To receive a report on the Committees of the Council, their composition, membership and terms of reference for the 2019/20 Municipal Year.

The Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy submitted a report inviting the Council to agree the Committees of the Council, their size, political composition, membership and terms of reference for the 2019/20 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                           -   36 Members

Conservative Group                  -   20 Members

Liberal Democrat Group            -   3 Members

Green Party Group                   -    3 Members

 

In addition, 1 Individual Liberal Democrat member did not wish to be attached to any of the political groups.

 

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, 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 2019/20 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 OS	-	Geraldine Coggins
Jayne Dillon	Paul Lally
Anne Duffield	Alan Mitchell
Judith Lloyd
Liz Patel V-CH

 

NON-VOTING CO-OPTEE (1) – Mrs. Jeannie Platt

 

EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
David Acton	John Holden	-	-
Akilah Akinola	Paul Lally OS
Joanne Bennett CH	Brian Rigby
Mike Cordingley
Rose Thompson
Amy Whyte V-CH
Substitute Members of Employment Committee:
1 Vacancy	Sean Anstee	-	-

 

LICENSING COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Barry Brotherton	Dan Bunting	Julian Newgrosh	Michael Welton
Anne Duffield CH	Dylan Butt OS
David Jarman V-CH	Mrs. Denise Haddad
Steven Longden	John Holden
Adele New	1 Vacancy
Whit Stennett
Sophie Taylor
Simon Thomas

 

PLANNING DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Mike Cordingley	Dr. Karen Barclay	Meena Minnis	Daniel Jerrome
Liz Patel	Dan Bunting OS
Kevin Procter	Thomas Carey
Whit Stennett	Dave Morgan
Laurence Walsh CH
Aidan Williams V-CH
Barry Winstanley
Substitute Members of the Planning Development Control Committee:
Dr. Serena Carr	Nathan Evans	Julian Newgrosh	Michael Welton
Ben Hartley	John Holden
Simon Thomas

         

STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 

LABOUR GROUP	CONSERVATIVE GROUP	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP	GREEN PARTY GROUP
Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:	Councillors:
Dr. Serena Carr	Miss Linda Blackburn	Meena Minnis	Geraldine Coggins
Ben Hartley	Claire Churchill Mrs. V-CH
David Jarman	Patrick Myers
Kevin Procter CH
Laurence Walsh
Denise Western

 

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	John Holden	Jane Brophy	-
Rose Thompson	John Lamb V-CH
Amy Whyte	Brian Shaw
Aidan Williams
Barry Winstanley

 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member (2)

 

Chair of Health Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Dr. Karen Barclay

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:
Akilah Akinola	Dr. Karen Barclay CH	-	-
Dr. Serena Carr	Mrs. Denise Haddad
Ben Hartley	1 Vacancy
Judith Lloyd
Sophie Taylor V-CH
Simon Thomas

 

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:
Joanne Bennett	Miss Linda Blackburn	-	-
Jayne Dillon	Thomas Carey V-CH
Steven Longden	John Holden
Adele New
Shirley Procter
Denise Western CH

 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member (2)

 

Chair of Scrutiny Committee – Councillor David Acton

Chair of Health Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Dr. Karen Barclay

 

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 Amy Whyte (Chair), Kevin Procter (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, Wellbeing and Equalities	Shadow Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Equalities	Jane Brophy	-
Executive Member for Adult Social Care
Executive Member for Children’s Social Care

          Officer(s) and External Partners:

 

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

·      Chair of Health Watch

·      Third Sector (2 representatives)

·      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

 

 

(7)        That the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee with Manchester City Council be formally reinstated and appointed to during the year if required on the basis of 3 Labour members (1 substitute): 2 Conservative members (1 substitute): 0 Liberal Democrat members: 0 Green Party members.

 

(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.