Resolved (32:29) (One abstention) – That the revised Council Constitution, as recommended for adoption by the Standards and Constitutional Oversight Committee at its meeting on 10 September, 2020, subject to the inclusion of the consequential amendments circulated with the agenda supplement, and, as amended by both the Liberal Democrat amendment and the subsequent Labour amendment, (as shown below) be adopted as this Council’s Constitution.

Amendment to Section 13.1 of Part 3(B) of the Constitution and a paragraph inserted to read:

(a)  The membership of the Audit and Risk Management Committee may not include Leader or Deputy Leader of the Council, a Chair of a Policy and Services Committee or any other member of the Policy and Resources Committee

(b)  Members may not review decisions as part of the of the Audit and Risk Management Committee that they have made as a member of another Committee. In this case, they should declare an interest and leave the meeting room. If a member feels that there is a particular reason why he or she should participate, a dispensation must be sought from the Constitution and Standards Committee or Monitoring Officer.