Decision details

To present an update on the Local Government & Elections Bill.

(a)       That the briefing report be received;

(b)       That the Committee notes the constitutional and other implications of the Act, and supports internal plans for their implementation as necessary; and

(c)       That officers liaise with the Chairman to write to Welsh Government to express the Committee’s concerns on the requirement to appoint lay members as both Chair and Vice-Chair of the Governance & Audit Committee.

NB After the meeting the Chief Officer (Governance) confirmed that the Vice-Chair of the Committee could be an elected member.  The Committee therefore agreed that resolution (c) did not need to be actioned.