Issue - meetings
Appointment of Scrutiny Lead Members, Co-options to Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Health Scrutiny Panel Terms of Reference and Appointments
Meeting: 04/06/2013 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 5)
To appoint Scrutiny Lead Members and agree the co-optionof representatives in respect of education matters. Also to note the establishment of the Health Scrutiny Panel by Council with terms of reference and quorum as set out in the report, appoint members of the Health Scrutiny Panel for the Municipal Year 2013/14 and agree the co-optionof representatives thereto.
Minutes:
Please note that the order of business was varied by resolution of the OSC earlier in the proceedings in order to allow this item to be considered following Agenda Item 4.0 “Unrestricted Minutes”, however for ease of reference the OSC deliberations, and subsequent decisions taken, are set out below in the order detailed in the agenda.
Mr Angus Taylor, Principal Committee Officer, introduced and highlighted key points in the report, which requested the OSC to:
· Appoint Scrutiny Lead Members to Scrutiny Lead portfoliosfor 2013/14.
· Agree the co-option of representatives to OSC for 2013/14.
· Note the establishment of the Health Scrutiny Panel (HSP), by full Council, appoint its membership and also agree co-option of representatives to the HSP, for 2013/14.
Mr Taylor additionally informed OSC members that:
· Councillor Lesley Pavitt had replaced Councillor Whitelock as a deputy on HSP subsequent to the Labour Group nominations to the membership of the HSP at the Council AGM on 22nd May 2013.
· Mr John Williams, Service Head Democratic Services, had advised that: in accordance with a full Council decision, of 21st September 2012, as part of the process for appointing HSP members/co-optees, the OSC was required to appoint LBTH representatives to the ‘Inner North East London Standing Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee’ (INEL JOSC) for the Municipal Year 2013/14. LBTH could appoint 3 members (2 from Labour Group and 1 from Conservative Group) and these must be members of the HSP.
The Chair informed OSC members that he had Tabled a written Motion in relation to the recommendations set out in the report and taking account of the advice of the Service Head Democratic Services, a copy of which would be interleaved with the minutes. The Chair then formally Moved the written motion as tabled.
Councillor Amy Whitelock, formally Seconded the tabled written motion; and it was:-
Resolved
1. That Scrutiny Lead Members be appointed for Scrutiny Lead portfolios, for the Municipal Year 2013/14, as set out at Section 3 of the report and listed in the table below:
Scrutiny Lead Portfolios & appointments 2013/14
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Scrutiny Lead Portfolio
|
Scrutiny Lead Member |
Adults, Health & Wellbeing |
Cllr Rachael Saunders
|
Children’s, Schools & Families
|
Cllr Amy Whitelock
|
Communities, Localities & Culture
|
Cllr Helal Uddin |
Development & Renewal |
Cllr Abdal Ullah
|
Chief Executive’s
|
Cllr David Snowdon |
Resources
|
Cllr Stephanie Eaton |
2. That co-option to the membership of the OSC, for the Municipal Year 2013/14, of representatives in respect of education matters, as set out at paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7 of the report and listed in the table below, be agreed:
Co-option to the membership of the OSC of representatives in respect of education matters 2013/14
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|
Representing
|
Appointment |
Church of England Diocese representative
|
Dr Phillip Rice |
Roman Catholic Diocese representative
|
A nomination is awaited |
Parent Governor representative
|
Memory Kampiyawo |
Parent Governor representative
|
Nozrul Mustafa |
Parent Governor representative
|
Reverend James Olanipekun
|
Muslim Community Representative
|
Mr Mushfique Uddin |
3. That the establishment of the Health Scrutiny Panel by full Council, to discharge the Council’s functions under the National Health Service ... view the full minutes text for item 5