Issue - meetings
SELEP - Revised Governance Arrangements
Meeting: 30/01/2020 - Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Item 777)
777 SELEP - Revised Governance Arrangements PDF 85 KB
Minute 704 (Cabinet Book 3, Agenda Item No. 18 refers)
Referred direct by Cabinet
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - SELEP Incorporation, item 777 PDF 241 KB
- Appendix 2 - SELEP Incorporation, item 777 PDF 650 KB
- Appendix 3 - SELEP Governance, item 777 PDF 56 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 704 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 16th January 2020, which had been referred direct to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Executive Director (Legal and Democratic Services), proposing revisions to the governance arrangements of the SELEP in the light of the central government requirement for Local Enterprise Partnerships to set up a company.
Resolved:
That the following recommendations of Cabinet, be
noted:-
“Recommended:-
1. That the Council will become a member of South East LEP Limited with Articles of Association as set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report.
2. That the framework agreement be signed in the form at Appendix 2 to the report.
3. That the Leader will be the Council’s initial member of the Board with the Deputy Leader as alternate director.
4. That the Leader will be the Council’s initial member of the Accountability Board with the Deputy Leader as principal substitute.”
Note: This is a Council Function
Cabinet Member: Cllr Gilbert
Meeting: 16/01/2020 - Cabinet (Item 704)
704 SELEP - Revised Governance Arrangements PDF 85 KB
Report of Executive Director (Legal and Democratic Services) attached
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - SELEP Incorporation, item 704 PDF 241 KB
- Appendix 2 - SELEP Incorporation, item 704 PDF 650 KB
- Appendix 3 - SELEP Governance, item 704 PDF 56 KB
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Legal and Democratic Services) proposing revisions to the governance arrangements of the SELEP in the light of the central government requirement for Local Enterprise Partnerships to set up a company.
Recommended:-
1. That the Council will become a member of South East LEP Limited with Articles of Association as set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report.
2. That the framework agreement be signed in the form at Appendix 2 to the report.
3. That the Leader will be the Council’s initial member of the Board with the Deputy Leader as alternate director.
4. That the Leader will be the Council’s initial member of the Accountability Board with the Deputy Leader as principal substitute.
Reasons for Decision
All Local Enterprise Partnerships are now required by central government to set up a company.
Other Options
To have the new company employing the secretariat and receiving and distributing the funding – but this would involve a lot of legal and financial structures and the consensus is that the costs and bureaucracy involved in this outweighs the benefits.
Note: This is a Council Function
Referred direct to Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Gilbert