Decision details

Approved in principle the recommendation’s of the Structure Review Working Group, subject to the views of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels (Service Delivery) and (Service Support) and the Corporate Governance Panel (7^th, 14^th and 16^th April respectively)  and the following specific comments:

·  recommendation (b) – subject to the agreement of financial implications;

·  recommendation (e) – subject to further consideration as to the balance between evening and day time meetings;

·  recommendation (h) – voting rights for co-opted members not supported;

·  recommendation (m) – subject to clarification on how independent members will be included in choosing the subject of debate;

·  recommendation (n) – subject to there being an opportunity for independent Members to choose the subject of debate;

·  recommendation (o) – subject to the deletion of the word “annual”;

·  recommendation (p) – not supported;

·  recommendation (q) – subject to questions being addressed to all elected Members;

·  recommendation (s) – subject to the evaluation of the success of the trial;

·  recommendation (w) – that the Standards Committee continue to meet at 4.00pm with the flexibility to change this if necessary;

·  recommendation (z) – that the Corporate Governance Panel continue to meet at 6.00pm with the flexibility to change this if necessary;

·  recommendation (aa) – that the Working Group be requested to give further consideration to the membership of the Panel and to seek the views of ELAG;

·  recommendation (hh)- subject to it excluding applications to significant partnerships where other arrangements already apply;

·  recommendation (rr) – that the Working Group be invited to consider alternative options for funding.

In response to an extensive review by the Working Group