Policy Review

The Commission’s Chief Executive is Accountable Officer for the Commission.  He has a statutory duty to secure Best Value in the Commission.  The duty of Best Value is to secure continuous improvement in the performance of the Commission taking into account a number of different criteria and to have regard to economy, effectiveness, the equal opportunities requirements and to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.  In working to ensure Best Value within the Commission, the Chief Executive and the Audit Committee have agreed a Best Value action plan. 

Part of the action plan includes a commitment to set a rolling timescale for review of all Commission procedures and policies to ensure that these are up to date and maintain effective and efficient methods to deal with the Commission’s business.

The timetable for the policy review can be accessed here.  We welcome comments from interested parties on these policies.  If you wish to make comment please submit your comments by the deadline stated in the timetable, either in writing or by emailing info@sccrc.org.uk.

In line with the policy review timetable, the Commission is currently undertaking reviews of the following policies and procedures: 

            Redundancy Policy

            Sexual and Racial Harassment Policy

            Sickness and Injury Policy

            Complaints Procedure

            Annex 4 of Corporate Plan

            Standards Statement

            Service Level Questionnaire

            Disclosure Policy

The Commission welcomes feedback on these policies and procedures, using the above email form by 30 June 2008. All feedback received will be considered as part of the review process and included within updates where appropriate.