Agenda

West Surrey Shadow Authority Constitution Sub Committee - Thursday, 27 August 2026 5.00 pm

Venue: Guildford Borough Council, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, Surrey,GU2 4BB

Contact: Karen Wyeth 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Declarations of interest

All members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter:

 

1.    Any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or

2.    Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting.

3.

Minutes of previous meeting pdf icon PDF 213 KB

To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the inaugural Constitution Sub-Committee, held on 6 August 2026.

4.

Proposed Amendments to the Member and Officer Protocol pdf icon PDF 281 KB

To consider the revised Member Officer Protocol and to make a recommendation to the Standards Committee to approve.

 

Standards Committee to make a recommendation to Council to approve the revised Member Officer protocol.

Additional documents:

5.

Scrutiny Structure

To consider the initial future design of a scrutiny structure for West Surrey Council.

 

Report to follow.

6.

Governance Arrangements for the Review and Preparation of the Constitution pdf icon PDF 269 KB

To consider a proposal to disband the Constitution Sub-Committee and establish a Constitution Working Group to replace the Sub-Committee with immediate effect.

Additional documents:

7.

Amendments to the Employment Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 329 KB

To consider changes to the Employment Committee Terms of Reference

Additional documents:

8.

Responses to Shadow Authority Member Raised Issues

To consider the responses to Shadow Authority member raised issues.

 

Report to follow.

9.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 259 KB

To consider the Work Programme for the Constitution Sub-Committee