Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment.

The report details a proposal to establish a Greater Manchester Joint Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise decisions of the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee and the Clean Air Administration Committee.

The Cabinet is recommended to give approval to:-

(1) the establishment of a GM Clean Air Joint Scrutiny Committee.

(2) the Terms of Reference of the Committee as set out in Appendix A.

(3) the appointment a member and substitute to the Committee.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment (Councillor Mark Roberts) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to establish a Greater Manchester Joint Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise decisions of the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee and the Clean Air Administration Committee

RESOLVED - (1) That approval be given to the establishment of a GM Clean Air Joint Scrutiny Committee.

(2) That approval be given to the Terms of Reference of the Committee as set out in Appendix A.

(3) That it be noted that the council will be required to appoint a member and substitute to the Committee.

To consider a joint report of the Director of Place Management and the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Governance.

The report details a proposal to establish a Greater Manchester Joint Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise decisions of the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee and the Clean Air Administration Committee.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report as appropriate and to:-

(1)  Note the request to Cabinet to the establishment of a GM Clean Air Joint Scrutiny Committee.

(2)  Note the request to Cabinet to agree the Terms of Reference of the Committee as set out in Appendix A.

(3)  Note the request to Cabinet to agree to appoint a member and substitute to the Committee.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Place Management and the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Governance submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which set out the intention to establish a Greater Manchester (GM) Joint Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise decisions of the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee and the Clean Air Administration Committee.

Assistant Director for Legal and Democratic Governance, Vicki Bates, attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

It was noted that the report had also been considered by members of the Communities and Housing Scrutiny Committee on 16 January 2023.

RESOLVED – (1) That the request to Cabinet to the establishment of a GM Clean Air Joint Scrutiny Committee be noted.

(2) – That the request to Cabinet to agree the Terms of Reference of the Committee as set out in Appendix A be noted.

(3) That the request to Cabinet to agree to appoint a member and substitute to the Committee be noted.

To consider a joint report of the Director of Place Management and the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Governance.

The report details a proposal to establish a Greater Manchester Joint Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise decisions of the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee and the Clean Air Administration Committee.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report as appropriate and to:-

(1) Note the request to Cabinet to the establishment of a GM Clean Air Joint Scrutiny Committee.

(2) Note the request to Cabinet to agree the Terms of Reference of the Committee as set out in Appendix A.

(3) Note the request to Cabinet to agree to appoint a member and substitute to the Committee.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

The Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Governance submitted a joint report of the Assistant Director and the Director of Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to establish a Greater Manchester Joint Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise decisions of the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee and the Clean Air Administration Committee.

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment (Councillor Mark Roberts) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the scrutiny committee.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         It was important that the scrutiny committee was able to exercise independence from those making the decisions.  Concern was expressed that the political composition of the committee may inhibit effective scrutiny.

·         Work had taken place at a GM level to improve the robustness of the existing scrutiny arrangements.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.