Part 7 - Appointments to outside organisations and other bodies

Leadership bodies and partnerships

  Organisation 2026/27 Membership
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Association of North East Councils Sub-groups of ANEC as noted below: 

Leaders and Elected Mayor’s Group  

NEPO Collaborative Procurement Committee  

North East Culture Partnership Board 

No nominations required – appointments are no longer required for the full association  

(1) Leader, Cllr G Harrison

(2) Chief Executive (Advisory capacity)

(1) Cllr G Harrison (Chair of Finance and Corporate Affairs Committee)  

(1) Cllr Roy

11 Durham Heritage Coast Partnership Steering Group (1)  Cllr Gaiety 
17 Hartlepool and District Sports Council 

(1) Cllr Storey

(2) Cllr Jorgeson

(3) Cllr Roy 

 

 

Hartlepool Board

(1) Cllr G Harrison (Leader of the Council)

(2) Cllr Darby (Chair of Housing, Growth and Communities Committee)

(3) Cllr Roy (Elected Member from Non-Majority Group)

(4) Chief Executive

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Hartlepool Power Station  

(i) Community Liaison Committee  

 

 

 (ii) Emergency Planning Committee

 
 
(1) Cllr Napper
(2) Cllr Wiley
(3) Asst Director, Housing and Community

(1) Chief Emergency Planning Officer 

 

 

Hartlepool Town Deal Board

(1) Cllr Young (Deputy Leader of the Council)

(2) Chief Executive

50 Tees Valley Leaders and Elected Mayor’s Group 
(1) Leader – Cllr G Harrison
(Sub Deputy Leader – Cllr Young)

(2) Chief Executive 

49 Tees Valley Leaders & Chief Executive’s Meeting 
(1) Leader – Cllr G Harrison
(Sub Deputy Leader - Cllr Young)

(2) Chief Executive 

22 Local Government Association 

(1) Cllr G Harrison (Leader)

(2) Cllr Young (Deputy Leader)

22 Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group  (1) Cllr Gaiety
28 North East Migration Partnership Member Forum  (1) Cllr Darby (Chair of Housing Growth and Communities Committee) 
31 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust  (1) Cllr Roy
32 Northern Consortium of Housing Authorities 

(1) Cllr Darby (Chair of Housing Growth and Communities Committee)

(2) Cllr Young (Vice-Chair of Finance and Corporate Affairs Committee)  

38 Safer Hartlepool Partnership 

(1) Cllr Napper (Chair of Neighbourhoods and Regulatory Services Committee)

(2) Cllr Darby (Chair of Housing Growth and Communities Committee) 

42 Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust Cllr Roy
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Tees Valley Combined Authority Board 

(i) Transport Committee 

(1)  Cllr G Harrison (Leader)

(Sub – Cllr Darby as Chair of Housing Growth and Communities)

(1) Cllr Napper (Chair of Neighbourhoods and Regulatory Services Committee)  (Sub – Cllr Buglass)  

 

(ii) Audit and Governance Committee

Politically balanced (Lab– 1) 

(1)  Cllr B Harrison (Member of Audit and Governance Committee)

Sub – Cllr Harrison

 

(iii) Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Politically balanced (Lab – 2/Cons – 1) - Membership of Overview and Scrutiny not to include the TVCA Audit and Governance Member or Transport Committee Member. 

(1) Cllr Nelson (Sub – To be confirmed)

(2) Cllr Andeson (Sub – Cllr Hughes)

(3) Cllr Storey (Sub – Cllr Gaiety) 

 

(iv) Independent Remuneration Panel  

(v) Education, Employment and Skills Partnership Board 

(vi) Investment Committee - Members may not be a Member or substitute Member if the Combined Authority's Cabinet

(1)  Martin Slimings (Independent Member)

(1) Cllr Wiley
(Sub –  Cllr Stevenson) 
 
(1) Cllr Young
(2) Cllr G Harrison
25 Royal Navy Museums Charitable Trust 

(1) Cllr Cowie

(2) Director of Housing, Growth and Communities

*Board Members are both company directors and trustees. 

55 The Northern Studios (Hartlepool) Limited 

(1) Director of Housing, Growth and Communities*

*Board Member is Company Director 

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North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)

(Term of office 2025-2027) 

 (1) No appointment required – appointed by ANEC 
27 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership 

(1) Cllr Wiley (Chair of Adult Services and Public Health)

(2) Director of Public Health  

18 Hartlepool Mayoral Development Corporation (Mayoral Appointment)  

(1) Board Member – Mayoral Appointment

(2) Matt Wilton (Associate Member/Non-voting)  

43 Tees Port Welfare Committee  (1) Cllr Buglass
9 Domestic Abuse Strategic Partnership   (1) Cllr Little