Agenda item

The Committee considered a report that sought approval for the establishment of a number of Scrutiny Panels and the appointment of Members to serve on them for the 2019/20 municipal year.  A number of additions had been made to the nominations from the political groups since the publication of the agenda and these were reported and approved.

Resolved –

(a)  That the Panels set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report be appointed for the 2019/20 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 Ajaib, Basra, Begum, N. Holledge, Kelly, Sarfraz, A. Sandhu, Sharif, Qaseem.

Health Scrutiny Panel – Councillors Ali, Begum, Gahir, N. Holledge, Mohammad, Qaseem, Rasib, A. Sandhu and Smith.

Neighbourhoods & Community Services Scrutiny Panel – Councillors Ajaib, Ali, Gahir, M. Holledge, Hulme, Minhas, S. Parmar, Plenty 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 – Nomination awaited from the Diocese of Northampton

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

Non-Voting Co-opted Members

Head Teacher Representative – Nomination awaited

Secondary School Teacher Representative – Mercedes Estrada Hernandez

Primary School Teacher Representative – Nomination awaited

Slough Youth Parliament – Nomination Awaited

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

Residents Board Panel – Morris Sless and Trevor Pollard