Agenda item

Report by Ian Gibbons, Associate Director Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer

It was noted that a briefing session for members was held on 6 May 2014 to go through the detail of the proposed changes to the constitution as recommended by the Standards Committee.

Cllr Julian Johnson, Chairman of the Standards Committee presented a report which detailed the proposed changes together with the necessary documents from the constitution with tracked changes for ease of reference. Cllr Johnson moved the proposed changes and this was duly seconded.

The changes proposed were in respect of the following areas of the constitution:

·         Part 4 – in relation to Petitions

·         Part 9 – Financial Regulations and Procedure Rules

·         Part 12A – in relation to the Safeguarding Children and Young People

Panel

Councillor Johnson drew Council’s attention to the updated details of the document relating to the Safeguarding Children and Young People Panel circulated in Agenda Supplement No. 1.

Resolved:

(a)          To approve changes to Part 4 of the constitution in relation to petitions and Part 4A, the Petition Scheme, as shown in the tracked change documents at Appendix 3 of the report presented subject to the following amendment concerning the eligibility criteria to sign a petition:

Those eligible to sign a petition to include those from the age of 13 upwards who live, work or study in Wiltshire for petitions to full Council and those who live in the appropriate community area for petitions to the area board.

(b)      To approve changes to Part 9 of the constitution as shown in the tracked change document at Appendix 5 of the report presented.

(c)      To approve changes to Part 12A of the constitution to include details of the Safeguarding Children and Young People Panel of the as shown in the tracked change documents as circulated in Agenda Supplement No. 1.