Agenda item

To appoint the Committees until the first meeting of the Court in April 2018 and to agree the terms of reference and constitution for each Committee.

 

(A list of the proposed appointments, terms of reference including proposed amendments, and constitutions has been separately circulated).

 

(Unless otherwise stated the requirement for certain Committees to have a Member with fewer than five or ten years’ service on the Court, at the time of their appointment, is fulfilled by the existing membership).

 

(Supporting statements in respect of the contested vacancies outlined below are set out immediately following the White Paper, at pages 83 to 116).

 

Nominations received for vacancies of varying terms:-

Where appropriate:-

* denotes a Member standing for re-appointment;

# denotes a Member with fewer than five years’ service on the Court; and

^ denotes a Member whose primary residence is in the City.

 

a) Policy and Resources Committee (six vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

Peter Gerard Dunphy

Emma Edhem

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

Anne Helen Fairweather

Sophie Anne Fernandes

*Stuart John Fraser, C.B.E.

Christopher Michael Hayward

Ann Holmes

Clare James, Deputy

Gregory Alfred Lawrence

Vivienne Littlechild, J.P.

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie, J.P.

*Joyce Carruthers Nash, O.B.E., Deputy

John George Stewart Scott, J.P.

*Sir Michael Snyder

*John Tomlinson, Deputy

James Richard Tumbridge

Michael Welbank, M.B.E.

Mark Raymond Peter Henry Delano Wheatley

Philip John Woodhouse

 

b) Hospitality Working Party of the Policy and Resources Committee (three vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

Simon D’Olier Duckworth, O.B.E., D.L.

Jamie Ingham Clark, Deputy

Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

Wendy Mead, O.B.E.

James Richard Tumbridge

 

c) Members’ Privileges Sub (Policy and Resources) Committee (four vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Simon D’Olier Duckworth, O.B.E., D.L.

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

*Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

Jeremy Lewis Simons

Richard David Regan O.B.E., Deputy

 

d) Courts Sub (Policy and Resources) Committee (one vacancy).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Emma Edhem

Alison Gowman, Alderman

 

e) Investment Committee (five vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Alexander Robertson Martin Barr

Christopher Paul Boden

James De Sausmarez

*Simon D’Olier Duckworth. O.B.E., D.L.

Joan Mary Durcan

Alison Gowman, Alderman

Christopher Hill

Tom Hoffman, Deputy

*Robert Picton Seymour Howard, Alderman

Michael Hudson

The Hon. Tim Levene

Andrien Gereith Dominic Meyers

*James Henry George Pollard, Deputy

 

f) Audit and Risk Management Committee (four vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Randall Keith Anderson

*Nicholas John Anstee, Alderman

Christopher Paul Boden

Paul Nicholas Martinelli

 

g) Police Committee (four vacancies).

N.B. One vacancy must be filled by a Member whose primary residence is in the City.

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

*Nicholas Michael Bensted-Smith, J.P.

^Joan Mary Durcan

Emma Edhem

^*Alison Gowman, Alderman

Robert Allan Merrett, Deputy

 

h) Board of Governors of the City of London School (five vacancies)

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Alexander Robertson Martin Barr

*Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

Caroline Wilma Haines

The Hon. Tim Levene

*Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

 

i) Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls (five vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Emma Edhem

*Clare James, Deputy

 

j) Board of Governors of the City of London Freemen’s School (six vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

*Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

*Vivienne Littlechild, J.P.

*Hugh Fenton Morris

 

k) Board of Governors of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (three vacancies).

N.B. One vacancy must be filled by a Member with fewer than five years’ service on the Court.

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

^#Randall Keith Anderson

^#Mark Bostock

Michael Cassidy, C.B.E., Deputy

^#Andrew Paul Mayer

^#*William Anthony Bowater Russell, Alderman & Sheriff

^#Graham David Packham

^#Oliver Sells, Q.C.

 

l) Gresham Committee (City Side) (three vacancies).

N.B. One vacancy must be filled by a Member with fewer than five years’ service on the Court.

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

^#Peter Gordon Bennett

^#Nicholas Michael Bensted-Smith, J.P.

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

^#Graeme George Harrower

^#Christopher Michael Hayward

Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

^#Andrew Paul Mayer

Jeremy Paul Mayhew

 

m) Establishment Committee (five vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Mark Boleat

Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

Sophie Anne Fernandes

*Michael Hudson

*Sylvia Doreen Moys

Ruby Sayed

 

n) Open Spaces, City Gardens and West Ham Park Committees (three vacancies on each Committee).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Thomas Cowley Clementi

*Barbara Patricia Newman, C.B.E.

Susan Jane Pearson

Oliver Sells, Q.C.

John Tomlinson, Deputy

 

o) Epping Forest & Commons Committee (three vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Peter Gordon Bennett

Caroline Wilma Haines

Gregory Alfred Lawrence

 

p) Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood & Queen’s Park Committee (six vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Ruby Sayed

Oliver Sells, Q.C.

William Upton

 

q) Barbican Residential Committee, in the category of non-resident (seven vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Adrian Mark Bastow

*Christopher Paul Boden

Susan Jane Pearson

 

r) Barbican Centre Board (three vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Tom Hoffman, Deputy

Wendy Hyde, Deputy

*Judith Pleasance

*Dr Giles Robert Evelyn Shilson, Deputy

 

s) The City Bridge Trust Committee (four vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Matthew Bell

*Stuart John Fraser, C.B.E.

Christopher Hill

*Vivienne Littlechild, J.P.

*Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

Paul Nicholas Martinelli

Judith Pleasance

Dr Giles Robert Evelyn Shilson, Deputy

 

t) Standards Committee (four vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Caroline Kordai Addy

Christopher Paul Boden

Ann Holmes

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

Michael Hudson

*Oliver Arthur Wynlayne Lodge

 

u) Licensing Committee (six vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

*Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

*Peter Gerard Dunphy

Joan Mary Durcan

*Jamie Ingham Clark, Deputy

 

v) Health & Wellbeing Board (one vacancy).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Thomas Alexander Anderson

Matthew Bell

Susan Jane Pearson

 

w) Education Board (three vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst

Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

Kevin Malcom Everett, Deputy

Caroline Wilma Haines

Christopher Michael Hayward

*The Lord Mountevans, Alderman

Philip John Woodhouse

 

x) Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee (one vacancy)

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Emma Edhem

 

y) Livery Committee (two vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst

Jamie Ingham Clark, Deputy

Robert Allan Merrett, Deputy

*Ian Christopher Norman Seaton

Philip John Woodhouse

The Court proceeded to make the annual appointment of Committees. Members received an addendum to the report, highlighting those amendments required to the White Paper since its publication with the agenda.

 

Resolved – That the several Committees as set out in the White Paper be appointed until the first meeting of the Court in April 2018, and that the terms of reference and constitutions be also approved, subject to the circulated amendments to the Community & Children’s Services and Freedom Applications Committees, as well as the Board of Governors of the City of London School.

 

The Court subsequently proceeded to make the following appointments, in respect of which the Town Clerk reported that the following nominations had been received:-

 

Nominations received for vacancies of varying terms:-

Where appropriate:-

* denotes a Member standing for re-appointment;

# denotes a Member with fewer than five years’ service on the Court; and

^ denotes a Member whose primary residence is in the City.

 

a) Policy and Resources Committee (six vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

Peter Gerard Dunphy

Emma Edhem

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

Anne Helen Fairweather

Sophie Anne Fernandes

*Stuart John Fraser, C.B.E.

Christopher Michael Hayward

Ann Holmes

Clare James, Deputy

Gregory Alfred Lawrence

Vivienne Littlechild, J.P.

Andrew Stratton McMurtrie, J.P.

*Joyce Carruthers Nash, O.B.E., Deputy

John George Stewart Scott, J.P.

*Sir Michael Snyder

*John Tomlinson, Deputy

James Richard Tumbridge

Michael Welbank, M.B.E.

Mark Raymond Peter Henry Delano Wheatley

Philip John Woodhouse, Deputy

 

Read.

 

b) Hospitality Working Party of the Policy and Resources Committee (three vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

*Simon D’Olier Duckworth, O.B.E., D.L.

Jamie Ingham Clark, Deputy

Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

Wendy Mead, O.B.E.

James Richard Tumbridge

 

Read.

 

c) Members’ Privileges Sub (Policy and Resources) Committee (four vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Simon D’Olier Duckworth, O.B.E., D.L.

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

*Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

Jeremy Lewis Simons

Richard David Regan O.B.E., Deputy

 

Read.

 

d) Courts Sub (Policy and Resources) Committee (one vacancy).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Emma Edhem

Alison Gowman, Alderman

 

Read.

 

e) Investment Committee (five vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Alexander Robertson Martin Barr

Christopher Paul Boden

James De Sausmarez

*Simon D’Olier Duckworth. O.B.E., D.L.

Joan Mary Durcan

Alison Gowman, Alderman

Christopher Hill

Tom Hoffman, Deputy

*Robert Picton Seymour Howard, Alderman

Michael Hudson

The Hon. Tim Levene

Andrien Gereith Dominic Meyers

*James Henry George Pollard, Deputy

 

Read.

 

f) Audit and Risk Management Committee (four vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Randall Keith Anderson

*Nicholas John Anstee, Alderman

Christopher Paul Boden

Paul Nicholas Martinelli

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Randall Anderson, Alderman Nick Anstee, Chris Boden and Paul Martinelli to be appointed to the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

 

g) Police Committee (four vacancies).

N.B. One vacancy must be filled by a Member whose primary residence is in the City.

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

*Nicholas Michael Bensted-Smith, J.P.

^Joan Mary Durcan

Emma Edhem

^*Alison Gowman, Alderman

Robert Allan Merrett, Deputy

 

Read.

 

h) Board of Governors of the City of London School (five vacancies)

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Alexander Robertson Martin Barr

*Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

Caroline Wilma Haines

Timothy Levene

*Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Alexander Barr, Deputy Keith Bottomley. Caroline Haines, Timothy Levene and Deputy Edward Lord to be appointed to the Board of Governors of the City of London School.

 

i) Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls (five vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Emma Edhem

*Clare James, Deputy

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Emma Edhem and Deputy Clare James to be appointed to the Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls.

 

j) Board of Governors of the City of London Freemen’s School (six vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

*Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

*Vivienne Littlechild, J.P.

*Hugh Fenton Morris

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Deputy Roger Chadwick, Vivienne Littlechild and Hugh Morris to be appointed to the Board of Governors of the City of London Freemen’s School.

 

k) Board of Governors of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (three vacancies).

N.B. One vacancy must be filled by a Member with fewer than five years’ service on the Court.

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

^#Randall Keith Anderson

^#Mark Bostock

Michael Cassidy, C.B.E., Deputy

^#Andrew Paul Mayer

^#*William Anthony Bowater Russell, Alderman & Sheriff

^#Graham David Packham

^#Oliver Sells, Q.C.

 

Read.

 

l) Gresham Committee (City Side) (three vacancies).

N.B. One vacancy must be filled by a Member with fewer than five years’ service on the Court.

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

^#Peter Gordon Bennett

^#Nicholas Michael Bensted-Smith, J.P.

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

^#Graeme George Harrower

^#Christopher Michael Hayward

Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

^#Andrew Paul Mayer

Jeremy Paul Mayhew

 

Read.

 

m) Establishment Committee (five vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Mark Boleat

Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

Sophie Anne Fernandes

*Michael Hudson

*Sylvia Doreen Moys

Ruby Sayed

 

Read.

 

n) Open Spaces, City Gardens and West Ham Park Committees (three vacancies on each Committee).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Thomas Cowley Clementi

*Barbara Patricia Newman, C.B.E.

Susan Jane Pearson

Oliver Sells, Q.C.

John Tomlinson, Deputy

 

Read.

 

o) Epping Forest & Commons Committee (three vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Peter Gordon Bennett

Caroline Wilma Haines

Gregory Alfred Lawrence

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Peter Bennett, Caroline Haines and Greg Lawrence to be appointed to the Epping Forest & Commons Committee.

 

p) Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood & Queen’s Park Committee (six vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Ruby Sayed

Oliver Sells, Q.C.

William Upton

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Ruby Sayed, Oliver Sells and William Upton to be appointed to the Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood & Queen’s Park Committee.

 

q) Barbican Residential Committee, in the category of non-resident (seven vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Adrian Mark Bastow

*Christopher Paul Boden

Susan Jane Pearson

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Adrian Bastow, Chris Boden and Susan Pearson to be appointed to the Barbican Residential Committee.

 

r) Barbican Centre Board (three vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Tom Hoffman, Deputy

Wendy Hyde, Deputy

*Judith Pleasance

*Dr Giles Robert Evelyn Shilson, Deputy

 

Read.

 

s) The City Bridge Trust Committee (four vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Matthew Bell

*Stuart John Fraser, C.B.E.

Christopher Hill

*Vivienne Littlechild, J.P.

*Charles Edward Lord, O.B.E., J.P., Deputy

Paul Nicholas Martinelli

Judith Pleasance

Dr Giles Robert Evelyn Shilson, Deputy

 

Read.

 

t) Standards Committee (four vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Caroline Kordai Addy

Christopher Paul Boden

Ann Holmes

Kevin Malcolm Everett, Deputy

Michael Hudson

*Oliver Arthur Wynlayne Lodge

 

Read.

 

u) Licensing Committee (six vacancies).

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

*Keith David Forbes Bottomley, Deputy

*Peter Gerard Dunphy

Joan Mary Durcan

*Jamie Ingham Clark, Deputy

 

Read.

 

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared Deputy Keith Bottomley, Peter Dunphy, Mary Durcan and Deputy Jamie Ingham Clark to be appointed to the Licensing Committee.

 

v) Health & Wellbeing Board (one vacancy).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Thomas Alexander Anderson

Matthew Bell

Susan Jane Pearson

 

Read.

 

w) Education Board (three vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

*Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst

Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick, Deputy

Kevin Malcom Everett, Deputy

Caroline Wilma Haines

Christopher Michael Hayward

*The Lord Mountevans, Alderman

Philip John Woodhouse, Deputy

 

The Court agreed a request from Deputy Philip Woodhouse to withdraw his nomination.

 

Read.

 

x) Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee (one vacancy)

(No contest)

Nominations received:-

Emma Edhem

 

y) Livery Committee (two vacancies).

(Contest)

Nominations received:-

Henry Nicholas Almroth Colthurst

Jamie Ingham Clark, Deputy

Robert Allan Merrett, Deputy

*Ian Christopher Norman Seaton

Philip John Woodhouse, Deputy

 

Read.

 

The Court proceeded, in accordance with Standing Order No.10, to ballot on each of the foregoing vacancies.

 

The Lord Mayor appointed the Chief Commoner and the Chairman of the Finance Committee, or their representatives, to be the scrutineers of the ballots.

 

Resolved – That the votes be counted at the conclusion of the Court and the results printed in the Summons for the next meeting.