Agenda item
Establishment of Committees, Panels and Related Matters 2021-22
Council assembly is asked to establish committees and panels for the coming municipal year 2021-22 and to appoint up to three representatives to attend the Local Government Association General Assembly.
Minutes:
The nominations for chairs and vice chairs of committees and the nominations to the Local Government Association General Assembly were circulated.
There were two contested positions.
The position of chair of overview and scrutiny committee was put to the vote, and it was agreed that Councillor Ian Wingfield be appointed chair of overview and scrutiny committee.
The position of community champion for North-east multi-ward area was put to the vote, and it was agreed that Councillor Sunny Lambe be appointed community champion for North-east multi-ward area.
The substantive motion was carried.
RESOLVED:
1. That council assembly noted the appointment of political group leaders, deputies and whips.
LABOUR GROUP
Leader Councillor Kieron Williams
Deputy Leader Councillor Jasmine Ali
Chief Whip Councillor Maggie Browning
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP
Leader Councillor Hamish McCallum
Deputy Leader Councillor William Houngbo
Chief Whip Councillor Adele Morris
2. That council assembly noted the political balance of the council as follows:
Table 1: Political balance
Group |
Members |
% |
Labour |
48 |
76.19 |
Liberal Democrat |
14 |
22.22 |
Independent (not a group) |
1 |
1.59 |
Total |
63 |
100.00 |
3. That council assembly noted that there is no change to proportionality and the allocation of seats on committees and panels as agreed by council assembly on 16 September 2020 remains the same as set out below.
4. That council assembly established the following committees for the coming municipal year 2021-22:
Table 2: Ordinary Committees - Total number of seats 29
Committee |
Total |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
Committee 1 Appointments Committee |
7 |
6 |
1 |
Committee 2 Planning Committee |
8 |
6 |
2 |
Committee 3 Audit, Governance and Standards Committee |
7
|
5
|
2
|
Committee 4 Corporate Parenting Committee |
7 |
6 |
1 |
Total |
29 |
23 |
6 |
Table 3: Other committees - Total number of seats 26
Committee |
Total |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
Overview and Scrutiny Committee |
11 |
8 |
3 |
Licensing Committee |
15 |
12 |
3 |
Total |
26 |
20 |
6 |
Note: The political balance rules require that the political groups represented on council have proportionate representation on council committees. A political group must comprise at least two members, so the one Independent member does not constitute a political group. Councils can allocate seats on committees to members not aligned to a group, but are under no statutory obligation to do so.
Table 4: Multi-ward areas
1. |
North-west |
2. |
North-east |
3. |
West-central |
4. |
East-central |
5. |
South |
Note: The composition of multi-ward areas is set out in Article 8 of the constitution(see paragraph 42 of this report).
Health and wellbeing board
5. That the health and wellbeing board be established as a committee of the council under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 with the membership set out below:
· Leader of the Council
· Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education
· Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing
· Opposition Spokesperson for Health (Southwark Councillor)
· Chief Executive Officer of Southwark Council
· Strategic Director of Children’s and Adults’ Services
· Director of Public Health of Southwark Council
· NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning Group representatives x2
· Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust representative
· Community Southwark representative (Voluntary Sector)
· King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Kings Health Partners) Representative
· Independent Chair of Partnership Southwark (Partnership Southwark representative)
· South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Foundation Trust (King’s Health Partners) Representative
· Healthwatch Southwark Representative
· Southwark Headteachers Representative
· Voluntary Sector Representative
6. That it be noted that the leader of the council nominates the local authority membership. In accordance with committee procedure rules, the leader chairs the board.
Appointment of chairs and vice chairs
7. That council assembly appointed chairs and vice chairs for the following committees:
Committees
· Appointments committee
Chair: Councillor Kieron Williams
Vice-chair: Councillor Jasmine Ali
· Planning committee
Chair: Councillor Martin Seaton
Vice-chair: Councillor Kath Whittam
· Audit, governance and standards committee
Chair: Councillor James McAsh
Vice-chair: Councillor Graham Neale
· Corporate parenting committee [see note 1 below]
Chair: Councillor Jasmine Ali (Appointment of cabinet member with the responsibility for children and schools formally noted)
Vice-chair: Vacant
· Overview and scrutiny committee
Chair: Councillor Ian Wingfield
Vice-Chair: Councillor Victor Chamberlain
· Licensing committee
Chair: Councillor Renata Hamvas
Vice-chair: Councillor Adele Morris
Notes:
1. In 2021-22, the cabinet member responsible for children’s services chaired the corporate parenting committee. Council assembly is asked to formally approve this appointment in 2021-22.
2. All outstanding appointments will be referred to the first meeting of the respective committee in the 2021-22 municipal year.
Appointment of community champions
8. That council assembly appointed community champions for the following multi-ward areas:
Multi-ward areas
|
Councillor |
Multi-ward area |
1. |
Maria Linforth-Hall |
North-west |
2. |
Sunny Lambe |
North-east |
3. |
Dora Dixon-Fyle |
West-central |
4. |
Vikki Mills |
East-central |
5. |
Andy Simmons |
South |
Multi-ward areas: Deputy Community Champions
|
Councillor |
Multi-ward area |
1. |
Sirajul Islam |
North-west |
2. |
Leanne Werner |
North-east |
3. |
Eleanor Kerslake |
West-central |
4. |
Cleo Soanes |
East-central |
5. |
Richard Leeming |
South |
Establishment of the council’s panels
9. That council assembly established the following council panels (see paragraph 53 of the report):
Table 5: Panels - Total number of seats 16
Panel |
Total |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
Council assembly business panel |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Constitutional steering panel |
4 |
3 |
|
Pensions advisory panel |
3 |
2 |
|
Voluntary bodies appointments panel |
5 |
4 |
|
Total |
16 |
12 |
Note: This table is based on the panels established in 2020-21.
Appointments of chair to constitutional steering panel and voluntary bodies appointments panel
10. That council assembly appointed a chair to the following panels:
· Constitutional steering panel [see note 1 below]
· Voluntary bodies appointments panel.
Notes:
1. The group whip of the majority group chaired the constitutional steering panel in 2020-21. Council assembly is asked to formally approve this appointment in 2021-22.
2. That it be noted that the Mayor chairs the council assembly business panel.
Urgency committee
11. That the role of the urgency committee between a municipal election and the annual meeting of council assembly, as agreed by council assembly on 26 March 2014, be noted as set out in paragraphs 55 and 56 of the report.
Supporting documents:
- Report - Establishment of Committees etc. 2021-22, item 3.2 PDF 318 KB
- Nominations for Chairs & Vice-Chairs 2021-22, item 3.2 PDF 181 KB
- Nominations London Councils Appt cttee and LGA reps 2021-22, item 3.2 PDF 103 KB