Agenda item

Licensing and Public Protection Report to follow.

The Leader introduced a report outlining a number of changes to the council’s constitution reflecting the reduction in the number of members and changes to some committees.

The Leader also proposed that the Constitution and Member Support Working Group be reconvened with the same membership as before; Councillors’ Holland, Reddish, Shenton and G White. The remit of the Working Group being as follows:

(i)            To scrutinise the changes set out in the reports and to monitor their impact over the year ahead.

(ii)          To carry out a proper review of the Constitution to ensure that it is fit for purpose for the new Council.

(iii)         To ensure that Members have the training and development they need to be effective in their executive, scrutiny, regulatory and ward member roles.

Councillor Kearon agreed with the reconvening of the above Working Group and seconded the proposal.

Resolved:         (i)    That the changes to committees to reflect the reduced

                                    number of Members on the Council be agreed.

                            (ii)   That the changes to the Planning Service Scheme of

Delegation, reflecting changes to legislation, be agreed.

(iii)  That the changes to the Constitution, reflecting new ways

of working (particularly the use of sub-committees) consequent on bringing together the Licensing and Public Protection Committees as a single committee, be agreed.

(iv)  That the Constitution and Member Support Working

Group be reconvened.