| Administrative History | The Outside Organisation sub-committee meets on an ad hoc basis, and is responsible for the following:
(a) Managing its own programme of work;
(b) Making recommendations, as and when appropriate to the Constitution Committee;
(c) Overseeing all appointments to Category 2 outside organisations, addressing any issues emerging in respect of those appointments;
(d) Reviewing representation to inform the appointments process for the next round of appointments when a new Council is elected
(e) Considering new requests for representation, and assessing the appropriateness of including those organisations onto the schedule of approved organisations;
(f) Subject to the outcome of (e) above, making recommendations to the Cabinet in respect of any outside organisation deemed to be a Category 1; and making recommendations to the Constitution Committee in respect of Category 2 organisations;
(g) Reviewing, as and when appropriate, the Legal Guidance for Members Appointed to Outside Organisations;
(h) Conducting comprehensive reviews of representation, as and when appropriate, to establish the appropriateness of representation;
(i) Making recommendations to the Senior Member Development Officer in respect of training for Members representing the Council on outside organisations. |