Agenda item

To appoint Committees, Area Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies.

RESOLVED - That  Ordinary Committees, Area Committees, Working Parties and other Member bodies be constituted as follows for the period until the next Annual Council Meeting and with terms of reference as set out in the Constitution:-

(a)     Ordinary Committees

(i)      Planning and Highways Regulation

          12 Councillors

Brian Bagnall

Laura Booth

Christine Corris (Vice-Chair)

Roy Driver

Lenny Grice (Chair)

Paul Hadfield

Kevin Hogg

Sylvia Humphreys

Philip Harding

Chris Murphy

Paul Porgess

John Taylor

 (ii)   Town Centre   

  9 Councillors

Peter Burns

Walter Brett

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Lenny Grice

Philip Harding

Linda Holt

Syd Lloyd

Patrick McAuley

Chris Murphy

(iii)    Licensing, Environment and Safety

          10 Councillors

Stuart Corris

Chris Gordon (Chair)

Tom Grundy

Sylvia Humphreys

Wendy Orrell

Maureen Rowles

Alanna Vine (Vice-Chair)

Lisa Walker

David Wilson

Suzanne Wyatt

Sub-Committee A

          3 Councillors

Stuart Corris

Chris Gordon

Tom Grundy (Chair)

          Sub-Committee B

          3 Councillors

Wendy Orrell

Maureen Rowles

Alanna Vine (Chair)

Substitutes on the Sub-Committees to be members of the Licensing,

Environment and Safety Committee.

(iv)    Employment Appeals

          3 non-Executive Councillors

Christine Corris

Dean Fitzpatrick

Linda Holt (Chair)

 (v)    Appeals Panel

          6 non-Executive Councillors

Stuart Bodsworth

Richard Coaton (Chair)

Linda Holt (Vice-Chair)

Wendy Orrell

Maureen Rowles

Suzanne Wyatt

(vi)    Appointments

          7 Councillors

Martin Candler

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Alex Ganotis (Vice-Chair)

Syd Lloyd

Wendy Meikle

Iain Roberts

Maureen Rowles

 (vii)  Audit

          6 Councillors

Stuart Corris

Dave Goddard

Daniel Hawthorne

Syd Lloyd (Vice-Chair)

David Sedgwick (Chair)

John Taylor

(viii)  Contributors Committee

          7 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Peter Burns

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Philip Harding

Linda Holt

Syd Lloyd

Iain Roberts

(ix)    Funding Committee

          7 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Peter Burns

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Philip Harding

Linda Holt

Syd Lloyd

Iain Roberts

(x)     Member Committee

          7 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Peter Burns

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Philip Harding

Linda Holt

Syd Lloyd

Iain Roberts

(xi)    Health and Wellbeing Board

          Stockport Council

          4 Councillors

Adrian Nottingham

John Pantall

Wendy Wild

John Wright

Substitutes           Kenny Blair

                               Peter Burns

                               Keith Holloway

                               Tom McGee

Clinical Commissioning Group

Jane Crombleholme

Dr Ranjit Gill

Gaynor Mullins

Dr Vicci Owen Smith

HealthWatch

Anthony Stokes

Substitute:       John Leach

Statutory Officers

Terry Dafter (as designated Director for Adult Services)

Dr Stephen Watkins (as Director of Public Health)

Andrew Webb (as designated Director for Children Services)

Substitute:       Donna Sagar

NHSCommissioning Board

Trish Bennett

(b)     Joint Committees

(i)      Stockport and Trafford Joint Committee for Highways and Transportation Services

          1 councillor

          Martin Candler

(ii)     Board of STaR Procurement Service

          1 councillor

          Iain Roberts

          Substitute:       Martin Candler

(c)     Area Committees and Ward Committees

(i)        Area Committees  (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South

9 Councillors

Brian Bagnall

Stuart Bodsworth

Lenny Grice

Linda Holt

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan

Alanna Vine

Lisa Walker

Suzanne Wyatt

Central Stockport

12 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Richard Coaton

Dickie Davies

Sue Derbyshire

Philip Harding

Daniel Hawthorne

Patrick McAuley

Chris Murphy

Maureen Rowles

Andy Sorton

Wendy Wild

Elise Wilson

Cheadle

9 Councillors

Peter Burns

Graham Greenhalgh

Keith Holloway

Sylvia Humphreys

Adrian Nottingham

John Pantall

Paul Porgess

Iain Roberts

June Somkeh

Heatons and Reddish

12 Councillors

Walter Brett

Kate Butler

Roy Driver

Dean Fitzpatrick

Colin Foster

Alex Ganotis

Tom Grundy

Tom McGee

David Sedgwick

John Taylor

Andrew Verdeille

David Wilson

Marple

6 Councillors

Geoff Abell

Shan Alexander

Kenny Blair

Martin Candler

Annette Finnie

Susan Ingham

Stepping Hill

9 Councillors

Laura Booth

Dave Goddard

Paul Hadfield

Kevin Hogg

Oliver Johnstone

Julian Lewis-Booth

Wendy Meikle

Wendy Orrell

John Wright

Werneth

6 Councillors

Christine Corris

Stuart Corris

Chris Gordon

Mags Kirkham

Hazel Lees

Syd Lloyd

(ii)          Ward Committees (Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

Brinington & Reddish Joint Ward Committee

9 Councillors

Walter Brett

Kate Butler

Roy Driver

Tom Grundy

Chris Murphy

Maureen Rowles
Andy Sorton

Andrew Verdeille

David Wilson

Davenport & Cale Green and Edgeley & Cheadle Heath Joint Ward Committee

6 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Richard Coaton

Dickie Davies

Philip Harding

Wendy Wild

Elise Wilson

Hazel Grove Ward Committee

3 Councillors

Kevin Hogg

Oliver Johnstone

Julian Lewis-Booth

Offerton Ward Committee

3 Councillors

Laura Booth

Dave Goddard

Wendy Meikle

Offerton, Manor and Stepping Hill Joint Ward Committee

9 Councillors

Laura Booth

Sue Derbyshire

Paul Hadfield

Daniel Hawthorne

Dave Goddard

Patrick McAuley

Wendy Meikle

Wendy Orrell

John Wright

Stepping Hill Ward Committee

3 Councillors

Paul Hadfield

Wendy Orrell

John Wright

(d)     Working Parties and Other Member Bodies

(i)      Standards

          (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

          4 Councillors

Kate Butler

Peter Burns

John McGahan

June Somekh

5 Independent Members - Julie Carter, Stephen Clarke, Kieran McMahon,

          Andrew Stewert and Margaret Waker

          2 Independent Persons – Mark Iveson and Val Cottam

          Standards Sub-Committee

          (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

The sub-committee will comprise of any 5 members of the Standards Committee

Terms of Reference

The Council Meeting will establish a sub-committee at which a member complained of can respond to the investigation report and the sub-committee can determine whether the member had failed to comply with the Code of Conduct and what action is appropriate.

(ii)     Education Monitoring Panel (Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

          12 Councillors

together with additional Councillors and Advisers for particular business.

Terms of Reference

Advising the Executive and the Corporate Director for People on all aspects of the assessment of pupils; the monitoring and evaluation of the education service, including the performance of schools; the curriculum; matters relating to the Standards Fund and the consideration of reports of Ofsted relating to educational establishments and the Careers Service.

(iii)    Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

          3 Councillors              

Christine Corris

Chris Gordon

Tom McGee

together with representatives of the Corporate Director for People the Church of England, the Teachers’ Panel and such Christian and other religious denominations as will appropriately reflect the principal religious traditions in the Borough.

Terms of Reference

To advise the Executive upon such matters connected with religious worship in schools and the religious education to be given in accordance with an agreed syllabus as the Executive may refer to the Standing Advisory Council or as the Standing Advisory Council may see fit.

(iv)    Corporate Parenting Working Party (Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

          6 Councillors

Laura Booth

Richard Coaton

Christine Corris

Dickie Davies

Chris Gordon

Lisa Walker

Terms of Reference

To advise the Executive on the role of the Council as a 'Corporate Parent'.

(v)     Town Centre/ M60 Gateway Task Force

          7 Councillors

Walter Brett

Peter Burns

Martin Candler

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Syd Lloyd

Patrick McAuley

Iain Roberts (Vice-Chair)

Terms of Reference

To advise the Executive on and oversee the regeneration of the Town Centre and the M60 Gateway area.

(vi)       Schools Forum

Non-schools members

          1 non-Executive elected member (Councillor Paul Porgess)

          1 Diocesan representative

          1 Trades union/professional association representative

          1 Vulnerable Children representative

          1 Post 16 representative

          1 PVI Early Years sector

          Schools members

          5 Primary head teachers – including 1 from a VA school

          5 Primary governors – including 1 from a VA school

          3 Secondary head teachers - including 1 from a VA school

          2 Secondary governors - including 1 from a VA school

          1 Special school head teacher

          1 Nursery head teacher

          1 PRU head teacher

          2 Academy representatives

Terms of Reference

To advise the Executive on:-

·         Changes to the local funding formula. (The local authority is responsible for the final decision, although in some cases it may delegate the decision-making power to the Schools Forum)

·         Proposed changes to the operation of the minimum funding guarantee

·         Changes to or new contracts affecting schools (e.g. school meals)

·         Arrangements for pupils with special educational needs, in pupil referral units and in early years provision

The forum is responsible for decisions on:-

·         How much funding may be centrally retained within the Dedicated Schools Grant (e.g. for the Admissions Service, prudential borrowing costs, additional funding available for growing schools)

·         Any proposed carry forward of deficits on central spend from one year to the next

·         Proposals to de-delegate funding from maintained primary and secondary schools (e.g. for staff supply cover, insurance, behaviour support)

·         Changes to the scheme of financial management

(vii)   Admissions Forum

          3 Councillors (Chair and Vice-Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

Shan Alexander

Colin Foster

Paul Porgess

Other Members

1 representative from the Church of England Diocese

3 representative from the Roman Catholic Diocese

1 Parent Governors representative (Primary)

1 Parent Governors representative (Secondary)

2 Community Schools representative (Primary)

1 Community Schools representative (Secondary)

1 Voluntary Controlled Schools representative (Primary)

1 Voluntary Controlled Schools representative (Secondary)

1 Voluntary Aided Schools (Primary)

1 Voluntary Aided Schools (Secondary)

2 Academy and free school representative

2 Local Community representatives

Terms of reference

To advise the Executive on:-

(a)  how well existing and proposed admission arrangements serve the interests of children and parents within the Authority's area;

(b)  the agreement between admissions authorities within the area on admission issues;

(c)  the comprehensiveness and accessibility of admissions literature and information for parents on school admission for all maintained schools in the area;

(d)  the effectiveness of the proposed co-ordinated admission arrangements;

(e)  how arrangements might be improved and how actual admissions at each school relate to the published admissions limit;

(f)  the admissions of children who arrive in the area outside of the normal admissions round with a view to promoting their fair distribution among local schools;

(g)  the arrangements for children with special educational needs, looked after children and children who have been excluded from school;

(h)  any other admissions related issue that may arise which is not included in the above.

(viii) Local Development Framework Working Party

          9 Councillors (Vice-Chair to be appointed at the first meeting)

Brian Bagnall

Walter Brett

Martin Candler

Sue Derbyshire (Chair)

Alex Ganotis

Lenny Grice

Philip Harding

Patrick McAuley

Iain Roberts

Terms of Reference

To advise the Executive on the preparation and approval of the local development documents which constitute the Council's Local Development Framework.

(ix)    Constitution Working Party

7 Councillors

Peter Burns

Kate Butler

Martin Candler (Chair)

Christine Corris

Alex Ganotis

Oliver Johnstone

John Pantall

Terms of Reference

To review the Constitution, deal with constitutional issues as they arise and make recommendations to the Executive on the effectiveness and development of the Constitution.

(x)     Governor Representative Group

4 Councillors and the Executive Councillor with responsibility for Education.

Shan Alexander

Peter Burns

Colin Foster

Paul Porgess

John Wright

Terms of Reference

·         To consider and determine the selection of LA governors in Stockport including maintained schools and academies

·         To monitor vacancy rates of LA governors

·         To note the appointment of additional governors and to suggest additional nominees for any urgent appointments to ‘Schools Causing Concern’

·         To consider and, where appropriate, agree, terminating appointments of LA governors where the governor has clearly breached confidentiality or brought the Local Authority into disrepute, or otherwise failed to fulfil the role according to the code of conduct.  This is in addition to situations where governors are automatically disqualified under Schedule 6 of the School Governance (Constitution)(England) Regulations 2007

(xi)       Education Appeals

(a)     Admission Appeals Panel

(b)    Exclusion Appeals Panel

Powers and Duties (Statutory)

The determination of appeals from:-

·         parents concerning the allocation of their children to schools

·         parents following the permanent exclusion of a pupil on disciplinary grounds

(c)      Free School Travel Appeals Panel

Margaret Burns
Carol Candler
Michael Durcan
Chris Elwood
Philip Horton
David Jenkins
David Kirwan
David Phillips
Janet Phillips
John Thompson

Powers and Duties:

To consider appeals against the determination of the Corporate Director for People in respect of school travel.

(xii)      Independent Remuneration Panel

Patrick Dempsey

Bernadette Holgate

Ben Poland

Philip Smith

Powers and Duties (Statutory)

To make recommendations as to:-

·         the level of Basic Allowance for all Members.

·         the categories of special responsibility for which a Special Responsibility Allowance should be paid and the levels of those allowances.

·         as to whether Dependant Carers’ allowance should be payable to Members and the amount of such an allowance.

·         travelling and subsistence allowances.

·         any annual increase.

(xiii)     Member Visits to Residential Children's Homes

Shan Alexander

Kate Butler

Richard Coaton

Christine Corris

Dickie Davies

Sue Derbyshire

Dean Fitzpatrick

Chris Gordon

Sylvia Humphreys

Sue Ingham

Linda Holt

Hazel Lees

Patrick McAuley

Tom McGee

Wendy Meikle

Paul Porgess

Iain Roberts

June Somekh

John Taylor