Agenda item

That the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee with regard to amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be approved save that the recommendation with regard to a proposed amendment to Scrutiny Board Procedure Rules to secure the introduction of substitute arrangements for Scrutiny Boards be not approved.

A CARTER

It was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor Bentley

That the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee with regard to amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be approved save that the recommendation with regard to a proposed amendment to Scrutiny Board Procedure Rules to secure the introduction of substitute arrangements for Scrutiny Boards be not approved.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Wakefield seconded by Councillor Gruen

Delete all after ‘as detailed in the report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be approved’ and replace with:-

‘and that recommendation 7.1.2 be amended to refer to retaining the existing Scrutiny Boards except for Scrutiny Board City and Regional Partnerships; and that only amendments to Scrutiny Boards’ Term of Reference set out in appendices 10 to 13 and 15 and 16 be approved.’

The amendment was carried and upon being put to the vote as the substantive motion it was

RESOLVED – That the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee with regard to amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the report of the  Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be approved  and that recommendation 7.1.2 be amended to refer to retaining the existing scrutiny boards except for Scrutiny Board City and Regional Partnerships; and that only amendments to Scrutiny Boards’ Term of Reference set out in appendices 10 to 13 and 15 and 16 be approved.

On the requisition of Councillors J Procter and Lobley the voting on the amendment and substantive motion were recorded as follows:-

The amendment

YES

Akhtar, Armitage, Atha, D Atkinson, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, G Harper, J Harper, J A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Maqsood, A McKenna, Morgan, L Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, The Lord Mayor, Wakefield, Yeadon.

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NO

Anderson, Andrew, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Elliott, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, Grayshon, M Hamilton, Harrand, Harris, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, G Latty, P Latty, Leadley, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Robinson, Schofield, Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Varley, Wilkinson, Wilson, Wood.

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The substantive motion

YES

Akhtar, Armitage, Atha, D Atkinson, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Hardy, G Harper, J Harper, J A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Maqsood, A McKenna, Morgan, L Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, The Lord Mayor, Wakefield, Yeadon.

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NO

Anderson, Andrew, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Elliott, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Finnigan, Fox, Gettings, Golton, Grayshon, M Hamilton, Harrand, Harris, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, G Latty, P Latty, Leadley, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Robinson, Schofield, Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Varley, Wilkinson, Wilson, Wood.

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