The role of the Appeals
Committee is to determine appeals against particular Council
decisions. The Sub-Committee may agree to
the establishment of a Sub-Committee to determine such
appeals. A timetable for the meeting dates
and deadlines can be found here.
The
Committee is made up of nine Members of the Council appointed by
Full Council. Political balance rules apply to the
Committee.
The
meetings are open to the public. However, the Committee or any of
its Sub-Committees may meet in private in accordance with the
relevant legislation to consider business.
The
full terms of reference for the committee can be found here below.
(Part 3.3.9,Responsibility
for Functions). pgs 101-102
To consider and
determine any appeal in respect of any function for which the
Council is responsible except where statutory arrangements exist or
where the appeal function is delegated elsewhere in the
Constitution including:
Education awards
appeals
Appeals by governing
bodies
Appeals by employees
under human resources procedures requiring a Member level
decision
Appeals in respect of refusals to register premises
under the Marriage Act 1994 or the attachment of any condition to
an approval.
Appeals from a
decision of the Human Resources Committee
Or to agree the
criteria for the establishment of Employee Appeals Sub-Committees
and other Appeals Sub Committees as appropriate to be convened by
the Director of Law, Probity and Governance for determination of
the above appeals. Such Sub Committees
to comprise a maximum of five Members of the Council with a quorum
of three and as far as possible to reflect ethnicity and gender
balance.
The quorum for the Committee is three Members
of the Committee.