Article 8 – Regulatory and Other Committees

8.01    Regulatory and other committees

The Council will appoint the committees set out in paragraphs 2.3 to 2.10 of Part 3 of this Constitution to discharge the functions set out in Part 3 as the terms of reference of those committees.

8.02 Strategic Planning Committee, Area Planning Committees, General Licensing and Registration Committee and Sub-Committees, Statutory Licensing Committee and Sub-Committees – no whipping

In meetings of the Strategic Planning Committee and Area Planning Committees when determining development control applications, there will be no whipping on voting.

            “Whipping” means any instruction given by or on behalf of a political group to any Councillor who is a member of that group as to how that Councillor shall speak or vote on any matter before the Council or any committee or sub-committee, or the application of any threat to apply any sanction by the group in respect of that Councillor should they speak or vote (or fail to speak or vote) in any particular manner.

            All planning matters will be dealt with in accordance with the Code of Practice for Councillors and Officers dealing with planning matters, a copy of which is available from the Monitoring Officer and in Part 5 of the Constitution.

In the General Licensing and Registration Committee and Sub-Committees and the Statutory Licensing Committee and Sub-Committees there will be no whipping on voting.

8.03     Health and Wellbeing Board

            The Council has established a Health and Wellbeing Board which undertakes functions and operates as required, in relation to health and wellbeing matters, by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and related regulations.