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Title |
Appointments to Outside Bodies 2025-26 |
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Purpose of the report |
To make a decision
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Report Author |
Karen Wyeth, Democratic Services Manager |
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Ward(s) Affected |
All Wards |
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Exempt |
No |
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Exemption Reason |
No applicable |
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Corporate Priority |
This item is not in the current list of Corporate Priorities but still requires a Committee decision. |
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Recommendations
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Committee is asked to:
Agree the nominations to outside bodies for the 2025-26 municipal year, as proposed by Group Leaders.
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Reason for Recommendation |
To ensure that the Council maintains appropriate representation on bodies that it nominates representatives to. |
1. Summary of the report
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What is the situation |
Why we want to do something |
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• In order to maintain effective partnerships with a number of outside organisations, the Council is asked to elect representatives to sit on the Committees/Forums. |
• To ensure that the Council maintains appropriate representation on outside bodies. |
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This is what we want to do about it |
These are the next steps |
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• Agree the nominations put forward by the Group Leaders for representatives to sit on the Committees/Forums. |
• The Committee is asked to approve the nominations before the individual organisations are notified. |
1.1 This report seeks agreement of the Corporate Policy & Resources Committee’s for the appointments to the outside bodies for the 2025-26 municipal year, as proposed by the Group Leaders.
1.2 The nominations submitted by the Group Leaders is attached to the report in Appendix 1.
2. Key issues
2.1 The responsibility for nominating to outside bodies (with the exception of the South West Middlesex Crematorium Board and the Surrey Police and Crime Panel which are reserved to Council) was moved into the remit of the corporate Policy and Resources Committee following approval of the change of the committee structure in April 2024.
3. Options analysis and proposal
3.1 The nominations, as proposed by the Group Leaders, are attached. Failure to agree these nominations will result in delays to the Council taking up its representation on various outside bodies.
4. Financial management comments
There are none.
5. Risk management comments
5.1 If the Committee fail to agree nominations for representatives on the various Bodies/Forums the Council will not have appropriate representation.
6. Procurement comments
6.1 There are none.
7. Legal comments
7.1 There are none.
8. Other considerations
8.1 There are none.
9. Equality and Diversity
9.1 There are no considerations.
10. Sustainability/Climate Change Implications
10.1 There are no implications.
11. Timetable for implementation
11.1 The nominations will be effective on the passing of a resolution by the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee.
12. Contact
12.1 Committee Services, committeeservices@spelthorne.gov.uk
Please submit any material questions to the Committee Chair and Officer Contact by two days in advance of the meeting.
Background papers: There are none.
Appendices:
Appendix A – Nominations from Group Leaders