Membership and Terms of Reference
A verbal update will be provided.
Minutes:
The Board was reminded that at its last meeting it had been requested that the Terms of Reference were updated and brought back to the Board for confirmation.
A revised version of the Terms of Reference was circulated.
The Board was advised that a meeting had been held between the Chair, Vice-Chair and Assistant Director in order to discuss RSL representation within the wider HSP and whether the current membership of the IHB was appropriate. There had been general consensus that there should be a BME RSL rep on included within the Board and that consideration should be given as to whether a representative should be appointed from the Supporting People Forum.
Concerns was raised regarding proposals to co-opt a representative from the Supporting People Provider group as the CLF was the proper route for co-opting members from the Community and Voluntary Sector. It was noted that that this process had been established to ensure that representatives from the Sector the proper elected mandate.
It was agreed that the Board should consider this issue further and send comments to the Assistant Director. Proposals would be brought to the Boards next meeting on Membership based on the comments received.
RESOLVED:
That proposals in relation to the Boards Terms of Reference and Membership should be considered at its next meeting.