Decision

Agreed to establish the following Member-level Bodies for 2026-2027 to deal with matters which are neither reserved to the Council nor are executive functions:

Standing Member-Level Bodies

Audit and Risk Management Panel

Borough-wide Housing Panel (Vice-Chair only)

Corporate Parenting Partnership Board

General Purposes Committee

Health and Well-Being Board

Licensing Committee

Local Planning Committee

Margaret McMillan Field Study Centre Sub-Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Call In Sub-Committee

Pension Fund Investment and Administration Panel

Planning Board

Scrutiny Panels (x6)

Standards Committee

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)

Consultative Bodies

Greenwich Council Joint Committee

Schools Forum

Agreed the allocation of seats on Member-level bodies as set out in Appendix A.

Agreed the terms of reference of all Member level bodies for 2026/27 (Appendix B) and that Part 3 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions) be updated accordingly.

Agreed the Chairs of the Scrutiny Panels for 2026/27 (Appendix C).

Agreed that Dr Susan Blackall be appointed as Chair of the Standards Committee (and consequently Vice-Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Panel) and that Dr Susan Blackall and Celestine Anderson be appointed as independent members of the Standards Committee and Tom Tyson as Independent member of the Audit and Risk Management Panel

Agreed that the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the relevant Party Whip, be authorised to appoint to any vacancies on the bodies listed above or any that may arise during the Municipal Year 2026/27.