Agenda item

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance

The Council considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance which indicated that Councillor Dawson was no longer a member of the Liberal Democrat Group with effect from 28 June 2017, which had changed the Political Balance on the Council and that the change in proportionality affected the entitlement to formal Committee Places.

The impact of the change was that the Labour Group would now be entitled to one additional place on the membership of the Licensing and      Regulatory Committee and the Liberal Democrat Group would lose one place on that Committee. As a consequence, Councillor Keith indicated that Councillor Marianne Welsh would no longer be a Member of the Committee. She also referred to a number of proposed changes to the membership of Committees by the Liberal Democrat Group.

Councillor Bliss on behalf of the Conservative Group proposed a change to the membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health)

It was moved by Councillor Maher, seconded by Councillor Grace and

RESOLVED: That

(1)    it be noted that the change in proportionality resulted in an increase in the Labour Group entitlement of one committee place and a corresponding decrease in the Liberal Democrat entitlement;

(2)    the membership of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee be amended by the deletion of Councillor Marianne Welsh (Liberal Democrat) and the addition of Councillor Tweed (Labour); and

(3)    the following changes to the membership of Committees and Outside Bodies, as submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and Conservative Group be approved:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health)

·       Councillor Marianne Welsh to replace Councillor Dawson as a Member of the Committee

·       Councillor Jo Barton to replace Councillor Keith as the Substitute Member for Councillor Marianne Welsh on the Committee

·       Councillor Dodd to replace Councillor Marianne Welsh as the Substitute Member for Councillor McGuire on the Committee.

·       Councillor Jones to replace Councillor Bliss as a Member of the Committee and Councillor Bliss to be the Substitute Member for Councillor Jones on the Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding)

·       Councillor Brodie Browne to replace Councillor Dodd as the Substitute Member for Councillor Hands on the Committee.

·       Councillor Preece to replace Councillor Booth as the Substitute Member for Councillor Keith on the Committee.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills)

·       Councillor Daniel Lewis to replace Councillor Dawson as the Substitute Member for Councillor Weavers on the Committee.

·       Councillor Booth to replace Councillor Shaw as the Substitute Member for Councillor Bill Welsh on the Committee.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services)

·       Councillor Shaw to replace Councillor Weavers as the Substitute Member for Councillor Booth on the Committee.

Audit and Governance Committee

·       Councillor Bill Welsh to replace Councillor Hands as the Substitute Member for Councillor Shaw on the Committee.

Planning Committee

·       Councillor Lynne Thompson to replace Councillor Marianne Welsh as a Member of the Committee.

·       Councillor Brodie-Browne to replace Councillor Dodd as the Substitute Member for Councillor Ashton on the Committee.

·       Councillor Dodd to replace Councillor McGuire as the Substitute Member for Councillor Hands on the Committee.

·       Councillor Marianne Welsh to replace Councillor Lynne Thompson as the Substitute Member for Councillor Preece on the Committee.

·       Councillor Weavers to replace Councillor Booth as the Substitute Member for Councillor Lynne Thompson on the Committee.

Licensing and Regulatory (Urgent Referrals) Committee

·       Councillor Keith to replace Cllr Marianne Welsh as the Substitute Member for Councillor Preece on the Committee.

Local Joint Consultative Committee

·       Councillor McGuire to replace Councillor Dawson as a Member of the Committee.

Joint Health Scrutiny Committee

·       Councillor McGuire to replace Councillor  Dawson as a representative on the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee.

Sefton Education Business Partnership

·       Councillor Booth to replace Councillor Keith as a representative on Sefton Education Business Partnership.