Decision details

1)    That the Pre-application Consultation Group be re-established for the period 2023-2027 without amendment to its terms of reference and that the Group be politically balanced; and that substitutions be permitted where members form part of a political group subject to (i) substitutions applying for the individual meetings only and (ii) the group leader or nominated representative submitting details to the Assistant Director – Governance by noon on the day of the meeting or at least 3 hours before the meetings, whichever is the sooner;

2)    That the ICT Councillor Working Group be re-established for the period 2023-2027 without amendment to its terms of reference; and substitutions be permitted (including for the Portfolio Holder with responsibility for ICT) where members form part of a political group subject to (i) substitutions applying for individual meetings only and (ii) the group leader or nominated representative submitting details to the Assistant Director – Governance by noon on the day of the meeting, or at least 3 hours before the meeting, whichever is the earlier;

3)    That membership of both of the above, following nominations provided by Group leaders, be agreed as follows, with vacancies being filled at a later date:

To enable delivery of the advisory/consultative support detailed in section 2.3 of the report.

·       Not to approve the recommendations;

·       To approve the recommendations with amendments;

·       To approve the recommendations with no amendments