PART 6OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 1OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Appointing persons to chair committees

I167When appointments to be made by committee

1

The appointment provision must provide for the appointment of committee chairs in cases A to C set out in this section.

2

The appointment provision must provide that, in those cases, the committee chair, or each committee chair, is to be appointed by the committee which that person is to chair.

3

Case A is where there are no political groups on the authority.

4

Case B is where there is only one political group on the authority.

5

Case C is where—

a

there are two (but not more) political groups on the authority,

b

the authority has only one overview and scrutiny committee, and

c

the authority's executive—

i

includes members of both political groups, or

ii

does not include any member of either political group.