Issue - meetings
Review of proportionality and appointments to committees and panels of the Council
Meeting: 25/10/2021 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 6)
6 PROPORTIONALITY AND APPOINTMENTS TO SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEES 
PDF 232 KB
This report follows the 12th August 2021 by-election, election of Councillor Kabir Ahmed and the subsequent creation of the new Aspire Group on the Council.
The meeting of Council on 30th September considered a report reviewing the proportionality calculations for the Council’s Committees.
Following that review, the Overview & Scrutiny Committee is asked to consider the proportionality implications for (i) Children & Education; (ii) Health & Adults Scrutiny; and (iii) Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub-Committees and agree their arrangements
Additional documents:
- OSC subs allocation appendix 1, item 6
PDF 176 KB
- Webcast for PROPORTIONALITY AND APPOINTMENTS TO SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEES
Minutes:
The Committee noted that at the meeting of Council on 30th September a report had been considered that had reviewed the proportionality calculations for the Council’s Committees. This had followed the election of Councillor Kabir Ahmed and the subsequent creation of the new Aspire Group on the Council.
It was noted that whilst this minor change in proportionality did not alter the overall proportions on the 3 Scrutiny Sub-Committees which remain at 5 elected Members nominated by the Labour Group and one Member nominated by an opposition group. There are now two opposition groups on the Council and both have two Members. The Committee is therefore required to set out how it should be determined which of the two opposition groups on the Council should fill each sub-committee vacancy.
As a result of discussions on the report the Committee resolved to agree the following allocations and nominations to the sub committees
Allocations
|
Committee
|
Total |
Labour |
Aspire |
Conservative |
|
Children & Education (plus 6 co-optees) |
6 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
Health & Adults (plus 2 co-optees) |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Housing & Regeneration (plus 2 co-optees) |
6 |
5 |
|
1 |
Nominations (Conservative and Aspire)
- Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee – Cllr Andrew Wood (substitute Cllr Kabir Ahmed).
- Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee – Cllr Kabir Ahmed (substitute Cllr Andrew Wood).
- Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee – Cllr Andrew Wood (substitute Cllr Kabir Ahmed).
Nominations (Labour)
- Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee Substitute – Cllr Marc Francis.
- Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee Substitute – Cllr Bex White.
- Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee – Substitute Cllr David Edgar.
Meeting: 24/03/2010 - Council (Item 10)
10 Review of proportionality and appointments to committees PDF 48 KB
To carry out a review of proportionality and allocation of seats on committees as required following a change in political composition of the Council. The report of the Service Head, Democratic Services is attached.
Decision:
Councillor Lutfur Rahman moved and Councillor Joshua Peck seconded an amendment to the recommendations set out in the report. This was agreed and the substantive recommendations as amended were agreed as follows:
DECISION
1. That the review of proportionality at paragraph 3 of the report be noted and the allocation of seats on committees and panels established for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2009/10 be agreed as set out at paragraph 4.2.
2. That Members and deputies be appointed to serve on the committees and panels affected by this change in accordance with the nominations from the political groups to be notified to the Assistant Chief Executive.
3. That Councillor Fazlul Haque be removed as Chair of the Audit Committee and Councillor Salim Ullah be removed as Chair of the Appeals Committee.
4. That no appointments be made to the Chair these Committees until the start of the 2010/11 municipal year
5. That Councillor Fazlul Haque be removed as the Council’s representative to the board of Tower Hamlets Homes, to be replaced by Councillor Sirajul Islam.
(Action by: John S. Williams, Service Head, Democratic Services)
Minutes:
Councillor Lutfur Rahman MOVED and Councillor Joshua Peck SECONDED the recommendations in the report.
Councillor Peter Golds then MOVED and Councillor Azizur Rahman Khan SECONDED an amendment – “That Councillor Stephanie Eaton replace Councillor Fazlul Haque as Chair of the Audit Committee for the remainder of the municipal year, with no SRA to be paid.”
On being put to the vote, the amendment was lost.
Councillor Stephanie Eaton then MOVED and Councillor Tim Archer SECONDED a further amendment – “That Councillor Peter Golds replace Councillor Salim Ullah as Chair of the Appeals Committee for the remainder of the municipal year, with no SRA to be paid.”
On being put to the vote, the amendment was lost.
Councillor Lutfur Rahman then MOVED and Councillor Joshua Peck SECONDED a further amendment to the recommendations set out in the report as follows:-
“That Councillor Fazlul Haque be removed as Chair of the Audit Committee and Councillor Salim Ullah be removed as Chair of the Appeals Committee;
That no appointments be made to the chair of these Committees until the start of the 2010/11 municipal year; and
That Councillor Fazlul Haque be removed as the Council’s representative to the board of Tower Hamlets Homes, to be replaced by Councillor Sirajul Islam.”
On being put to the vote the amendment was agreed.
A vote was then taken on the substantive motion as amended, and was agreed. Accordingly it was
RESOLVED
1. That the review of proportionality at paragraph 3 of the report be noted and the allocation of seats on committees and panels established for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2009/10 be agreed as set out at paragraph 4.2.
2. That Members and deputies be appointed to serve on the committees and panels affected by this change in accordance with the nominations from the political groups to be notified to the Assistant Chief Executive.
3. That Councillor Fazlul Haque be removed as Chair of the Audit Committee and Councillor Salim Ullah be removed as Chair of the Appeals Committee.
4. That no appointments be made to the Chair these Committees until the start of the 2010/11 municipal year
5. That Councillor Fazlul Haque be removed as the Council’s representative to the board of Tower Hamlets Homes, to be replaced by Councillor Sirajul Islam.