Outside body

The Outer North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (the JHOSC) is a joint committee of the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, set up in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (as amended) and the Local Authority (Overview and Scrutiny Committees Healthy Scrutiny Functions) Regulations 2002.

The membership of the JHOSC shall include three Members from each of the four Councils, with the appointments being made from amongst the membership of the respective Councils’ committees with responsibility for health scrutiny.

The JHOSC shall have the remit to review and scrutinise any matter, including substantial variations, relating to the planning, provision and operation of health services that affect two or more boroughs in Outer North East London. The JHOSC will have the right to respond in its own right to all consultations on such matters, both formal and informal.  Further details can be found at http://democracy.havering.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=273