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 2017/18 municipal year.

Resolved –

(a)  That the Panels set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report be appointed for the 2017/18 Municipal Year.

(b)  That the allocation of seats to the Panels be noted (paragraph 5.2 of the report).

(c)  That the allocation of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Panels be agreed on the basis set out in paragraph 5.3 of the report and that 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, Carter, Chahal, Chohan, N. Holledge, Kelly, Pantelic, Qaseem

Health Scrutiny Panel – Councillors Chaudhry, M. Holledge, Pantelic, Qaseem, Rana, A. Sandhu, Sarfraz, Smith and Strutton.

Neighbourhoods & Community Services Scrutiny Panel – Councillors Anderson, Davis, N. Holledge, Kelly, Mann, Plenty, 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

Roman Catholic Church – Jim Welsh

Parent Governor Representatives – two nominations awaited

Non-Voting Co-opted Members:

Head Teacher Representative – Maggie Stacey

Secondary School Teacher Representative – Jo Rockall

Primary School Teacher Representative – nomination awaited

Slough Youth Parliament – Hamza Ahmed

Health Scrutiny Panel

Non-Voting Co-opted Members:

Healthwatch Representative – Colin Pill

Member from the Buckinghamshire Health and 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