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APPOINTMENT OF CORPORATE PARENTING BOARD MEMBERS
Meeting: 01/12/2020 - Children, Young People & Education Committee (Item 18)
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Minutes:
Vicki Shaw, Head of Legal Services introduced the report of the Director of Law and Governance that apprised the Children, Young People and Education Committee, in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and the terms of the Constitution, of the requirement to appoint Members to the Corporate Parenting Board of the Council for 2020 / 2021.
The report informed that under its Terms of Reference, the Children, Young People and Education Committee was responsible for the appointment of a Sub-Committee and Working Group of five (5) or more members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, politically balanced, together with [two] non-voting co-opted young people with recent (within the last five years) direct experience of being looked after by, or receiving services as a care leaver from the Council, with delegated authority to exercise responsibility for the Council’s functions relating to the delivery by or on behalf of the Council, of Corporate Parenting functions with the exception of policy decisions which will remain with the Children and Young People’s Committee.
The Head of Legal Services apprised Members that the Corporate Parenting Board Membership (5 members) would comprise of political proportionality 2 (Labour):2 (Conservative):1 (Liberal Democrat).
The following nominations were received and agreed:
Labour
Councillor Kate Cannon
Councillor Tom Usher
Conservative
Councillor Wendy Clement
Councillor Alison Wright
Councillor Cherry Povall (Deputy)
Liberal Democrat
Councillor Chris Carubia
It was:
Moved by Councillor Wendy Clements; and
Seconded by Councillors Jean Robinsons and Chris Carubia,
and
RESOLVED - That
(1) the Corporate Parenting Board be confirmed appointed for 2020-21, including the appointment of named deputies; and
(2) the following Members be confirmed to serve on the Corporate Parenting Board in 2020-21, (names of the remaining deputies to be provided to the Head of Legal Services in due course).
Labour
Kate Cannon
Tom Usher
Conservative
Wendy Clement
Anne Wright
Cherry Povall (Deputy)
Liberal Democrat
Chris Carubia