Decision details

The purpose of this report is to: 1) recommend that the climate change working group’s terms of reference is updated.

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to approve the updated terms of reference for the climate change working group (Appendix 1), subject to the amendment of paragraph 8 to read:

"Five Member representative, or another number as determined by the Leader of the Council, are invited to sit on the Working Group. The political balance of the working group will be reflective of the political proportionality of the Council. Substitutes are permitted. The Chair of the Working Group will be agreed at the first meeting of the group. Appropriate officers will attend meetings of the Working Group."

In March 2021, Council voted to require evidence gathering sessions of working group meetings to be held in public, unless the subject matter is sensitive in nature. The climate change working group agreed that its terms of reference should reflect this. The revised terms of reference also includes minor changes to the wording elsewhere.

Not altering the terms of reference was considered, but it was deemed necessary to update the document to reflect the recent requirement to hold evidence gathering sessions in public.

None.

Current terms of reference