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

1

Pensions advisory panel

3

2

1

Voluntary bodies appointments panel

5

4

1

Total

16

12

4

 

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.

 

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