Decision details

Changes to the Constitution including West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference

Decision Maker: Director of Law and Assurance (Tony Kershaw)

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The report recommends a number of changes to the Constitution including the removal of the requirement for the Fire & Rescue Service Scrutiny Committee to have a business planning group, clarification of the voting rights of co-opted members, changing the name of the Pensions Panel to the Pensions Committee and changes to the terms of reference of the Health and Wellbeing Board, which were endorsed by the Governance Committee at its meeting on 20 May.

 

The decision has been taken by the Director of Law and Assurance in accordance with Standing Order 3.45, in consultation with the Chairman of the Council.

Decision:

(1)        That the removal of the requirement for the Fire & Rescue Service Scrutiny Committee to have a BPG, as set out in Appendix A, be approved.

(2)        That the changes to the constitutions of the Health and Adult Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services Scrutiny Committees, as set out at Appendix A, be approved.

(3)        That the name of the Pensions Panel be changed to the ‘Pensions Committee’.

(4)        That the revised terms of reference for the West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board, as set out in the Appendix B, be approved.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 22/05/2020

Date of decision: 22/05/2020

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