Agenda item

Appointment of Committees and Sub-Committees 2021/22

Report of the Executive Director for Corporate Resources and Customer Services to be circulated prior to the meeting.

Minutes:

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 2021/22. 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 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 in the appendix to this report be appointed for a maximum period of twelve months until the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting to be held in May 2022, subject to any changes political groups may make to memberships of Committees at meetings of the Council.

(A) OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

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

(Plus 2 Associate Members)

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

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Thomas	Cllr. Anne Thompson
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Myers	Cllr. Brennan
3.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Pugh
4.	Cllr. Carr	Cllr. Christine Maher
5.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. Andy Wilson
6.	Cllr. Halsall	Cllr. Roche
7.	Cllr. Irving	Cllr. Bennett
8.	Cllr. Jones	Cllr. Riley
9.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Tweed
10.	Cllr. Killen	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 3 Associate Members)

(Lab 8 / LD&PA 1 /Con 1 /Ind 0)

	Member		Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Burns		Cllr. Blackburne
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Spencer		Cllr. Brennan
3.	Cllr. Carlin		Cllr. Howard
4.	Cllr. Dowd		Cllr. John Kelly
5.	Cllr. Evans		Cllr. Dodd
6	Cllr. Murphy		Cllr. John Sayers
7.	Cllr. Prendergast		Cllr. Jones
8.	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers		Cllr. McGinnity
9.	Cllr. Webster		Cllr. Myers
10.	Cllr. Wilson		Cllr. Christine Maher
Education Added Members: (Voting Co-opted Members)		Church Diocesan Representatives: Father Des Seddon (Archdiocesan Representative) and Mr. Stuart Harrison (Diocesan Representative) Parent Governor Representatives: Ms. Claire McDonough 2-year appointment until November 2021 and Ms. Machalla McDermott – 2-year appointment until November 2022

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 /Ind 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. John Sayers	Cllr. Killen
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Blackburne	Cllr. Howard
3.	Cllr. d’Albuquerque	Cllr. Morris
4.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. O’Brien
5.	Cllr. Hansen	Cllr. Grace
6.	Cllr. Christine Maher	Cllr. Anne Thompson
7.	Cllr. Myers	Cllr. Thomas
8.	Cllr. Page	Cllr. Waterfield
9.	Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
10.	Cllr. Sathiy	Cllr. Shaw

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

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

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. McGinnity
2.	Vice-Chair: Byrom	Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr. Bennett	Cllr. Irving
4.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Myers
5.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Roche
6.	Cllr. Howard	Cllr. Page
7.	Cllr. Killen	Cllr. Friel
8.	Cllr. Lewis	Cllr. Brodie-Browne
9.	Cllr. McKinley	Cllr. Thomas
10.	Cllr. Morris	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson

(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 /Ind 0)

AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (10)

(Lab 6 / LD&PA 2 /Con 2 /Ind 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Bradshaw
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Carr
3.	Cllr. D’Albuquerque	Cllr. Riley
4.	Cllr. Dowd	Cllr. Murphy
5.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
6.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Spencer
7.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Lewis
8.	Cllr. John Sayers	Cllr. Sonya Kelly
9.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Evans
10.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Prendergast

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.

INDEPENDENT PERSONS (STANDARDS ISSUES)

(Currently 1 member – interviews pending)

Mr. E. Davies

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 /Ind 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 Doyle – Cabinet Member – Children’s Social Care
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health	Deborah Butcher
Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education	Vicky Buchanan
Representative of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group	Dr Craig Gillespie
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	Vacancy
Representative of Healthwatch, Sefton	Bill Bruce
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 Merseyside Police	Superintendent Graeme Robson
Representative from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service	Gary Oakford
Representative from Alder Hey Children’s Foundation trust	Louise Shephard
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 11 / LD&PA 2 /Con 2 /Ind 0)

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Waterfield
3.	Cllr. Blackburne
4.	Cllr. Bradshaw
5.	Cllr. Burns
6.	Cllr. Dodd
7.	Cllr. Friel
8.	Cllr. Morris
9.	Cllr. O’Brien
10.	Cllr. Prendergast
11.	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
12.	Cllr. Thomas
13.	Cllr. Anne Thompson
14.	Cllr Lynne Thompson
15.	Cllr. Webster

LICENSING AND REGULATORY (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

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

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Bradshaw
2.	Cllr. Prendergast	Cllr. Morris
3.	Cllr. Waterfield	Cllr. Friel

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 /Ind 0) – Including Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. Lappin
2.	Vice-Chair: Dowd
3.	Cllr. Carr
4.	Cllr. Howard
5.	Cllr. McKinley
6.	Cllr. Shaw
7.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson

PLANNING COMMITTEE (15)

(Lab 11 / LD&PA 2 /Con 2 /Ind 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Chair: Cllr. Veidman	Cllr. Carlin
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. John Sayers
3.	Cllr. Corcoran	Cllr. Anne Thompson
4.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Jones
5.	Cllr. Hansen	Cllr. Carr
6.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. McKinely
7.	Cllr. Sonya Kelly	Cllr. Byrom
8.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. Grace
9.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Dodd
10.	Cllr. Riley	Cllr. D’Albuquerque
11.	Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Friel
12.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. Robinson
13.	Cllr. Lynne Thompson	Cllr. Dodd
14.	Cllr. Tweed	Cllr. Blackburne
15.	Cllr. Waterfield	Cllr. Cluskey

PLANNING (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

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

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Veidman	Cllr. Tweed
2.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Riley
3.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Roche

PLANNING VISITING PANEL (15)

The Panel comprises of the Members of the Planning Committee.

INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

(Currently 2 members – interviews pending)

Mr. E. Davies

Mrs. S. Lowe 1-year term until May 2022

(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 /Ind 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Cllr. Blackburne	Cllr. Myers
2.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. O’Brien
3.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Waterfield
4.	Cllr. Brough	Cllr. Prendergast
5.	Cllr. Friel	Cllr. John Sayers
6.	Cllr. Howard	Cllr. Tweed
7.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
8.	Cllr. Lewis	Cllr. Sathiy
9	Cllr. Wilson	Cllr. Corcoran

LOCAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

(12 Council Members plus 12 Trade Union Representatives)

(Lab 10 / LD&PA 1 /Con 1 /Ind 0)

	Member	Substitute

1.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Christine Myers
2.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Carlin
3.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Lewis
4.	Cllr. Carr	Cllr. McKinley
5.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Brough
6.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Yvonne Sayers
7.	Cllr. Halsall	Cllr. McKinley
8.	Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. Waterfield
9.	Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. Spencer
10.	Cllr. Page	Cllr. Burns
11.	Cllr. John Sayers	Cllr. Tweed
12.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Myers

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION PANEL (4)

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

	Member	Substitute

1.	Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services – Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Myers
3.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Brough
4.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Blackburne

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