Agenda item

To consider the report of the Executive Head of Corporate (attached).

The Council received a report from the Governance Working Group on the issues it had discussed at its meeting on 2 July 2021. The Group had considered proposals for a secure ICT storage solution for councillors and revisions to the ICT Code of Practice. Having discussed the proposals and raised queries requiring further clarification on the storage of documents by councillors, their role as ward councillors and information governance issues, the Working Group agreed to further consider the item at its next meeting.

The Working Group had considered the Boundary Commission for England’s proposals for new parliamentary constituency boundaries, the consultation on which had opened on 8 June 2021 and would close on 2 August 2021. Having noted the proposals, the Group had recommended that no response be sent by the Council.

The Council was informed that the Constitution had not been subject to a full review for a number of years and it was therefore intended to carry out a holistic review with a view to addressing any anomalies which had arisen. A proposed programme for the review was considered.

RESOLVED that

(i)        the current position on proposals for the provision of secure a storage area for data and documents for councillors and the review of the ICT Code of Practice be noted;

(ii)      no response be sent to this stage of the 2023 Parliamentary Boundary Review consultation; and

(iii)     the proposed programme for review of the Constitution as set out in the agenda report be noted.