Decision details

Appointment of Committees and Sub-Committees 2023/24

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Decision Maker: Cabinet, Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to allocate seats on the various Committees of the Council in order to comply with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and to make appointments to those seats in accordance with Section 16, together with the appointment of Chairs.

Decisions:

The Council considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer which provided details of the allocation of Committee Places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules and the proposed Membership of the Committees and Working Groups for 2023/24. The report also sought approval to the terms of reference for Committees and Sub-Committees set out in Chapters 6 and 7 of the Council’s Constitution.

It was moved by Councillor Ian Maher, seconded by Councillor Fairclough and

RESOLVED: That:

(1)

the allocation of Committee Places be noted; and

(2)

the Members, Chairs and Vice Chairs for the Committees and Sub-Committees set out below be appointed for a maximum period of twelve months until the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting to be held in May 2024, subject to any changes political groups may make to memberships of Committees at meetings of the Council.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (ADULT SOCIAL CARE AND HEALTH) (10)

(Plus 2 Associate Members)

(Lab 8 / LD&PA 1 / Con 1)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Thomas	Cllr. Richards
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Myers	Cllr. Roche
3.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Pugh
4.	Cllr. Brough	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson
5.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. McKee
6.	Cllr. Halsall	Cllr. Sonya Kelly
7.	Cllr. Hart	Cllr. Webster
8.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Tweed
9.	Cllr. Lunn-Bates	Cllr. Desmond
10.	Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Chris Page

Associate Members:

(Non-voting Co-opted Members) Mr. Brian Clark and Mrs. Diane Blair (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton)

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (CHILDREN’S SERVICES AND SAFEGUARDING) (10)

(Plus 4 Education Added Members and 3 Associate Members)

(Lab 8 / LD&PA 1 / Con 1)

	Member		Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Hardman		Cllr. Harvey
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Carlin		Cllr. Tweed
3.	Cllr. Danny Burns		Cllr. Myers
4.	Cllr. Carragher		Cllr. Corcoran
5.	Cllr. Evans		Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson
6	Cllr. Howard		Cllr. Hart
7.	Cllr. Prendergast		Cllr. Brough
8.	Cllr. Chris Page		Cllr. John Joseph Kelly
9.	Cllr. Richards		Cllr. McGinnity
10.	Cllr. Spring		Cllr. John Kelly
Education Added Members: (Voting Co-opted Members)		Church Diocesan Representatives: Ms. Joan McCarthy (Archdiocesan Representative) and Mr. Stuart Harrison (Diocesan Representative) Parent Governor Representatives: Ms. Cheryl Swainbank and vacancy - 2-year appointments until May 2024

Associate Members:

(Non-voting Co-opted Members)

Mrs. Sandra Cain

Ms. Karen Christie and Maurice Byrne (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton)

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (REGENERATION AND SKILLS) (10)

(Lab 8 / LD&PA 1 / Con 1)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Dowd	Cllr. Killen
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Howard	Cllr. O’Brien
3.	Cllr. Corcoran	Cllr. Halsall
4.	Cllr. Harvey	Cllr. Waterfield
5.	Cllr. Lloyd-Jonson	Cllr. Dodd
6.	Cllr. Christine Maher	Cllr. Grace
7.	Cllr. McKee	Cllr. Richards
8.	Cllr. Catie Page	Cllr. Thomas
9.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Prendergast
10.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Anne Thompson

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (REGULATORY, COMPLIANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES) (10)

(Lab 7 / LD&PA 2 / Con 1)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Harrison
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Carragher
3.	Cllr. D’Albuquerque	Cllr. Shaw
4.	Cllr. Evans	Cllr. Shaw
5.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Catie Page
6.	Cllr. Killen	Cllr. Myers
7.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. Thomas
8.	Cllr. McKee	Cllr. Roche
9.	Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. Christine Maher
10.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Prendergast

(B) REGULATORY AND OTHER COMMITTEES

APPEALS COMMITTEE

Members of the Council (other than Cabinet Members) to form a Panel from which 3 Members are selected to form a politically balanced Committee. (Lab 2 / LD&PA 1 /Con 0)

AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (10)

(Lab 8 / LD&PA 2 / Con 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Bradshaw
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Howard
4.	Cllr. Catie Page	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
5.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Brodie-Browne
6.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson
7.	Cllr. Spring	Cllr. Halsall
8.	Cllr. Thomas	Cllr. Hansen
9.	Cllr. Anne Thompson	Cllr. Spencer
10.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Hardman

Independent Non-Voting Member – Ms Rachel Oakes

HEARINGS SUB-COMMITTEE OF AUDIT & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

All Members of the Audit and Governance Committee will form a Panel from which 3 Members will be selected to form a Sub-Committee.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF AUDIT & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

All Members of the Audit and Governance Committee will form a Panel from which 3 Members will be selected to form a Sub-Committee.

REVIEW SUB-COMMITTEE OF AUDIT & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

All Members of the Audit and Governance Committee to form a Panel from which 3 Members will be selected to form a Sub-Committee.

Co-opted Voting Members of Audit and Governance Standards Sub-Committees

If any complaints are submitted in respect of the conduct of any Parish Councillor in the Borough, one of the Parish Councillors from the nominated panel, will be selected to form part of the 3 Member Panel on the Sub-Committees set out above.

Details of the nominated panel of Parish Councillors to be confirmed.

INDEPENDENT PERSONS (STANDARDS ISSUES)

(4 members)

Ed Davies, Joanne Hadley, Isobel McDonald-Davies and Andrew Pearson (2-year term to May 2024)

EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

Members of the Council to form a panel from which a minimum of 3 Members are selected to form a politically balanced Committee (Lab 2 / LD&PA 1 /Con 0). At least one Member of the Cabinet to be included on the Committee.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD

Members appointed by the Leader of the Council	Councillor Moncur (Chair) Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing
	Councillor Cummins Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care
	Councillor Doyle Cabinet Member – Children’s Social Care
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health and Place Director	Deborah Butcher
Director of Public Health	Margaret Jones
Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education	To be confirmed
Representative of the Council’s Adult Social Care Service.	Sara Alldis
Place Clinical Director	Dr Rob Caudwell
Representative of Healthwatch, Sefton	John Turner
Representatives of the NHS Acute Provider Sector	Anne-Marie Stretch Neil Holland
Representative from the Every Child Matters Forum	Janine Hyland
Representative from the Health and Social Care Forum	Andrew Booth
Representative from Merseyside Police	Superintendent Dawn McNally
Representative from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service	Mark Thomas
Representative from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Adrian Hughes
Representative from the Voluntary Community Faith Sector (representative to be agreed through Sefton CVS as the umbrella organisation for the voluntary community and faith sector	Angela White
Independent Chair of the Programme Delivery Group (part of the Sefton Partnership Governance)	Anita Marsland

The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 made under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 provide that the Board shall be a committee of the Council. The requirement for political balance does not apply to the Board and the Act requires that the Councillor Membership is nominated by the Executive Leader (Leader of the Council).

LICENSING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE (15)

(Lab 12 / LD&PA 2 / Con 1)

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Vice-Chair Cllr. Waterfield
3.	Cllr. Bradshaw
4.	Cllr. Carragher
5.	Cllr. Corcoran
6.	Cllr. Hardman
7.	Cllr. Harrison
8.	Cllr. Sonya Kelly
9.	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson
10.	Cllr. Morris
11.	Cllr. O’Brien
12.	Cllr. Spencer
13.	Cllr. Thomas
14.	Cllr. Anne Thompson
15.	Cllr. Lynne Thompson

LICENSING AND REGULATORY (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

(Lab 2 / LD&PA 1 /Con 0)

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Bradshaw
2.	Cllr. Lynne Thomson	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson
3.	Cllr. Waterfield	Cllr. Sonya Kelly

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

Members of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee to form a Panel from which 3 Members are selected to form a Sub-Committee.

LICENSING (SEXUAL ENTERTAINMENT VENUES) SUB-COMMITTEE

Members of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee to form a Panel from which 3 Members are selected to form a Sub-Committee.

PAY AND GRADING COMMITTEE (7)

(Lab 5 / LD&PA 1 / Con 1) – Including Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. Lappin
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Spring
3.	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
4.	Cllr. Prendergast
5.	Cllr. Shaw
6.	Cllr. Anne Thompson
7.	Cllr. Tweed

PLANNING COMMITTEE (15)

(Lab 12 / LD&PA 2 /Con 1)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Viedman	Cllr. Byrom
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Grace
3.	Cllr. Desmond	Cllr. Anne Thompson
4.	Cllr. Dodd	Cllr. D’Albuquerque
5.	Cllr. Hansen	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
6.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Bradshaw
7.	Cllr. Sonya Kelly	Cllr. Robinson
8.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. McKee
9.	Cllr. Richards	Cllr. Cluskey
10.	Cllr. Riley	Cllr. Morris
11.	Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Dowd
12.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. Danny Burns
13.	Cllr. Lynne Thompson	Cllr. D’Albuquerque
14.	Cllr. Tweed	Cllr. Harrison
15.	Cllr. Waterfield	Cllr. Spring

PLANNING (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

(Lab 2 / LD&PA 1 /Con 0)

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Viedman	Cllr. Tweed
2.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Roche
3.	Cllr. Lynne Thompson	Cllr. Dodd

PLANNING VISITING PANEL (15)

The Panel comprises of the Members of the Planning Committee.

INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

(6 members)

Ed Davies, Joanne Hadley, Tony Hussey, Susan Lowe, Isobel McDonald-Davies and Susan Murphy (2-year term to May 2024)

(To advise and make recommendations to the Authority about the allowances to be paid to Elected Members).

JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR TEACHING STAFFS

(9 Council Members plus 9 Teacher representatives)

(Lab 7 / LD&PA 1 / Con 1)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. O’Brien
2.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Pugh
3.	Cllr. Corcoran	Cllr. Dowd
4.	Cllr. Harrison	Cllr. Robinson
5.	Cllr. Howard	Cllr. Sonya Kelly
6.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
7.	Cllr. Richards	Cllr. Danny Burns
8.	Cllr. Waterfield	Cllr. McGinnity
9.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Prendergast

LOCAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

(12 Council Members plus 12 Trade Union Representatives)

(Lab 9 / LD&PA 2 / Con 1)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Christine Maher
2.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Shaw
3.	Cllr. Carlin	Cllr. Hart
4.	Cllr. Halsall	Cllr. Harvey
5.	Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. Cluskey
6.	Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. Chris Page
7.	Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Desmond
8.	Cllr. Catie Page	Cllr. Corcoran
9.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Shaw
10.	Cllr. Riley	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson
11.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. Killen
12.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Hansen

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION PANEL (4)

(Lab 3 / LD&PA 1 /Con 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cabinet Member (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) - Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Myers
3.	Cllr. Dowd	Cllr. Murphy
4.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Brodie-Browne

Member Development Steering Group (6)

(Lab 4 / LD&PA 1 /Con 1)

	Member
1.	Chair: (Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) - Cllr. Lappin
2.	Cllr. Brough
3.	Cllr. Carlin
4.	Cllr. Corcoran
5.	Cllr. Dowd
6.	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson

Report author: Steve Pearce

Publication date: 23/05/2023

Date of decision: 18/05/2023

Decided at meeting: 18/05/2023 - Council

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