance and Democratic Services

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Cards on the tableImage Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffanddayna/

• Digital is an opportunity not a panacea

• You are the experts – your outcomes are key

• Ideas to consider – it’s your choice

• It might get geeky, but in the end it’s all about effective scrutiny

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Your scrutiny role: • Complex, challenging and

changing• Time - Increasing and changing

expectations• Scrutinising difficult decisions

(taken in public)• High profile scrutiny

episodes / inquiriesAll in a digital age

Some context and assumptions

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Update?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Communicate?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Inform?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Inform?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Engage?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Engage?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Watch?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…Be transparent?

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• Digestible democracy• Byte size chunks or the

full meal?• Different needs,

different tastes, different appetites

• Citizens expect different and tailored approaches

Let’s talk about language, reach and fishing

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• Local taxonomy• Aggregating using #tags• Fish where the fishes are• Social media audit?• Joining it up – “To a man

with a hammer everything looks like a nail”

• Listening• Informing• Updating• Communicating• Engaging• Watching• Feeding back• Delivering outcomes

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Some considerations• Your connectivity, kit and

organisational culture• Your skills and support -

find the geeks• Your time• Your identity and reputation• Your tried and tested

approaches• Your choice

Notwestminster network

www.notwestminster.org.uk@LDBytes

And finally…

• Questions• Thank you