Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider an annual review of its Working Groups, Joint Committees/Panels and other Groups.

RESOLVED:

That:

(1)     the Grant Working Party continues to operate in accordance with its Terms of Reference, as detailed in Appendix A of Report No: CAB/SE/17/027.

(2)     Given the diminished workload of the Sustainable Development Working Party in 2016/2017 and the continuing significance of the West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group (WSJGSG) in the context of its close association with the West Suffolk strategic priorities, the Sustainable Development Working Party be disbanded, and its responsibilities set out in its Terms of Reference (ToR) at Appendix B, be incorporated into the ToR for the WSJGSG.  

(3)     The West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group continues to operate in accordance with its amended Terms of Reference contained in Appendix C.

(4)

(a)     the West Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Panel, be disbanded; but

(b)     relevant updates be provided to all councillors on emergency planning matters via the intranet and email as required, and to use normal Cabinet or scrutiny mechanisms to input to, and adopt, any work by the Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Policy Panel.

(5)    

(a)     The West Suffolk Joint Health and Safety Panel and the West Suffolk Joint Staff Consultative Panel continue to operate in accordance with their current Terms of Reference contained in Appendices E and F respectively; and

(b)     periodical meetings of the Joint Panels continue to be scheduled as and when required but with regard to the discussion outlined in Section 1.3.15.

(6)

(a)     The Service Manager (Democratic Services) be requested to exercise their existing delegated authority to re-appoint or appoint as applicable, Members and substitute Members to the Grant Working Party, West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group, West Suffolk Joint Health and Safety Panel and the West Suffolk Joint Staff Consultative Panel for 2017/2018, on the nominations of Group Leaders; and

(b)     such re-appointments/appointments be made on the basis of political balance requirements, where applicable and identified in Report No: CAB/SE/17/027.

(7)     The Service Manager (Democratic Services) be requested to exercise their existing delegated authority to re-appoint or appoint as applicable, one full Cabinet Member and two substitute Cabinet Members to the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee for 2017/2018, on the nomination of the Leader of the Council.

(8)

(a)     The Cabinet’s existing informal Working Groups be retained as indicated in Section 1.6.2; and

(b)     provided that resources are available to support them, further informal task-and-finish working groups continue to be established to consider specific issues as required throughout 2017/2018.

(9)     The Members stated in Section 1.7.2 be re-appointed as observers to the respective outside bodies listed, and to NOTE the Leader or ex-officio appointments to the project or partnership groups listed in Section 1.7.3 and 1.7.4.