Issue - meetings
Political Balance Review
Meeting: 28/05/2024 - General Purposes Committee (Item 6)
6 Review of Representation of Political Groups and Appointments 
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At the Annual meeting on 22 May 2024, Full Council is being asked to review and determine the representation of political groups on its main committees and subsequently make appointments to these, in accordance with the wishes of the political groups concerned.
As soon as practicable after such a review, this Committee is also required to review and determine the representation of political groups on its Sub-committees and then make appointments giving effect to the wishes of the political groups allocated seats. The attached report from the Corporate Director Law & Governance details the outcome of the review undertaken in relation to Sub-Committees to be appointed by General Purposes Committee.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Muhammed Butt (as Chair) introduced a report from the Corporate Director of Law & Governance detailing the outcome of a review on the representation of political groups on those Sub Committees appointed by the General Purposes Committee.
Members were advised this followed the review undertaken at the Annual Council meeting on 22 May 2024 relating to the representation of political groups on the Council’s main committees.
As a result, it was RESOLVED on the basis of the current membership of the Council:
(1) To agree the size of each sub-committee to be appointed by the Committee.
(2) To agree the allocation of seats to political groups on each of the sub committees in accordance with political balance rules, as detailed in section 3 of the report; and
(3) To appoint Chairs and Vice Chairs, members and substitutes to each Sub-committee (to be confirmed under Item 7 of the agenda) giving effect to the wishes of the political group(s) allocated the seats.
Meeting: 22/05/2023 - General Purposes Committee (Item 8)
8 Review of Representation of Political Groups and Appointments PDF 148 KB
At its Annual meeting on 17 May 2023, Full Council is being asked to review and determine the representation of political groups on its main committees and subsequently make appointments to these, in accordance with the wishes of the political groups concerned.
As soon as practicable after such a review, this Committee is also required to review and determine the representation of political groups on its Sub-committees and then make appointments giving effect to the wishes of the political groups allocated seats. The attached report from the Corporate Director Governance details the outcome of the review undertaken in relation to Sub-Committees to be appointed by General Purposes Committee.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Muhammed Butt introduced a report from the Corporate Director of Governance detailing the outcome of a review on the representation of political groups on those Sub Committees appointed by the General Purposes Committee.
Members were advised this followed the review undertaken at the Annual Council meeting on 17 May 2023 relating to the representation of political groups on the Council’s main committees.
As a result it was RESOLVED, on the basis of the current membership of the Council:
(1) To agree the size of each sub-committee to be appointed by the Committee.
(2) To agree the allocation of seats to political groups on each of the sub committees in accordance with political balance rules, as detailed in section 3 of the report; and
(3) To appoint Chairs and Vice Chairs, members and substitutes to each Sub-committee (to be confirmed under Item 9 of the agenda) giving effect to the wishes of the political group(s) allocated the seats.