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RECOMMENDED: Cabinet recommends to Full Council that the Schedule of Substantive Changes to the Constitution at Annex 1 of the report are approved, to be effective immediately.

REASON FOR DECISION: To fulfil the Council’s duty to review its Constitution and keep it up to date.

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The Monitoring Officer presented the report and provided detail of the schedule of substantial changes, as included in the Agenda.

Councillor Morley was pleased to see proposals for an Independent Member on the Audit Committee progressing.

With regard to Outside Bodies it was confirmed that the purpose for appointing Members to Outside Bodies was sufficiently wide and that Members would need to navigate their roles depending on the capacity in which they were appointed and manage any conflicts of interest.

Cabinet noted the work of the Constitution Informal Working Group and noted the ongoing review of Scrutiny Arrangements which would come forward in due course for consideration.

RECOMMENDED: Cabinet recommends to Full Council that the Schedule of Substantive Changes to the Constitution at Annex 1 of the report are approved, to be effective immediately.

REASON FOR DECISION: To fulfil the Council’s duty to review its Constitution and keep it up to date.