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Outside Bodies - Update

Meeting: 05/04/2022 - Regulatory Committee (Item 5)

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Minutes:

Paul Williams (Delivery Lead - Governance Services) informed the committee that this item was an update to the report presented to them in October 2021’s meeting. They were asked to agree representation on several outside bodies and following this, some outside bodies made nominations:

Warwickshire Corporate Parents Association

This was set up 10 years ago by several senior officers in the County Council to support the interests of care leavers and people in care. The late Councillor Chris Williams was the County Council's representative on the board of trustees. Councillor Marian Humphreys was the nominated representative.

Long Itchington Education Foundation

The late Councillor Bob Stevens was a representative on the Long Itchington Education Foundation but the Foundation’s rules do not require that the County Council nominate an officer or a councillor. Therefore, the County Council looked for a representative within the community to succeed Councillor Stevens. Ruth Challis offered to take up this role and this nomination was approved by the Leader of the Council. The committee need to approve this nomination.

 

Questions

In response to Councillor Kerridge, Paul Williams stated that Ruth Challis was part of the local community and a young mother; she was approached by the Education Foundation after the local member said that they could not do it and no other members took it up.

 

Debate

Councillor Kerridge noted that he was not happy to vote for someone he did not know and would feel more comfortable if the County Council recommended someone, then have someone recommended to them.

The Chair said that a lot of appointments were made by the County Council and noted that the Leader of Council had already accepted this nomination. He concluded that they would sometimes have to take other people’s advice. 

 

Councillor Matecki said that they were being asked to approve the recommendations and not make one.

 

Vote

Councillor Matecki proposed the recommendations as stated. This was seconded by Councillor Jeff Clarke

 

11 members voted in favour and one abstained.

 

Resolved

That the Regulatory Committee approves:

1. The appointment of Councillor Marian Humphreys to the Warwickshire Corporate Parents Association (AKA Tiffin Club).

2. The nomination of Mrs Ruth Challis to the Long Itchington Education Foundation.