Agenda item

Annual Review of Terms of Reference

Report of the Town Clerk.

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk presenting the Terms of Reference of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Sub-Committee and the following points were made:

 

·         A Committee Member suggested that the wording of the Terms of Reference be strengthened to reflect the active role of the Sub-Committee in responding to Government and regional policies.  This was supported by another Committee Member who used the example of recent changes to the status of European Union Nationals to illustrate how the Sub-Committee had responded to Government policies.

 

·         Another Committee Member asked that the Community and Children’s Services Committee be requested to consider delegating authority to the Sub-Committee to make decisions in the area of homelessness and rough sleeping.  A number of Committee Members voiced support for this proposal.

 

The Chairman agreed to review the Terms of Reference in light of the points raised (Action 1/21/HRS) and noted it was not proposed to change the Sub-Committee’s frequency of meetings at this time.  The amended Terms of Reference would be submitted to the Community and Children’s Services Committee on 30 April 2021 for final approval. 

 

RESOLVED, that:

 

·         The Chairman review the Terms of Reference in light of the points raised for submission to the Community and Children’s Services Committee for final approval; and,

 

·         No change be made to the Sub-Committee’s frequency of meetings.

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