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Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

The Council considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services which presented the findings following a review of the Committee’s Terms of Reference.

The main proposals arising from the review were:

·       Revised, streamlined Terms of Reference for the Committee which encompassed the main focus areas for the Committee.

·       A two-year term of office for Co-Opted Members of the Committee, together with attendance conditions of office.

·       The establishment of a Children’s Services and Safeguarding Parents/Carers Sub-Committee.

·       The introduction of a Public Question Time at the commencement of the Committee.

It was moved by Councillor Roscoe, seconded by Councillor Atkinson and

RESOLVED: That

(1)          changes to membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding) in regard to co-opted members, together with the proposed Terms of Reference for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding), as set out at Appendix 2, be approved;

(2)           the proposal to establish a Children’s Services and Safeguarding Parents/Carers Sub-Committee, as set out at Appendix 3, be approved;

(3)          a Public Question Time period for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding), as set out at Appendix 4, be approved;

(4)          the Council’s Constitution be amended by the inclusion of Appendices 2, 3 and 4 of the report; and

(5)          the proposals be reviewed in twelve months’ time.

Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services.

The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services which presented the findings following a review of the Committee’s Terms of Reference.

The main proposals arising from the review were:

·       Revised, streamlined Terms of Reference for the Committee which encompass the main focus areas for the Committee.

·       A two-year term of office for Co-Opted Members of the Committee, together with attendance conditions of office.

·       The establishment of a Children’s Services and Safeguarding Parents/Carers Sub-Committee.

·       The introduction of a Public Question Time at the commencement of the Committee.

Members noted that as the report proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution, the report would also be submitted to the Annual Meeting of the Council on 16 May 2024.

RESOLVED: That

Recommendations (1) to (5) set out below be supported and commended to the Council for approval:

(1)          changes to membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding) in regard to co-opted members, together with the proposed Terms of Reference for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding), as set out at Appendix 2, be approved;

(2)           the proposal to establish a Children’s Services And Safeguarding Parents/Carers Sub-Committee, as set out at Appendix 3, be approved;

(3)          a Public Question Time period for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding), as set out at Appendix 4, be approved;

(4)          the Council’s Constitution be amended by the inclusion of Appendices 2,3 and 4 of the report;

(5)          the proposals be reviewed in twelve months’ time.