The Council are asked to agree any changes to the appointments made to committees and outside bodies, statutory and other panels, as requested by Group Leaders.

The Mayor enquired whether Group Leaders wished for any changes to be made to the appointments previously made by Committees and Outside Bodies, statutory and other panels.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Gledhill, informed the chamber he had the following changes to make:

For Councillors Mayes and Jefferies to be removed from their seats on Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

For Councillor Akinbohun to remain as a Member and for Councillor Hague to be moved as a substitute on the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Halden to be added on the Cleaner Greener and Safer Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Rigby to be nominated for the Vice Chair position on the Cleaner Greener and Safer Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Ralph to replace Councillor Jefferies on the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Ralph to remain as a Member and Councillor Kelly to be moved as a substitute on the Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Halden to replace Councillor Jefferies on the Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Potter to replace Councillor Jefferies on the Planning Transport and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Akinbohun to be added as a substitute on the Licensing Committee.

For Councillor Akinbohun to be added as a substitute on the Planning Committee.

For Councillor Akinbohun to remain as a Member on the Corporate Parenting Committee.

For Councillor Potter to remain as a Member and Councillor Akinbohun to be added as a substitute on the Standards and Audit Committee.

For Councillor Halden to be removed and replaced with Councillor Mayes on the Health and Wellbeing Board.

For Councillor Mayes to remain as a Member and Councillor Kelly to be moved as a substitute on the Lower Thames Crossing Task Force.

For Councillor Ralph to remain as a Member and Councillor Rigby to be moved as a substitute on the Orsett Hospital Task and Finish Group.

For Councillor Collins to be removed as a Member on the Waste Management Working Group.

For Councillor Massey to be offered a seat on the General Services Committee to which Councillor Massey accepted.

Councillor Okunade, Deputy Leader of the Labour Group, informed the chamber she had the following changes to make:

For Councillor Muldowney to be added to the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

For Councillor Shinnick to be added to the Corporate Parenting Committee.

For Councillor Muldowney to be added to the Waste Management Working Group.

For Councillor Fish to be added as a substitute on the General Services Committee.

For Councillor Abbas to be added as a substitute on the Planning Committee.

For Councillor Worrall to be added as a substitute on the Standards and Audit Committee.

For a seat on Licensing Committee to be given up, which was Cllr Akinbohun former Labour seat.

For Councillor Muldowney to be removed from Standard and Audit as part of the manual adjustment.

For Councillor Liddiard to be put forward for the nomination of Vice Chair on the Corporate Parenting Committee.

Councillor Spillman, Leader of the Thurrock Independent Group, informed the chamber he had the following changes to make:

For Councillor Allen to be added to the Licensing Committee.

For Councillor Smith to be added to the Waste Management Working Group.

For Councillor Spillman to be added to the Standards and Audit Committee.

For Councillor Byrne to be nominated for the Vice Chair position on the Cleaner Greener and Safer Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The Mayor called for a vote to be undertaken in respect of the contested nominations for the Vice Chair of the Cleaner Greener and Safer Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The majority of the chamber voted in favour of Councillor Rigby over Councillor Byrne to be Vice Chair.

Therefore Councillor Rigby was appointed Vice Chair of the Cleaner Greener and Safer Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The Mayor called for a vote to be undertaken in respect of the one nomination for the Vice Chair of the Corporate Parenting Committee. Members voted unanimously for Councillor Liddiard to be appointed as Vice Chair on the Corporate Parenting Committee.