PART 6OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 1OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Appointing persons to chair committees

I168When appointments to be made by non-executive group

1

The appointment provision must provide for the appointment of the committee chair in the case set out in this section.

2

The appointment provision must provide that, in that case, the committee chair is to be appointed by the non-executive political group.

3

That case 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 one or more members of one political group, but

ii

does not include any member of the other political group.

4

In this section “non-executive political group” means the group described in subsection (3)(c)(ii).