Agenda item

Teresa Clark, Senior Democratic Services Officer, outlined a report regarding the appointment of Members to the Joint East Berkshire Health Overview and Scrutiny (JEBHOS) Committee so that Slough BC could participate in meetings if required.

The Panel was requested to resolve that three of its Members be appointed (on a proportional basis)  to attend any occasional meetings of JEBHOS for the current Municipal Year.

The Panel was reminded that Members were formerly appointed to JEBHOS by the Council under Outside Bodies arrangements. No Members were appointed in May 2011 because at its meeting on 31^st March, 2011, the Overview & Scrutiny Committee was advised that Bracknell Forest had decided to cease its involvement in JEBHOS for a number of reasons including the pressure on resources.  It was agreed that future JEBHOS meetings should only be convened on an as-and-when-required basis and, in particular, should joint working be required on a statutory consultation. 

It was agreed that should a meeting of the Joint Committee need to be convened in the period to May 2012 that the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead would initiate the process, convene the meetings and provide officer and administrative support as well as chair the meetings.

It would now be pertinent to appoint three Members from the Health Scrutiny Panel so that Slough BC could be represented at any joint meetings  that may be convened at short notice to discuss for example future NHS Consultations or other emerging issues.

Resolved  - That Councillors Davis, PK Mann and Plimmer be appointed to represent Slough BC at JEBHOS meetings for the remainder of the 2011/12 Municipal Year, in the event that a meeting of the Joint East Berkshire Health Scrutiny Panel is convened.