Issue - meetings

To discuss the possibility of having one Stakeholder Forum incorporating both the Statutory Advisory Committee and the Consultative Committee.

The Committee was invited to consider a joint meeting with the Consultative Committee to discuss how both committees would work in the future.

Committee members were referred to the element of the duplication of work conducted by both the Advisory and Consultative Committees (and related officers) and that the Advisory Committee was a statutory group and had restricted powers, whereas the Consultative Committee had none.

It was agreed that a review of the Advisory Committee itself should be conducted before considering amalgamating with another group. The findings of the recent Stakeholder Event at Alexandra Palace (as part of the Governance Review) could be used to assist the review.

The concern that the Chair of the Consultative Committee might be presented with a conflict of interest if the Committee’s were amalgamated (as he was also the Chair of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board) was noted.

RESOLVED

i.          That a small working group (consisting of the Statutory Advisory (Urgency) Sub-Committee Members) be established to consider the effectiveness of the Advisory Committee and the Terms of Reference of the Consultative Committee.

ii.         That the working group report back to the Advisory Committee outlining the results of the review and how it should link in with the Consultative Committee.