Issue - meetings

To elect two members to serve on the Autism Plan Task and Finish Group.

1.    That Councillors Dawn Jones and Gwynfor Owen (who have a connection with the autism field) submit applications for dispensations to allow them to represent the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee on the Autism Plan Task and Finish Group.

2.    To ask the Standards Committee to convene a special meeting to consider applications for dispensations from Councillors Dawn Jones and Gwynfor Owen.

3.    To elect Councillors Cai Larsen and Beth Lawton as reserve members to represent the Committee on the Task and Finish Group.

A report was presented by the Scrutiny Adviser inviting the committee to elect two members to represent the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee on the Autism Plan Task and Finish Group.

The names of Councillors Dawn Jones and Gwynfor Owen were proposed. It was highlighted that both had a connection to the autism field. A member noted that he had had a conversation with the Monitoring Officer about the situation. He elaborated that during the conversation that a request for a dispensation could be submitted to the Standards Committee.      

As the next meeting of the Standards Committee was on 19 February 2024, and the Task Group was scheduled to report back to the Care Scrutiny Committee on 1 February, it was noted that the Standards Committee would have to be asked to hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss the requests for dispensations.

It was also noted that two reserve members of the Task Group should be elected in case one, or both, requests for dispensation be refused by the Standards Committee.

RESOLVED

1.         That Councillors Dawn Jones and Gwynfor Owen (who have a connection with the autism field), submit applications for dispensations to allow them to represent the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee on the Autism Plan Task and Finish Group.

2.         To ask the Standards Committee to hold an extraordinary meeting to consider requests for dispensations from Councillors Dawn Jones and Gwynfor Owen.

3.         To elect Councillors Cai Larsen and Beth Lawton as reserve members to represent the Committee on the Task and Finish Group.