Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Deputy Town Clerk concerning the reporting arrangements for the Central Criminal Court and a proposal to create a new Committee for a period of five years to oversee its work.

The Sub-Committee noted the proposal had been approved by the Policy and Resources Committee, subject to the new Committee being constituted as a Sub-Committee of Policy and Resources, rather than as a Grand Committee, and that the Recorder and any Sheriff who was not a Member of the Court of Common Council not having voting rights.

The Chairman commented that the Sub-Committee should continue to have a role in relation to the CCC in scrutinising repairs and maintenance projects, similar to that which the Sub-Committee currently played for departments such as the Barbican Centre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the City of London Police.

The City Surveyor and Town Clerk confirmed that the Sub-Committee would continue in this oversight role, although it would no longer be considered to be the spending Committee for this project.

The City Surveyor also commented that the Sub-Committee had a lead role in Corporate Property and in implementing the recent Strategic Review of Asset Management. The Chairman commented that there was currently some confusion as to the exact roles of the various Committees involved in Corporate Property Projects, particularly in terms of the different roles of Projects Sub-Committee, Corporate Asset Sub-Committee and Spending Committees. The Chairman requested that officers provide the Sub-Committee with further information to clarify the roles of these Committees, including Terms of Reference if necessary.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee notes the report.