Decision details

23.1     The Committee considered a report by the Director of Law and Assurance (copy appended to the signed minutes) on proposed changes to the terms of reference of the West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board to align with the recently published West Sussex Joint Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy for recommendation to the County Council.

23.2     A further minor amendment relating to the membership of the Board from the voluntary sector was circulated as follows:

‘Voluntary Sector:

·        Three Two representatives from the Voluntary Sector nominated by the Voluntary Sector through arrangements made by relevant organisations across the county, consisting of two voting representatives plus a non-voting ‘open seat’ to give expert / subject specialist advice to the two core members, as and when required.’

23.3     Mr Burrett raised three corrections to the revised terms of reference set out in Appendix 1 to the report as follows:

·        Page 18, paragraph 11, close brackets at end of paragraph

·        Page 18, paragraph 14, amend to read ‘its duty to have regard’

·        Page 19, Voting: amend ‘inequality’ in third line to read ‘equality’

23.4     Resolved – That the revised terms of reference for the West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, subject to further amendment in minute 23.2 and the corrections in minute 23.3, be endorsed for recommendation to the County Council for inclusion in the County Council’s Constitution.