URL: https://moderngov.wrexham.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1690&LLL=0

Decision Maker: Council

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose: Scrutiny Arrangements for the Corporate Joint Committee

Content: Scrutiny Arrangements for the Corporate Joint Committee RESOLVED – That Council: (i)       Agree to the establishment of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee with the Terms of Reference as set out in Appendix 1 (ii)      Agree that the powers of local Scrutiny Committees provided for under The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 shall be retained (iii)     Agree the political balance of Wrexham County Borough Council’s nominees to the joint overview and scrutiny committee (JOSC) will reflect the membership of Wrexham County Borough Council rather than the membership of all North Wales councils in aggregate (iv)     Agree that the secretariat for the JOSC will be provided by the CJC in accordance with the Terms of Referenc   REASON FOR DECISION (i)       To provide for scrutiny arrangements for the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (ii)      Statutory guidance and existing practice points towards the six councils establishing a joint overview scrutiny model so that there is a single dedicated body which is immersed in the work of the CJC. This body will not displace local scrutiny of the CJC as a partner body and its work on the growth deal.

Date of Decision: December 18, 2024