Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Service Director (Legal and Democratic Services).

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform and Finance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals to establish, in conjunction with other Greater Manchester authorities, a Police and Crime Panel linked to the establishment of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester.

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to the establishment of a Police and Crime Panel as a joint Committee of the ten local authorities in Greater Manchester in accordance with the arrangements detailed in the report and as set out in Appendix 1, including membership arrangements, the proposed terms of mandatory co-opted members, and the payment of allowances to Panel members, to meet in shadow form until formally constituted in November 2012.

(2) That, in the event that any matters require resolution prior to the next Council Meeting, these matters be the delegated to the Chief Executive in Consultation with the Leader of the Council.

(3) That the making of the necessary amendments to the Council’s Constitution to reflect the Police and Crime Panel arrangements be delegated to the Monitoring Officer.

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services)

The report sets out the arrangements (including shadow arrangements) proposed by AGMA for the establishment of a Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel which is linked to the forthcoming election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester.

The Executive is invited to:

·         recommend that the Council Meeting adopt the arrangements for the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel as per the recommendation 3.3 of the report;

·         appoint Councillor Sue Derbyshire and Councillor Mark Weldon to the Shadow Police and Crime Panel and the Sub-Panel respectively and that once the Panel has been confirmed as a formal body, the Chief Executive be authorised to make these appointments to the formally constituted bodies.

Officer contact: Steve Callender, 0161 474 3184, steve.callender@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider a proposal to establish, in conjunction with other Greater Manchester authorities, a Police and Crime Panel linked to the establishment of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester.

The Leader of the Council confirmed that no councillor appointed to the Police and Crime Panel nor its sub-group would receive an allowance for this role.

RESOLVED – (1) That Council Meeting be recommended to

·         agree to establish a Police and Crime Panel as a joint committee of the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester in accord with the arrangements detailed in the report and Appendix 1, including membership arrangements, the proposed terms of the mandatory co-opted members and the payment of allowances to co-opted panel members, to meet in shadow form until formally constituted in November 2012;

·         delegate to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, any matters that require resolution prior to the next Council Meeting;

·         delegate to the Monitoring Officer the making of necessary amendments to the Council’s Constitution to reflect the Police and Crime Panel arrangements.

(2) That Councillor Sue Derbyshire and Councillor Mark Weldon be appointed to the Shadow Police and Crime Panel and the Sub Panel respectively and that once the Panel has been confirmed as a formal body, the Chief Executive be authorised to make these appointments to the formally constituted bodies.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services.

The Scrutiny Committee are invited to comment on the arrangements (including the shadow arrangements) for the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to make comments about the proposals outlined in the report and recommend that the Executive on 20 August and Council Meeting on 27 September approve the recommendations set out in the report.

Officer contact Steve Callender on 0161 474 3184 or steve.callender@stockport.gov.uk

The Head of Democratic Governance submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to comment on the arrangements (including the shadow arrangements) for the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.