You can get involved by:

• Telling friends and family about scrutiny – in particular about current reviews
• Sharing your views with a scrutiny committee – in writing or by submitting the form below
• Suggesting topics for future Scrutiny Reviews – Councillors welcome all suggestions but it  cannot be guaranteed that the topic will be reviewed.  Scrutiny is not a forum in which to raise individual complaints, as the council has a separate procedure for dealing with complaints. As a general rule, topics should relate to community issues that affect the people of the borough.
• Attending a meeting to talk to the councillors

How do the councillors make sure your views are heard?

We use questionnaires, surveys and other methods to listen to the views of local residents.  If you are affected by any issue being reviewed by Overview and Scrutiny you are an important source of information for the committee.  The committee will also seek advice from external organisations and independent experts, as well as businesses, parish councils, the county council and community and voluntary organisations. 

If there are any issues you think the Scrutiny Committee should look at please complete the form below.  All we need are your contact details and information about the issue you would like the Scrutiny Committee to look at.  We will contact you within 5 working days to let you know whether your issue will be considered by our Scrutiny Committee.

If you need any further information please email scrutiny@ashford.gov.uk or telephone 01233 330491.

If you need help completing this form, please telephone 01233 331111 and one of our Customer Service Advisors will talk you through it.