The Committee considered the
options and debated whether conducting the review via a working
group or through the committee would be most
appropriate. Whereas the previous
review had been technical and detailed it was felt that this
Governance Review would be at a high level and more about political
choices in the structure and conducting it publicly through the
Committee, which was politically balanced, would be
preferable. However, it was
acknowledged that there would be technical consequences to choices
made so the Committee also felt it appropriate to ensure that cross
group briefings were available as part of the review.
RESOLVED:
That
1.
The terms of reference for the review as set out at 3.1 in the
report be agreed; and
2.
Option 1, Conduct the review through Democracy and General Purposes
Committee Meetings, as set out in 3.2 in the report, along with a
briefing for all Members, be agreed as the approach for conducting
the review.