Proposed arrangements for the Climate Change Advisory Panel

Name	Climate Change Advisory Panel (CCAP)
Purpose	· To provide advice to the Executive through the Executive Member for the Environment, regarding climate change activities within the Borough · To seek to influence actions/decisions and make recommendations to the Executive when required
Decision-making powers	The Panel has no decision-making powers.  This is an advisory body to the Executive through the Executive Member, which will seek to make recommendations to the Executive Member and/or the Executive as appropriate.
Lead Member	Executive Member for the Environment
Commencement	At a date to be agreed with the Chair after the Annual Meeting of the Council on 19 May 2021.
Termination	On the determination of the Leader of the Council
Frequency	8 weekly
Venue	Teams/Zooms meetings
Open/closed	Meetings will be held in public unless exempt or confidential information is being discussed or the Chair determines that a meeting in private is more appropriate to the matters under discussion.
Membership	To be comprised of 12 members (10:1:1), cross-party including executive and non-executive councillors.  All other councillors are entitled to attend meetings and contribute to discussions dependent on their interests and availability. The Executive Member for the Environment is a member of the Panel and the Executive Members for Culture, Delivery & Public Protection and Planning and Transport are non-voting co-opted members. Membership to be reviewed annually and reported to the Annual Council.  Membership changes during the year to be agreed by the Leader of the Council in the normal way. The Panel may invite contributions from Parish and Town Councils, specialists in the field and other interested parties as required, as part of its work.
Chair	To be nominated at the Annual Meeting of the Council on 19 May 2021
Vice-chair	To be nominated at the Annual Meeting of the Council on 19 May 2021
Membership	Conservative (10)	Executive Member for the Environment, 2 co-opted non-voting Executive Members and 7 other councillors to be agreed at the Annual Meeting of the Council on 19 May 2021
	Labour (1)	Cllr Temperton
	Liberal Democrat (1)	Cllr Parker
	Co-opted Members (non-voting)	Executive Member for Culture, Delivery & Public Protection Executive Member for Planning and Transport
Officer Support	Kevin Gibbs, Executive Director: Delivery Democratic Services Officer
Objectives	· To support delivery of the Council’s Climate Change Strategy and action plan, including matters within the terms of reference of the Food Waste Working Group · To promote initiatives internally and externally to address and mitigate man-made climate change