Agenda item

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The Monitoring Officer presented the report as included in the agenda and presented a schedule of proposed substantive changes to the Constitution which had been developed by the Constitution Informal Working Group.

The Monitoring Officer asked the Panel to note the future work plan of the Informal Working Group, which included the review of Scrutiny arrangements, deep dives as required and a further housekeeping exercise to continuously improve the Constitution.

The Monitoring Officer provided detail of the substantive changes proposed as included in the Agenda and the reasons for the proposed amendments.

The Chair thanked the Monitoring Officer for the report and welcomed the establishment of the Community Governance Review Committee.

RESOLVED:

1. The Panel acknowledged the work of the Constitution Informal Working Group during 2025 in reviewing and recommending changes to the Constitution.

2. The Panel recommend to Cabinet the adoption of the Schedule of Substantive Changes to the Constitution.