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 (Vice-Chair)

Laura Booth

Christine Corris

Roy Driver

Graham Greenhalgh

Paul Hadfield

Sylvia Humphreys

Julian Lewis-Booth

Wendy Meikle

Andy Sorton (Chair)

John Taylor

Suzanne Wyatt

(ii)     Licensing, Environment and Safety

          10 Councillors

Stuart Corris

Dickie Davies

Chris Gordon

Sylvia Humphreys

Chris Murphy (Chair)

David Sedgwick

Andy Sorton

Alanna Vine (Vice-Chair)

Lisa Walker

Mark Weldon

Sub-Committee A

          3 Councillors

David Sedgwick

Mark Weldon (Chair)

Lisa Walker

          Sub-Committee B

          3 Councillors

Dickie Davies

Chris Gordon

Alanna Vine (Chair)

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

Environment and Safety Committee.

(iii)    Employment Appeals

          3 non-Cabinet Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Roy Driver (Chair)

Linda Holt

 (iv)   Appeals Panel

          6 non-Cabinet Councillors

Richard Coaton (Chair)

Steve Gribbon

Linda Holt

Syd Lloyd

Wendy Meikle

Jude Wells

(v)     Appointments

          7 Councillors

Kate Butler

Alex Ganotis (Chair)

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd

Wendy Meikle

Lisa Smart

Wendy Wild (Vice-Chair)

 (vi)   Audit

          6 Councillors

Becky Crawford

Stuart Corris (Chair)

Roy Driver

John Pantall

Mike Hurleston (Vice-Chair)

John Taylor

(vii)   Contributors Committee

          7 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd

John McGahan

Wendy Meikle

Amanda Peers

Jonn Taylor (Chair)

(viii)  Funding Committee

          7 Councillors

Roy Driver (Chair)

Mike Hurleston

Helen Foster-Grime

Syd Lloyd

Wendy Meikle

Elise Wilson

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers)

(ix)    Member Committee

          7 Councillors

Dickie Davies

Sylvia Humphreys

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd

John McGahan

Wendy Meikle

Wendy Wild (Chair)

(x)     Standards

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

          4 Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Brian Bagnall

Adrian Nottingham

Jude Wells

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

          Andrew Stewart 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 4 members including at least 1 independent member and 3 councillors.  Where at least 1 independent member or councilor would have been present but for the fact that he or she has a prejudicial interest in the business to be transacted the quorum for the meeting shall be any 3 members.

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.

(b)     Joint Committees

 (i)     Board of STaR Procurement Service

          1 councillor

          Elise Wilson

Substitute:           Wendy Wild

(ii)     Association of Greater Manchester Authorities

          1 councillor

          Alex Ganotis

          Substitute:        Wendy Wild

(iii)    Transport for Greater Manchester Committee

          4 councillors

Kate Butler

Annette Finnie

Steve Gribbon

John Taylor

(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

Helen Foster-Grime

Mark Hunter

Linda Holt

Mike Hurleston

John McGahan

Alanna Vine

Lisa Walker

Suzanne Wyatt

Central Stockport

12 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Richard Coaton

Becky Crawford

Dickie Davies

Patrick McAuley

Chris Murphy

Amanda Peers

Andy Sorton

Charlie Stewart

Wendy Wild

Elise Wilson

Vacancy

Cheadle

9 Councillors

Anna Charles-Jones

Graham Greenhalgh

Keith Holloway

Sylvia Humphreys

David Meller

Adrian Nottingham

John Pantall

Paul Porgess

Iain Roberts

Heatons and Reddish

12 Councillors

Walter Brett

Kate Butler

Roy Driver

Dean Fitzpatrick

Colin Foster

Alex Ganotis

Yvonne Guariento

Tom McGee

David Sedgwick

John Taylor

Jude Wells

David Wilson

Marple

6 Councillors

Malcolm Allan

Kenny Blair

Tom Dowse

Annette Finnie

Steve Gribbon

Colin MacAlister

Stepping Hill

9 Councillors

Paul Ankers

Laura Booth

Will Dawson

Paul Hadfield

Julian Lewis-Booth

Wendy Meikle

Jon Twigge

Mark Weldon

John Wright

Werneth

6 Councillors

Angie Clark

Christine Corris

Stuart Corris

Chris Gordon

Syd Lloyd

Lisa Smart

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

Brinington & Reddish Joint Ward Committee

9 Councillors

Walter Brett

Kate Butler

Becky Crawford

Roy Driver

Yvonne Guariento

Chris Murphy

Andy Sorton

Jude Wells

David Wilson

Cheadle Hulme Joint Ward Committee

6 Councillors

Helen Foster-Grime

Mark Hunter

David Meller

John Pantall

Paul Porgess

Suzanne Wyatt

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

6 Councillors

Sheila Bailey

Richard Coaton

Dickie Davies

Wendy Wild

Elise Wilson

Vacancy

Hazel Grove Ward Committee

3 Councillors

Paul Ankers

Julian Lewis-Booth

Jon Twigge

Offerton Ward Committee

3 Councillors

Laura Booth

Will Dawson

Wendy Meikle

Offerton, Manor and Stepping Hill Joint Ward Committee

9 Councillors

Laura Booth

Will Dawson

Paul Hadfield

Patrick McAuley

Wendy Meikle

Amanda Peers

Charlie Stewart

Mark Weldon

John Wright

Stepping Hill Ward Committee

3 Councillors

Paul Hadfield

Mark Weldon

John Wright

(d)     Working Parties and Other Member Bodies

(i)      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 Cabinet 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.

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

(iii)    Corporate Parenting Working Party

          6 Councillors

Richard Coaton (Chair)

Chris Gordon

Colin Foster

John Taylor

Lisa Walker

Mark Weldon

Terms of Reference

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

(iv)    Town Centre/ M60 Gateway Task Force

          7 Councillors

Kate Butler (Chair)

Roy Driver

Alex Ganotis

Mark Hunter

Syd Lloyd

Chris Murphy

Adrian Nottingham

Terms of Reference

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

(v)        Schools Forum

Non-schools members

          1 non-Cabinet elected member (Councillor Malcolm Allan)

          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 Cabinet 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

(vi)    Admissions Forum

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

Malcolm Allan

Dickie Davies

Yvonne Guariento

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 Cabinet 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.

(vii) Local Development Framework Working Party

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

Brian Bagnall

Laura Booth

Kate Butler (Chair)

Christine Corris

Alex Ganotis

Colin MacAlister

Wendy Meikle

Andy Sorton

Wendy Wild

Terms of Reference

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

(viii)  Constitution Working Party

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

Malcolm Allan

Christine Corris

Alex Ganotis (Chair)

Syd Lloyd

Wendy Wild

Elise Wilson

Vacancy (Independent Ratepayers)

Terms of Reference

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

(ix)    Governor Representative Group

4 Councillors and the Cabinet Councillor with responsibility for Education.

Anna Charles-Jones

Dean Fitzpatrick (Chair)

Paul Porgess

Andy Sorton

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

(x)     Stockport Housing Commission

7 Councillors and the Cabinet Member for Housing

Sheila Bailey (Chair)

Kate Butler

Christine Corris

Helen Foster-Grime

Paul Hadfield

Julian Lewis-Booth

Adrian Nottingham

Andy Sorton

Terms of Reference

1. To oversee the strategy for housing across the Borough

2. To receive reports on housing related issues intended for inclusion on the agenda for the GMCA

3. To oversee the future delivery of Council-led development of housing across the Borough (Construction Company)

4. To ensure the housing needs and priorities of the Borough are fed into the GM Spatial Framework and Stockport's Local Development Plan and to review the impact of the GMSF on our housing strategy

(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)      Transport Appeals Panel

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

Kate Butler

Richard Coaton

Christine Corris

Dickie Davies

Dean Fitzpatrick

Chris Gordon

Sylvia Humphreys

Linda Holt

Patrick McAuley

Tom McGee

Wendy Meikle

Paul Porgess

Iain Roberts

John Taylor