Agenda item

Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer to be published prior to the meeting

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 2024/25. The report also sought approval to the terms of reference for Committees and Sub-Committees, as set out in chapters 6 and 7 of the Council’s Constitution.

 

It was moved by Councillor Atkinson, seconded by Councillor Lappin 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 below be appointed for a maximum period of twelve months until the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting to be held in May 2025, 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 8 / Lib Dem 2 / Con 0 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Lunn-Bates	Cllr. Richards
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Myers	Cllr. Roche
3.	Cllr. Desmond	Cllr. Tweed
4.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Webster
5.	Cllr. Hart	Cllr. McGinnity
6.	Cllr. Hinde	Cllr. Danny Burns
7.	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson	Cllr. Brodie-Browne
8.	Cllr. McKee	Cllr. Sonya Kelly
9.	Cllr. Neary	Cllr. Chris Page
10.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Brodie-Browne

 

Associate Members:

(Non-voting Co-opted Members)         Mr. Brian Clark and Mrs. Diane Blair (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 / Lib Dem 1 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member		Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Hardman		Cllr. Myers
2.	Vice-Chair: Danny Burns		Cllr. Corcoran
3.	Cllr. Evans		Cllr. Pugh
4.	Cllr. Harrison Kelly		Cllr. Williams
5.	Cllr. Chris Page		Cllr. Hart
6.	Cllr. Parker		Cllr. McGinnity
7.	Cllr. Porter		Cllr. Hinde
8.	Cllr. Prendergast		Cllr. Brough
9.	Cllr. Richards		Cllr. Johnson
10.	Cllr. Spring		Cllr. John Kelly
Education Added Members: (Voting Co-opted Members)		Church Diocesan Representatives: Ms. Michelle Ravey (Archdiocesan Representative) and Mr. Stuart Harrison (Diocesan Representative)   Parent Governor Representatives: Ms. Cheryl Swainbank - 2-year appointment until November 2024 Gemma Armer – 2-year appointment until June 2025

 

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

Mrs. Sandra Cain   Ms. Karen Christie and Maurice Byrne (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton)

 

CHILDREN’S SERVICES AND SAFEGUARDING PARENTS/CARERS SUB-COMMITTEE (5) (newly established)

 

(Lab 4 / Lib Dem .1 / Con .0 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr Hardman	Cllr. Catie Page
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Danny Burns	Cllr. Corcoran
3.	Cllr. Evans	Cllr. Pugh
4.	Cllr. Chris Page	Cllr. Spring
5.	Cllr. Richards	Cllr. Harrison Kelly

 

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

 

(Lab 8 / Lib Dem 1 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Hart	Cllr. Murphy
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Corcoran	Cllr. Neary
3.	Cllr. Cavanagh	Cllr. Williams
4.	Cllr. Hinde	Cllr. Grace
5.	Cllr. Killen	Cllr. Parker
6.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. O’Brien
7.	Cllr. McKee	Cllr. Thomas
8.	Cllr. Morris	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson
9.	Cllr. Sammon	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson
10.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Richards

 

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

 

(Lab 7 / Lib Dem 2 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Harrison Kelly
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Carragher
3.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Evans
4.	Cllr. McNabb	Cllr. Porter
5.	Cllr Murphy	Cllr. Johnson
6.	Cllr. Catie Page	Cllr. Myers
7.	Cllr. Parker	Cllr. Killen
8.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Evans
9.	Cllr. Thomas	Cllr. Roche
10.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Morris

 

 

(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 / Green Party 0)

 

AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (10)

 

(Lab 8 / Lib Dem 2 / Con 0 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Desmond
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr Harrison Kelly	Cllr. Byrom
4.	Cllr. Johnson	Cllr. Hansen
5.	Cllr. Maher	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
6.	Cllr. McNabb	Cllr. Hardman
7.	Cllr. Neary	Cllr. Catie Page
8.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Sammon
9.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Sammon
10.	Cllr. Spring	Cllr. Corcoran

 

Independent Non-Voting Member – Ms. Rachel Oakes

 

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.

 

Details of the nominated panel of Parish Councillors to be confirmed.

 

INDEPENDENT PERSONS (STANDARDS ISSUES)

(4 members)

 

Ed Davies, Joanne Hadley, Isobel McDonald-Davies and Andrew Pearson (2-year term to May 2026)

 

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 / Green Party 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 (Chair) Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care and Health
	Councillor Doyle Cabinet Member – Public Health and Wellbeing
	Councillor Roscoe Cabinet Member – Children, Schools and Families
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health and Place Director	Deborah Butcher
Director of Public Health	Margaret Jones
Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education	Risthardh Hare
Representative of the Council’s Adult Social Care Service.	Sara Alldis
Place Clinical Director	Dr Rob Caudwell
Representative of Healthwatch, Sefton	John Turner
Representatives of the NHS Acute Provider Sector	Anne-Marie Stretch Neil Holland
Representative from the Every Child Matters Forum	Janine Hyland
Representative from the Health and Social Care Forum	Andrew Booth
Representative from Merseyside Police	Superintendent Dawn McNally
Representative from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service	Mark Thomas
Representative from Alder Hey Children’s Foundation trust	Adrian Hughes
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
Independent Chair of the Programme Delivery Group (part of the Sefton Partnership Governance)	Anita Marsland

 

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 12 / Lib Dem 2 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Vice-Chair Cllr. Sonya Kelly
3.	Cllr. Carragher
4.	Cllr. Cavanagh
5.	Cllr. Corcoran
6.	Cllr. Dodd
7.	Cllr. Killen
8.	Cllr. Morris
9.	Cllr. O’Brien
10.	Cllr. Porter
11.	Cllr. Robinson
12.	Cllr. Thomas
13.	Cllr. Thompson
14.	Cllr. Webster
15.	Cllr. Williams

 

LICENSING AND REGULATORY (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

 

(Lab 2 / Lib Dem 1 /Con 0 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Bradshaw
2.	Cllr. Sonya Kelly	Cllr. Robinson
3.	Cllr. Thompson	Cllr. Dodd

 

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 / Lib Dem 1 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0) – Including Cabinet Member – Corporate Services

 

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. Howard
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Spring
3.	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
4.	Cllr. Prendergast
5.	Cllr. Shaw
6.	Cllr. Tweed
7.	Cllr. Williams

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE (15)

 

(Lab 12 / Lib Dem 2 /Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Hansen	Cllr. Byrom
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Grace
3.	Cllr. Brough	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson
4.	Cllr. Desmond	Cllr. McNabb
5.	Cllr. Dodd	Cllr. Sammon
6.	Cllr. Johnson	Cllr. Killen
7.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Bradshaw
8.	Cllr. Sonya Kelly	Cllr. Robinson
9.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. McKee
10.	Cllr. Chris Page	Cllr. Cavanagh
11.	Cllr. Richards	Cllr. Spring
12.	Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Danny Burns
13.	Cllr. Thompson	Cllr. Sammon
14.	Cllr. Tweed	Cllr. Thomas
15.	Cllr. Williams	Cllr. Maher

 

PLANNING (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

 

(Lab 2 / Lib Dem 1 /Con 0 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Hansen	Cllr. O’Brien
2.	Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Chris Page
3.	Cllr. Thompson	Cllr. Dodd

 

PLANNING VISITING PANEL (15)

 

The Panel comprises of the Members of the Planning Committee.

 

 

(C)      CONSULTATIVE BODIES

 

 

INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

 

(6 members)

 

Ed Davies, Joanne Hadley, Tony Hussey, Susan Lowe, Isobel McDonald-Davies and Susan Murphy (2-year term to May 2026)

 

(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 / Lib Dem 1 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. O’Brien
2.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Pugh
3.	Cllr. Corcoran	Cllr. Porter
4.	Cllr. Harrison Kelly	Cllr. Robinson
5.	Cllr. McNabb	Cllr. McGinnity
6.	Cllr. Parker	Cllr. Danny Burns
7.	Cllr. Richards	Cllr. Lunn-Bates
8.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Morris
9.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Sonya Kelly

 

LOCAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

 

(12 Council Members plus 12 Trade Union Representatives)

 

(Lab 9 / Lib Dem 2 / Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Hart
2.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Shaw
3.	Cllr. Carragher	Cllr. Grace
4.	Cllr. Harrison Kelly	Cllr. Chris Page
5.	Cllr. Lunn-Bates	Cllr. Killen
6.	Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. Hinde
7.	Cllr. Neary	Cllr. Desmond
8.	Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Roche
9.	Cllr. Catie Page	Cllr. Spring
10.	Cllr. Pugh	Cllr. Shaw
11.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Byrom
12.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson	Cllr. Morris

 

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION PANEL (4)

 

(Lab 3 / Lib Dem 1 /Con 0 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cabinet Member - Communities and Partnership Engagement - Cllr. Dowd	Cllr. John Kelly
2.	Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Hardman
3.	Cllr. Cavanagh	Cllr. Murphy
4.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Brodie-Browne

 

Member Development Steering Group (6)

 

(Lab 4 / Lib Dem 1 /Con 1 / Ind 0 / Green Party 0)

 

	Member
1.	Chair Cllr. Lappin
2.	Cllr. Howard
3.	Cllr. Lloyd-Johnson
4.	Cllr. Sonya Kelly
5.	Cllr. Robinson
6.	Cllr. Sir Ron Watson