Agenda item

The Chair invited Rebecca Cox, Principal Policy Officer, to introduce the report. Rebecca introduced the report and made the following points:

• Paragraph 10.3 within the report would be amended from ‘Independent group: 1 member’ to ‘Independent group: 2 members’.
• The People & Places Board had suggested at their Board meeting on 14 September that information be added to their Terms of Reference related to climate change and equality. The two values could be added to the Terms of Reference for the City Regions Board, if Members of the Board wished.

Members of the Board made the following comments:

• Cllr Roberts suggested that in light of the recent government reshuffle, reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) be amended to The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) within the Terms of Reference.
• Cllr Merry suggested that issues related to adult social care be referenced within the Terms of Reference.
• Cllr Dixon asked that social and environmental implications be considered within Board papers in addition to equality and financial implications.
• Cllr Ford asked that health be referenced within the Terms of Reference in addition to wellbeing.
• Cllr Brock asked that paragraph 3.2 within the Terms of Reference be enhanced to emphasise further working with other LGA Boards from ‘where appropriate’ to ‘to enable them to continue and pursue their agendas’.
• The Chair asked that reference to ecological emergency be included within the climate change wording within the Terms of Reference.

Rebecca noted Members’ comments.

Decision:

• Members of the Board noted the Terms of Reference, with the view that the suggestions made would be considered and incorporated within the final Terms of Reference which Lead Members would agree at the next City Regions Lead Members meeting.

Action:

• Officers to amend the Terms of Reference to reflect Members’ comments.