Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance

Further to Minute No. 56 of 6 March 2018 the Committee considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance that set out progress made in respect of the recommendations formulated by the Area Committees Working Group and approved by Cabinet.

The report indicated that the main recommendation of the Working Group was that the current Area Committee system in Sefton cease and be replaced by Constituency Forums; that the first round of Forum meetings were held in June/July 2018; and Paragraph 3 of the report detailed the number of visitors to the Forum and the partner agencies and Council Departments that attended together with feedback obtained by the Head of Communities from elected Members, residents and partners.

The report also indicated that the views of all Members of the Council on the first round of Constituency Forum meetings were sought and that in total, 26 responses were received, 6 from Bootle, 8 from Sefton Central and 12 from Southport. The table attached to the report set out Members’ verbatim comments and these have been shared with the Head of Communities as the officer responsible for servicing Constituency Forum meetings.

In general. it appeared that Members supported the operation of the new arrangements more in Bootle and Sefton Central than in Southport; that it would be desirable if more Members of the public attended the Fora; and that to achieve this aim enhanced advertisement and marketing of the Fora should be undertaken.

RESOLVED: That:-