Agenda item

The Committee considered a report seeking approval for the establishment of a number of Scrutiny Panels and the appointment of Members to serve on them for the 2016/17 municipal year.

Resolved –

(a)  That  an Education and Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel, Health Scrutiny Panel and Neighbourhoods & Community Services Scrutiny Panel be appointed for the 2016/17 municipal year.

(b)  That the allocation of seats for each Panel is nine – 7 Labour and 2 Conservative seats on each Panel.

(c)  That the Chairs of the Panels be offered to a Member of the Administration and Vice-Chairs offered to a Member of the Opposition and each Panel be invited to appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair at its first meeting.

(d)  That Members be appointed to serve on each of the Panels as set out below:

Education & Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel – Councillors Anderson, Brooker, Chahal, Chohan, Pantelic, Mann, Morris, Qaseem and Sadiq

Health Scrutiny Panel – Councillors Chaudhry, Cheema, Chohan, M.Holledge, Mann, Pantelic, Qaseem, Smith and Strutton

Neighbourhoods & Community Services Scrutiny Panel - Councillors Anderson, Davis, N Holledge, Morris, Plenty, Rana, Rasib, Swindlehurst and Wright

(e)  That the following co-opted Members be appointed to the Scrutiny Panels:

Education & Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel

Voting Co-opted Members

Church of England - Nomination awaited from the Diocese of Oxford

Roman Catholic Church – Jim Welsh

Parent Governor Representatives – Two nominations awaited from the Chairs of governing bodies.

Non-Voting Co-opted Members

Head Teacher Representative – Maggie Stacey

Secondary School Teacher Representative – Jo Rockall

Primary School Teacher Representative – Nomination awaited

  Health Scrutiny Panel

Non-Voting Co-opted Members

Healthwatch Representative – Pretesh Singadia

Member from the Buckinghamshire Health & Adult Social Care Select Committee – Nomination Awaited

  Neighbourhoods & Community Services Scrutiny Panel

Non-Voting Co-opted Members

Active Tenant Group Representative – Nomination awaited

Leasehold Forum Representative – Nomination awaited