Agenda item

The Executive Director Core Services will submit a report on a proposed revision of the Terms of Reference of this Committee to take account of Future Council developments and the establishment of the Core Services Directorate.

The Director of Core Services submitted a report requesting the Committee to consider amendments to the Terms of Reference to take account of:

·         Future Council developments;

·         the establishment of the Core Services Directorate; and

·         comments made by Members of this Committee at the workshop meeting held in November, 2017 about the need to expand the role of the Committee.

It was noted that, if agreed, the new Terms of Reference would be reported for approval to the Annual Council on the 19^th May, 2017 for implementation in the new Municipal Year.

The revised Terms of Reference also enabled the Committee to invite members of the Senior Management Team to meetings to discuss strategic risks within their service area.  It would be possible for periodic reports to be submitted on additional corporate functions that contributed to overall assurance against the corporate priorities and specifically, but not exclusively, in relation to:

·         Human Resources

·         Business Improvement and Communications

·         Health and Safety Resilience

·         Governance and Member Support

·         Information Governance

In addition, Senior Management Team Members could be invited to meetings on a periodic basis to give assurance about issues identified within reports relating to various Directorate activities and, in particular, those which were subject to Internal Audit recommendation.  It was hoped that this would encourage wider dialogue with members of this Committee.

RECOMMENDED TO ANNUAL COUNCIL that the revised Terms of Reference as detailed within the appendix to the report now submitted be approved for implementation from the new municipal year.