Introduction and explanation
The attached schedules show the categorisation of the currently recognised outside organisations and other bodies. There are five main categories as follows:
- (i) Joint Committees
- (ii) Leadership Bodies and Partnerships
- (iii) Advisory
- (iv) Council in the Community
- (v) Other Decision Making Bodies
It will be open to the Council to make Officer nominations where appropriate in respect of most bodies, the main exception being formal Joint Committees where Member attendance is a statutory requirement. In some cases it may be possible and appropriate to make nominations of persons from outside of Council.
These sub categories have been determined as follows:
(i) Joint Committees
Part IV of the Local Government Act 1972 and other specific legislation provides that the arrangements for the discharge of functions may be through a joint Committee of two or more Local Authorities.
(ii) Leadership Bodies and Partnerships
Involvement in such bodies and partnerships will cover the following roles:
- to represent the interests of Hartlepool
- to lead the community planning process
- to be the focus for forming partnerships with other public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations to address local needs.
(iii) Advisory
Bodies which relate to the Council’s functions in an advisory or influencing capacity.
(iv) Council in the community
These are bodies which do not discharge functions of the Council and where the principal role of Elected Members who are nominated will be to represent constituency interests, whether at the Ward or Borough level.
(v) Other decision making bodies
These are decision making bodies other than Joint Committees.