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Minutes To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held 4 October 2017 Minutes: The minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 4 October 2017 were approved as a correct record.
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Declarations of Interest Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. Minutes: Councillors were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.
No declarations of interest were made
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The relationship between Stockport Council and AGMA/ GMCA To consider evidence from Julie Connor (Head of Governance & Scrutiny, GMCA and Susan Ford, Statutory Scrutiny Officer, GMCA in relation to:
· The relationship between Stockport Council and AGMA/ GMCA in relation to the scrutiny of issues being considered by AGMA/ GMCA and how the new AGMA/ GMCA Scrutiny Committees will operate including how decisions can be ‘called-in’ including how the difficulties independent Councillors face in taking an active role in scrutiny at this level.
· How councillors who are not members of the Cabinet can scrutinise decisions to be taken by the Cabinet Leader at meetings of AGMA/ GMCA (pre-scrutiny) and how this might be accommodated within the business plan and potential changes to Stockport’s scrutiny arrangements and resource implications.
· Understand why reports are often marked ‘to follow’ on the agendas for meetings of AGMA and GMCA and the difficulties this presents in this Council being able to scrutinise reports/ issues prior to consideration by AGMA/ GMCA.
· Consider the implications of there being no scrutiny arrangements in place at an AGMA/ GMCA level since the Greater Manchester Mayoral Elections on 4 May 2017.
· The nomination process to the AGMA/ GMCA Scrutiny Committees. Minutes: A representative from the Greater Manchester Governance & Scrutiny Service presented the Panel with details of the arrangements for AGMA/GMCA.
The following issues were discussed:-
· Stockport Council was the only hung Council in the Greater Manchester. · The representative from the Greater Manchester Governance & Scrutiny Service discussed the challenges for political leaders from GMCA trying to encourage the membership by female members. · The representative from the Greater Manchester Governance & Scrutiny Service addressed the ways in which scrutiny at GMCA level followed different legislations in comparison to Scrutiny in local authority.
RESOLVED – That the comments be noted. |
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Visit to the London Assembly - Thursday 7 December 2017 The Democratic Services Manager to report at the meeting. Minutes: Members of the Panel were invited to express their interest in their attendance for the visit to the London Assembly.
RESOLVED – That the proposed visit to the London Assembly be approved and the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make arrangements. |