Issue - meetings

To review the Committee Memberships on the Council.

The Council considered a report requiring a review of the Committee Memberships on the Council following the constitution of a new political group on the Council and in accordance with Regulation 17 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990.

It was moved by Councillor Richard Henry, and seconded by Councillor Jeannette Thomas, that the Recommendations in the report be approved.

At this juncture Councillor Andy McGuinness thanked Councillor Booth for his service as Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group as Councillor Booth would be stepping down from 1 January 2026.  Councillor Richard Henry and the Mayor also thanked Councillor Booth for his work and congratulated Councillor McGuinness on his appointment as Leader of the Group.

Upon the motion being put to the vote, it was RESOLVED

1.            That the current Committee Memberships following the constitution of a new political group on the Council be reviewed.

2.            That the size and political composition for the following bodies that form the non-Executive Member level decision making structure of the Council be approved, subject to the rules of proportionality where appropriate for 100 Committee places where applicable (relevant Committees are identified thus*) –

·         Overview and Scrutiny Committee* – 14 Members (11 Labour Members, 2 Liberal Democrat Member, 1 Conservative Member)

·         Community Select Committee* – 10 Members (7 Labour Members, 2 Liberal Democrat Members, 1 Reform UK Member

·         Environment and Economy Select Committee* – 11 Members (8 Labour Members, 2 Liberal Democrat Members, 1 Reform UK Member)

·         Planning & Development Committee* – 14 Members (11 Labour Members, 2 Liberal Democrat Members, 1 Reform UK Member)

·         Licensing Committee – 14 Members (12 Labour Members, 2 Liberal Democrat Members)

·         General Purposes Committee* – 14 Members (12 Labour Members, 2 Liberal Democrat Members)

·         Appointments Committee* – 8 Members (7 Labour Members, 1 Liberal Democrat Member)

·         Standards Committee* – 8 Members (6 Labour Members, 1 Liberal Democrat Member, 1 Conservative Member)

·         Audit Committee* – 10 Members (7 Labour Members, 1 Liberal Democrat Member, 1 Reform UK Member, 1 Conservative Member) + 1 Co-opted non-elected member

·         Statement of Accounts Committee* – 8 Members (6 Labour Members, 1 Liberal Democrat Member, 1 Reform UK Member)

·         Joint Consultative Committee* – 3 Members (2 Labour Members, 1 Liberal Democrat Member)

* Indicates where those bodies covered by the rules of proportionality for the purposes of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups), Regulations 1990 – total Committee places being 100

3.         That the Memberships of the various Committees, as set out in Appendix A, be approved.

4.            That it be noted that the Leader of the Reform UK Group is Cllr Mason Humberstone and that the Deputy Leader of the Group is Cllr Rob Henry.

5.            That it be noted that the Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group will be Cllr Andy McGuinness with effect from 1 January 2026, and the Deputy Leader of the Group will be Cllr Stephen Booth.