To propose amendments to the constitution.

Council considered a report by the Chairperson of the Audit and Governance Committee to propose amendments to the constitution.

The Chairperson of the Audit and Governance Committee proposed the recommendations and introduced the report. He outlined a change to the wording in appendix 3 of the report to clarify the provision concerning co-optees to the children and young people scrutiny committee. The proposed constitutional changes to the arrangements for co-optees of the children and young people scrutiny committee, as set out below, were proposed for approval:

The committee with responsibility for education shall include the following co-opted statutory education representatives, as appointed by Council:

• one representative as nominated by the diocese of Hereford

•  one representative as nominated by the archdiocese of Cardiff

•  one three parent governors as elected from the primary school sector

•  one parent governor as elected by the secondary school sector

•  one parent governor as elected by the special school sector and

Additionally, the committee may make up to:

•        One two further appointments with such skills and experience as are determined beneficial by the committee representatives from the teaching sector

•     One representative from a family who are or have been supported by social workers

The Vice Chairperson of the Audit and Governance Committee seconded the recommendations in the report as amended by the change to appendix 3 as outlined above.

Council discussed the proposed changes and expressed support for the proposals.

The proposed changes to the constitution, including the change outlined to the wording in appendix 3, was put to the vote and was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED – That Council approves changes in the Constitution:

a)    in Appendix 1 to enable:

(i)      a change to the Standards Panel and process used to better enable concurrent oversight of the Code of Conduct standards arrangements; and

(ii)     a change to the Code of Conduct, in relation to Disclosure of Non-Registerable Interests, to reflect case law on this issue;

b) in Appendix 2 to enable oversight by Audit and Governance Committee of the council’s arrangements for Complaints, Companies and RIPA.

c)   in Appendix 3 (incorporating the change to the wording as outlined above) to enable amendment to the co-opted membership of Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee.