The purpose of the Audit Committee is to provide independent assurance on the adequacy of the risk management framework.  This includes the associated control environment and independent scrutiny of the Council’s financial and non-financial performance to the extent that it affects the Council’s exposure to risk.  The Committee also oversees the financial reporting process

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is the Council's main scrutiny committee. It is responsible for co-ordinating and managing the work programme of scrutiny, identifying areas of need or issues of concern and ensuring that there is effective and timely scrutiny of Council policy, budget and authority-wide performance. Its role also includes holding the Executive to account. The Overview and Scrutiny Committee may delegate some of its function to one of the other standing panels and appoints a Chair for each panel from amongst its membership. It agrees the membership of scrutiny panels and sets up new ones as required.

For more information contact mailto:scrutiny@hounslow.gov.uk

Or telephone 020 8583 2462

The West London Waste Authority is a Joint Authority.  There are six Members on the Board  - one from each of the following London boroughs which make up the area of the Authority:

Brent

Ealing

Harrow

Hillingdon

Hounslow

Richmond

The Authority is responsible for receiving and arranging the disposal of waste collected by each of the London Borough.

Constitutional documents and audited accounts can be accessed here:

Democratic Services Library

The Authority has it’s own website  http://www.westlondonwaste.gov.uk/