Committee structure
Please find details of our current committees and meetings below. To request details of meetings held before June 2016 please contact us at democracy@welhat.gov.uk.
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Executive
Cabinet
The Cabinet is the executive group responsible for the overall business of the Council. The Cabinet is formed by members from the joint administration. The Cabinet comprises the Leader of the Council, and six other members appointed by the Leader. Each of the members of the Cabinet has a defined portfolio of responsibilities.
These are set out below:
- Leader of the Council, and Executive Member for Climate Change
- Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Housing
- Executive Member Community
- Executive Member for Environment
- Executive Member for Governance
- Executive Member for Resources
- Executive Member for Planning
A Cabinet Decision List is published monthly.
- Cabinet Housing and Planning Panel
- Cabinet Housing Panel
- Cabinet Planning and Parking Panel
- Campus West Cabinet Panel
- Estate Management Appeals Panel
- Estate Management Scheme Member Group
- Grants Board
Non-Executive
- Alcohol and Regulated Entertainment Committee
- Audit Committee
- Borough, Town and Parish Councils Meeting
- Climate Change Sub-Group
- Development Management Committee
- Licensing and Regulated Entertainment Committee
- Licensing Committee
- Standards Committee
- Standards Sub-Committee
Quasi-judicial
- Alcohol and Regulated Entertainment Sub-Committee
- Hackney Carriage Committee
- Licensing Sub-Committee
Scrutiny
Scrutiny Committees monitor the work of the Council and its partners. They:
- Examine performance management information
- Provide in-depth analysis of policy issues, research, consultations, encourage community participation
- 'Call-in' executive decisions made but not yet implemented to see if they are appropriate; scrutinise decisions and decision making
- Question the Cabinet members, other members and officers on views and proposals
- Investigate matters of local concern and if necessary make recommendations to Cabinet and Full Council.