Minor amendment to Constitution - rule 3.1.4 Substitution
October 21, 2026 Monitoring Officer (Officer) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
Monitoring Officer approved a minor amendment to the Constitution on 21/10/2026. The amendment removes the words 'non-executive' from rule 3.1.4 to clarify member substitution at committees.
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Purpose
This amendment removes potential confusion about members being able to substitute at committee. There is no change to existing rules.
[This arose from a query about which members can substitute at a meeting of the Restructuring Implementation Committee.]
Decision
Remove the words 'non-executive' before 'Members' from the first line of the Substitution rule 3.1.4 so that it now reads "All Members of a committee or Overview and Scrutiny Panel ...".
Alternative options considered
Option 1 - Not to change would potentially lead to further misunderstanding.
Details
| Outcome | Approved |
| Decision date | 21 Oct 2026 |