To revise the Terms of Reference of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee to include an additional Co-Opted Member from HealthWatch.

The Mayor advised that the report set out the request from the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee to amend their terms of reference to include an additional non-voting Co-Opted representative from Thurrock Healthwatch to represent children’s health interests.

Councillor Halden, Chair of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, explained that the Committee wished to formally Co-Opt a Healthwatch member so that they would have a tangible role in the scrutiny process, which would be beneficial when the Committee considered the Children’s Social Care annual complaints and complements report.

Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the recommendation, whereupon the Mayor declared this to be carried.

RESOLVED:

That Council agree to amend the terms of reference for the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee in order to include an additional non-voting Co-opted representative from Thurrock Healthwatch.