Agenda item

a)    To Determine the Size and Membership of Committees and Working Groups in accordance with the Political Balance Rules

 

Details of the allocation of Committee Places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules and the proposed membership of Committees and Working Groups for 2018/19 will be circulated prior to the meeting.

 

b)    Terms of Reference for Committees and Working Groups

 

Subject to the item above, the Council is requested to approve the terms of reference of the Committees and Working Groups, as set out in Chapters 6 and 7 of the Council Constitution.

The Council considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance 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 2018/19.  The report also provided a link to chapters 6 and 7 of the Council’s Constitution “Terms of Reference of Committees and Working Groups”.

 

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

 

RESOLVED:   That

 

(1)            the allocation of Committee places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules, as set out below, be noted;

 

(2)      the Members, Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Committees and Working Groups set out below be appointed for a period of twelve months until the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting to be held in May 2019; and

 

(3)      the Terms of Reference of Committees and Working Groups as set out in Chapter 6 and 7 of the Councils Constitution be approved.

 

 

(A)      OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

 

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

 

(Plus 2 Associate Members)

(Lab 7 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Page	Cllr. Michael O’Brien
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. M. Welsh	Cllr. Killen
3.	Cllr. Bliss	Cllr. Brough
4.	Cllr. Carr	Cllr. Dan T Lewis
5.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. Carragher
6.	Cllr. Dawson	Cllr. Brodie-Browne
7.	Cllr. Doyle	Cllr. Friel
8.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Lynne Thompson
9.	Cllr. Roscoe	Cllr. Roche
10.	Cllr. B. Welsh	Cllr. Webster

 

Associate Members:-

(Non-voting Co-opted Members) – Mr. Brian Clark and Mr. Roger Hutchings  (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(Plus 4 Education Added Members and 2 Associate Members)

 

(Lab 7 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. Michael O’Brien
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Carragher	Cllr. Thomas
3.	Cllr. Hands	Cllr. Brodie-Browne
4.	Cllr. Keith	Cllr. Booth
5.	Cllr. Dan T Lewis	Cllr. Page
6	Cllr. Brenda O’Brien	Cllr. Carr
7.	Cllr. Pitt	Cllr. Jones
8.	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers	Cllr. Liz Dowd
9.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. John Kelly
10.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Brennan

 

Education Added Members:- (Voting Co-opted Members)

Church Diocesan Representatives: Mr. Stuart Harrison and Father D. Seddon. Parent Governor Representatives: 2 Vacancies

 

Associate Members:- (Non-voting Co-opted Members)

Ms. Libby Kitt (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton) and Mrs. S. Cain

 

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

 

(Lab 7 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Sayers	Cllr. Brenda O’Brien
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Michael O’Brien	Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr. Booth	Cllr. Dawson
4.	Cllr. Brough	Cllr. Bliss
5.	Cllr. Carragher	Cllr. Anne Thompson
6.	Cllr. Dowd	Cllr. Dan T Lewis
7.	Cllr. Killen	Cllr. Doyle
8.	Cllr. Pullin	Cllr. Keith
9.	Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Carr
10.	Cllr. B. Welsh	Cllr. McGinnity

 

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

 

(Lab 7 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Thomas
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Pugh
4.	Cllr. Doyle	Cllr. McGinnity
5.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Roche
6.	Cllr. Jamieson	Cllr. Dutton
7.	Cllr. Killen	Cllr. John Sayers
8.	Cllr. Daniel Lewis	Cllr. Shaw
9.	Cllr. McKinley	Cllr. Roscoe
10.	Cllr. Marshall	Cllr. Blackburne

 

(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 / Lib Dem 1 / Con 0)

 

AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (10)

 

(Lab 7 / Lib Dem 2 / Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. McKinley
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Roscoe
3.	Cllr. Blackburne	Cllr. Bradshaw
4.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. Brenda O’Brien
5.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. Marshall
6.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Ashton
7.	Cllr. John Sayers	Cllr. Killen
8.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Daniel Lewis
9.	Cllr. Anne Thompson	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
10.	Cllr. Ron Watson	Cllr. Bliss

 

 

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

Parish Councillors J. Colbert (Aintree Village Parish Council), G. Lee (Melling Parish Council) and D. Warren (Hightown Parish Council have been nominated by the Sefton Area Partnership of Local Councils –If any complaints are submitted in respect of the conduct of any Parish Councillor in the Borough, one of the Parish Councillors will be selected to form part of the 3 Member Panel on the Sub-Committees set out above.

 

INDEPENDENT PERSONS (STANDARDS ISSUES)

 

Mr. E. Davies

Mr. J. Fraser

 

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 /Lib Dem 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 – Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing (Chair)
	Councillor Cummins – Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care
	Councillor John Joseph Kelly – Cabinet Member – Children, Schools and Safeguarding
Director of Social Care and Health	Dwayne Johnson
Head of Health and Wellbeing	Matthew Ashton
Representative of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group	Dr Andrew Mimnagh
Representative of NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group	Dr Rob Caudwell
Chief Officer of NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups	Fiona Taylor
Representative of NHS England	Phil Wadeson
Representative of Healthwatch, Sefton	Maureen Kelly
Representative of the NHS Acute Provider Sector	Steve Warburton
Representative from the Every Child Matters Forum	Lorraine Webb
Representative from the Health and Social Care Forum	Andrew Booth
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

 

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 8 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 3/ Ind 2) 

 

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Bradshaw
3.	Cllr. Bliss
4.	Cllr. Burns
5.	Cllr. Dodd
6.	Cllr. Dutton
7.	Cllr. Friel
8.	Cllr. Gannon
9.	Cllr. Keith
10.	Cllr. McCann
11.	Cllr. McGinnity
12.	Cllr. Morris
13.	Cllr. . Page
14.	Cllr Tweed
15.	Cllr. Marianne Welsh

 

 

 

 

LICENSING AND REGULATORY (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

 

(Lab 2 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Friel
2.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Burns
3.	Cllr. Dodd	Cllr. Keith

 

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

 

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

(Lab  2/ Lib Dem  1/Con 0)

 

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 politically balanced Sub-Committee.

(Lab  2/ Lib Dem  1/Con  0)

 

 

PAY AND GRADING COMMITTEE (7)

 

(Lab 5 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 1) – Including Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services

 

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. Lappin
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr. Burns
4.	Cllr. Dutton
5.	Cllr. John Sayers
6.	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
7.	Cllr. Shaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE (15)

 

(Lab 9 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 2/Ind 2)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Veidman	Cllr. Burns
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Michael O’Brien	Cllr. Byrom
3.	Cllr. Ashton	Cllr. Dodd
4.	Cllr. Blackburne	Cllr. John Sayers
5.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Jamieson
6.	Cllr. Hands	Cllr. Lynne Thompson
7.	Cllr. Jones	Cllr. Brough
8.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Cluskey
9.	Cllr. McCann	Cllr. Gannon
10.	Cllr. Brenda O’Brien	Cllr. Grace
11.	Cllr. O’Hanlon	Cllr. Gannon
12.	Cllr. Roscoe	Cllr. Anne Thompson
13.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. McGinnity
14.	Cllr. Thomas	Cllr. Friel
15.	Cllr. Tweed	Cllr. Page

 

(On account of the Independents being a 3 Member Group Councillor Gannon is substitute member for both Councillors)

 

PLANNING (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

 

(Lab 2 /Lib Dem 1/Con 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Veidman	Cllr. Burns
2.	Cllr. Hands	Cllr. Ashton
3.	Cllr. Michael O’Brien	Cllr. Byrom

 

PLANNING VISITING PANEL (15)

 

The Panel comprises of the Members of the Planning Committee.

 

(C)     CONSULTATIVE BODIES

 

INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL(5 members)

 

Mr. E. Davies          }

Mr. J. Fraser           }                   4 year term until May 2020

Mrs. S. Lowe          }

 

(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 6 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Tweed
2.	Cllr. Booth	Cllr. Hands
3.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. John Sayers
4.	Cllr. Friel	Cllr. Brenda O’Brien
5.	Cllr. Keith	Cllr. Lyne Thompson
6.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Burns
7.	Cllr. Morris	Cllr. Dutton
8.	Cllr. Page	Cllr. Michael O’Brien
9	Cllr. Bill Welsh	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers

 

LOCAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

 

(12 Council Members plus 12 Trade Union Representatives)

 

(Lab 8 /Lib Dem 2/Con 1/Ind 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cllr. Bliss	Cllr. Morris
2.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Spencer
3.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Grace
4.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Shaw
5.	Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. Burns
6.	Cllr. Daniel Lewis	Cllr. Dawson
7.	Cllr. McCann	Cllr. Gannon
8.	Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. McKinley
9.	Cllr. Michael O’Brien	Cllr. Carragher
10.	Cllr. John Sayers	Cllr. Tweed
11.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Carr
12.	Cllr. Marianne Welsh	Cllr. Samantha Marshall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION PANEL  (4)

 

(Lab 3 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services  – Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Roscoe
3.	Cllr. Doyle	Cllr. Blackburne
4.	Cllr. Lynne Thompson	Cllr. Dawson

 

 

(D)     MAJOR SERVICE GOVERNANCE BODY

 

FINANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES OPERATIONAL BOARD (1)

 

Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services (Councillor Lappin).