Decision details

Membership of the Joint Public Protection Committee

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To review membership of the Joint Public Protection committee with a view of increasing from 4 members to 6 members (3 members from each participating authority)

Decision:

RESOLVED that the Executive:

 

i.       Agrees to authorise the appropriate amendment to the inter Authority Agreement to reflect the change to the membership of the Joint Public

Protection Committee.

 

ii.     Agrees to the proposed changes to the Joint Public Protection Committee’s

Terms of Reference as set out in paragraph 5.5 of the report.

 

iii.    Delegates authority to the Assistant Director: Contract Services in consultation with the Borough Solicitor to implement amendments to the Inter Authority Agreement dated 6th January 2017 as well as the Committee’s Terms of Reference in accordance with the recommendations above.

Reasons for the decision:

At the 12 June 2023 Joint Public Protection Committee meeting the Members

resolved to recommend to each of the partner authorities that the membership of the

Committee be amended to include three Members from each authority, namely the

Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Public Protection, and two Council

representatives. They also recommended that West Berkshire Council’s Constitution,

as the host authority, be amended to reflect this decision.

Alternative options considered:

Not to amend the membership of the Committee.

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Financial Impact: None

Declarations: None

Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No

Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director: Delivery

Other reasons / organisations consulted

By report

Consultees

Borough Solicitor
Finance Business Partner

Contact: Damian James, Assistant Director: Contract Services Email: damian.james@bracknell-forest.gov.uk Tel: 01344 355157.

Report author: Damian James

Publication date: 19/09/2023

Date of decision: 19/09/2023

Decided at meeting: 19/09/2023 - Executive

Effective from: 27/09/2023

Accompanying Documents: