Issue - meetings

Iwan Evans, Monitoring Officer to present the report.

Resolved:

       i.         That the Monitoring Officer review the principles of co-option onto the Corporate Joint Committee and its sub committees as set out in the Establishment Regulations (as
amended) and statutory guidance. 

     ii.         That the review includes consultation with the four Higher and Further Education providers in relation to their membership on the Economic Well-Being sub-committee
to be reported to a future meeting of the Corporate Joint Committee. 

    iii.         That in relation to the future governance of the Corporate Joint Committee consideration be given to options around creating advisory membership or stakeholder liaison groups with representatives of the Trade Unions, Third Sector, Housing Associations, private sector and health, the terms of which to provide for the exchange of information and collaboration in supporting the decision making of the Corporate Joint Committee.

    iv.         That the review be undertaken in consultation with the Members of the Corporate Joint Committee and Chief Executives of the Constituent Authorities with the intention of presenting a report to the Corporate Joint Committee with a recommendation as to the model for co-option.

The report was presented by Iwan Evans, Monitoring Officer.

RESOLVED

Resolved:

                     i.         That the Monitoring Officer reviews the principles of co-option onto the Corporate Joint Committee and its sub committees as set out in the Establishment Regulations (as amended) and the statutory guidance.

                   ii.          That the review comprises a consultation with the four Higher and Further Education providers in relation to their membership on the Economic Wellbeing sub-committee to be reported to a future meeting of the Corporate Joint Committee.

                 iii.          That in relation to the future governance of the Corporate Joint Committee consideration be given to options around creating advisory membership or stakeholder liaison groups with representatives of the Trade Unions, Third Sector, Housing Associations, private sector and health, the terms of which to provide for the exchange of information and collaboration in supporting the decision making of the Corporate Joint Committee.

                 iv.          That the review be conducted in consultation with the Members of the Joint Corporate Committee and the Chief Executives of the Constituent Authorities with a view to submitting a report to the Joint Corporate Committee with a recommendation regarding the model for co-option.

DISCUSSION

The report was presented noting the need for discussion on the establishment of governance arrangements, and that this report was part of the process to address the requirements in the statutory guidance. It was explained that the guidance identified the need to actively involve others in the work of the Joint Committee across functions. It was highlighted that there was discussion about a seat and a vote for the Further and Higher Education institutions, but the need to create a process to address this was noted.

It was explained that this report was a first step in the journey in order to have a concrete plan, but it was noted that there was a need to respect democracy but that a practical model was in place to get the job done.