To receive a report on the Committees of the Council, their composition, membership and terms of reference for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

The Director of Legal and Democratic Services submitted a report inviting the Council to agree the Committees of the Council, their size, political composition, membership and terms of reference for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

 

In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, the Chief Executive had been notified of the following political groups on the Council:

 

Labour Group                           -   30 Members

Conservative Group                  -   29 Members

Liberal Democrat Group            -    2 Members

Green Party Group                   -    2 Members

 

The regulations provided for the composition of Committees to be in accordance with the political balance of the 63 Members of the Council.

 

        RESOLVED –

 

(1)        That the composition of the various standing Committees, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, including the establishment of a Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee, be approved.

 

(2)        That the Terms of Reference for each Committee, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.

 

(3)        That Council approves the membership of Committees for the 2018/19 Municipal Year, as set out below, including the appointment of each Committee Chair (CH) and Vice-Chair (V-CH) and notes the nominated Opposition Spokesperson (OS), where appropriate:

 

ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Barry Brotherton CH	Chris Boyes	-	-
Jayne Dillon	Paul Lally
Liz Patel V-CH	Alan Mitchell OS
Jane Slater

 

EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
David Acton	Mark Cawdrey	-	-
Joanne Bennett CH	Michael Hyman
Jane Slater V-CH	Brian Rigby OS
Graham Whitham

 

LICENSING COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Barry Brotherton	Stephen Anstee	-	Daniel Jerrome
Anne Duffield CH	Mrs. Angela Bruer-Morris
David Jarman V-CH	Dan Bunting
Steven Longden	Mrs. Denise Haddad
Ejaz Malik	John Holden OS
Whit Stennett	Bernard Sharp
Simon Thomas	Mike Whetton

 

PLANNING DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Steven Longden	Dr. Karen Barclay	-	Geraldine Coggins
Ejaz Malik	Dan Bunting OS
Liz Patel	Thomas Carey
Whit Stennett	Nathan Evans
Laurence Walsh CH	David Hopps
Aidan Williams V-CH	Mike Whetton
Substitute Members of the Planning Development Control Committee:
Jayne Dillon	Rob Chilton	-	Daniel Jerrome
Denise Western	Bernard Sharp
Graham Whitham	John Reilly

         

STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Mike Freeman	Dr. Karen Barclay V-CH	Ray Bowker	-
David Jarman	Miss Linda Blackburn
Laurence Walsh	Jonathan Coupe
Denise Western	Mrs. Laura Evans
Amy Whyte CH	Patrick Myers

 

Non-Voting Co-optees (5)

 

2 Parish Representatives: Mr. A. Rudden and 1 vacancy

3 Independent Members: Mr. D. Goodman, Mr. C. Griffiths and

                                        Mr. R. Brown

 

Independent Persons of the Hearing Panel (2)

(under Section 28 of the Localism Act 2011):      Ms. N. Jackson and

                                                                   Mr. M. Whiting

 

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
David Acton CH	Chris Boyes V-CH	Ray Bowker	-
Adele New	Jonathan Coupe
Sophie Taylor	John Holden
Simon Thomas	Brian Shaw
Aidan Williams	Michael Young

 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member (2)

 

Chair of Health Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Rob Chilton

Chair of Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Denise Western

 

HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Joanne Bennett	Mrs. Angela Bruer-Morris	Mrs. Jane Brophy	-
Anne Duffield	Robert Chilton CH
Steven Longden	Mrs. Laura Evans
Jane Slater	Mrs. Denise Haddad
Sophie Taylor V-CH	Vacancy

 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member (2)

 

Chair of Scrutiny Committee – Councillor David Acton

Chair of Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Denise Western

 

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Jayne Dillon	Miss Linda Blackburn V-CH	-	Daniel Jerrome
Adele New	Thomas Carey
Denise Western CH	Jonathan Coupe
Graham Whitham	John Holden
Amy Whyte	John Reilly

 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member (2)

 

Chair of Scrutiny Committee – Councillor David Acton

Chair of Health Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Rob Chilton

 

 

CO-OPTED MEMBERS FOR EDUCATION MATTERS:

 

Church Representatives (Voting Members) (2)

 

Church of England: Vacancy         

Roman Catholic: Sister P. Goodstadt       

 

Parent-Governor Representatives (Voting Members) (3)

 

Primary: Ms Saadia Shearaz Khan

Secondary: Vacancy           

Special: Vacancy

 

Teacher Representatives (Non-Voting Members) (3)

 

Primary: Vacancy

Secondary: Vacancy           

Special: Vacancy

 

(4)        That the Licensing Committee be recommended to appoint the membership of the Safety at Sports Grounds Sub-Committee, namely Councillors Simon Thomas (Chair), Amy Whyte (Vice-Chair) and John Holden.

 

(5)        That the Appointments and Appeals Panel be formally appointed and its membership be drawn from all Members of the Council.

 

(6)        That the Council appoints to the Health and Wellbeing Board, as set out below and the Board be recommended to endorse the Council’s Membership:

 

HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing	Shadow Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing	Mrs. Jane Brophy	-
Executive Member for Adult Social Care
Executive Member for Children’s Services

 

          Officer(s) and External Partners:

 

·          Corporate Director of Children, Families and Wellbeing

•     Director of Public Health

•     NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group (3 representatives: Chair, Chief Operating Officer and Clinical Director/Representative)

•     Chair of Health Watch

•     Third Sector representative

•     Independent Chair Children’s Local Safeguarding Board

•     Independent Chair Adult Safeguarding Board

•     Chair of the Safer Trafford Partnership - GMP

•     Chair of the Trafford Sports and Physical Activity Partnership

•     Chief Executive Officers of health care providers (4): (Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust; Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust)

•     Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Representative

•     Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partner Representative (to be confirmed)

 

(7)        That the membership of the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee be approved as follows:

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Joanne Bennett	Rob Chilton	-	-
Jane Slater	Mrs. Denise Haddad
Sophie Taylor
Substitute Members of the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee:
Steven Longden	Mrs. Angela Bruer-Morris	-	-

 

(8)        That the Council delegate to the Chief Executive, in accordance with the written request of the relevant Group Leader, the power and authority to change the membership of committees and sub-committees as may be needed from time to time.