Further to Minute No. 24 of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Health and Social Care) held on 2 September 2014 and Minute No’s. 13 and 21 of the meeting of the Audit and Governance Committee held on 10 September 2014, the Council considered the report of the Director of Corporate Services on proposed amendments to the Constitution following the publication of Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 and the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014.
It was moved by Councillor Roberts, seconded by Councillor Mahon and
RESOLVED:
That approval be given to the following amendments being made to the Council’s Constitution:
1. The text set out in Appendix A to the report to be added to the terms of reference for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Health and Social Care) in Chapter 6 of the Constitution.
2. The function to allow the full Council to formally respond to consultations by relevant NHS bodies and relevant service health providers on substantial reconfiguration proposals be added to Chapter 4 of the Constitution.
3. The text set out in paragraph 4.5 of the report to be added to Chapter 4 of the Constitution in light of the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014/2095.