Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority - Guide To Committees
Executive Leadership Board
The main function of the Executive Leadership Board is to highlight to Members
any forthcoming business. It provides a level of scrutiny for any reports due to
be sent to future Authority Meetings and adds an extra analytical stage to the
decision making process.T
he Committee meets approximately every eight weeks and meetings will by their
nature disclose information of an exempt or confidential nature, members of the
press and public are excluded from attending.
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The elected Members on the Executive Leadership Board are:
Councillor Tony Newman (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Jimmy Mahon - Labour
Councillor Dave Hanratty - Labour
Councillor Eddie Clein - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Lesley Rennie - Conservative
Strategic Assets Committee
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The Committee meets approximately every twelve weeks but will also meet at any
other time where the Chair has identified that there is an urgent requirement to
do so. The Chair of the Committee, which has 9 Members, is Councillor Dave
Hanratty. Political composition is 5 Labour Group Members, 2 Liberal Democrats
and 2 Conservatives.
Meetings of the Committee are usually open to members of the press and public
except in cases where statutorily defined exempt and confidential items of
business are being considered.
The Members of the Committee are:
Councillor Dave Hanratty (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Sharon Sullivan – Labour
Councillor Denise Roberts – Labour
Councillor Colin Strickland – Labour
Councillor Robbie Ayres – Labour
Councillor Andrew Blackburn – Liberal Democrat
Councillor Eddie Clein – Liberal Democrats
Councillor Lesley Rennie – Conservative
Councillor Gerry Ellis – Conservative
Asset Management Scrutiny Panel
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The Chair of the Committee, which also has 5 Members, is Councillor Sharon
Sullivan. Political composition is 3 Labour Group Members, 1 Liberal Democrat
and 1 Conservative.
Meetings of the Committee are usually open to members of the press and public
except in cases where statutorily defined exempt and confidential items of
business are being considered.
The Members of the Panel are:
Councillor Sharon Sullivan (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Les Byrom - Labour
Councillor Barbara Murray - Labour
Councillor Andrew Blackburn - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Gerry Ellis - Conservative
Audit & Value For Money Scrutiny Panel
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The Chair of the Committee, which also has 5 Members, is Councillor Denise
Roberts. Political composition is 3 Labour Group Members, 1 Liberal Democrat and
1 Conservative.
Meetings of the Committee are usually open to members of the press and public
except in cases where statutorily defined exempt and confidential items of
business are being considered.
The Members of the Panel are:
Councillor Denise Roberts (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Linda Maloney - Labour
Councillor Colin Strickland - Labour
Councillor Eddie Clein - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Lesley Rennie - Conservative
Community Protection Committee
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The Chair of the Committee, which also has 9 Members, is Councillor Jimmy Mahon.
Political composition is 5 Labour Group Members, 2 Liberal Democrats and 2
Conservatives.
Meetings of the Committee are usually open to members of the press and public
except in cases where statutorily defined exempt and confidential items of
business are being considered.
The Members of the Committee are:
Councillor Jimmy Mahon (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Ted Grannell - Labour
Councillor Les Byrom - Labour
Councillor Linda Maloney - Labour
Councillor Barbara Murray - Labour
Councillor Steve Niblock - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Jimmy Kendrick – Liberal Democrat
Councillor Martyn Barber - Conservative
Councillor Leslie Rennie - Conservative
Integrated Risk Management Plan Scrutiny Panel
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The Chair of the Committee, which also has 5 Members, is Councillor Les Byrom
C.B.E. Political composition is 3 Labour Group Members, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1
Conservative.
Meetings of the Committee are usually open to members of the press and public
except in cases where statutorily defined exempt and confidential items of
business are being considered.
The elected Members on the Panel are:
Councillor Les Byrom (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Dave Hanratty - Labour
Councillor Sharon Sullivan - Labour
Councillor Steve Niblock - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Gerry Ellis - Conservative
Community Safety Scrutiny Panel
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The Chair of the Committee, which has 5 Members, is Councillor Ted Grannell.
Political composition is 3 Labour Group Members, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1
Conservative.
Meetings of the Committee are usually open to members of the press and public
except in cases where statutorily defined exempt and confidential items of
business are being considered.
The elected Members on the Panel are:
Councillor Ted Grannell (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Robbie Ayres - Labour
Councillor Linda Maloney - Labour
Councillor Jimmy Kendrick - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Martyn Barber - Conservative
Appeals Committee
The Appeals Committee considers and determines all of the disputes, grievances
and appeals which arise from the National Joint Council for Local Authorities'
Fire Brigades.
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The Committee meets as and when it is required and as such meetings will by their
nature disclose information of an exempt or confidential nature, members of the
press and public will invariably be excluded from attending.
The Chair of the Committee, which has 5 Members, is Councillor Tony Newman.
Political composition is 3 Labour Group Members, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1
Conservative.
The Members of the Committee are:
Councillor Tony Newman (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Jimmy Mahon - Labour
Councillor Dave Hanratty - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Eddie Clein -Liberal Democrat
Councillor Leslie Rennie - Conservative
Appointments Committee
The Appointments Committee has responsibility for making appointments to the
Chief, Principal Officer and Director posts within the Authority by way of the
formal shortlisting and interview process.
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The Committee meets when required and as with the Appeals Committee because of
the nature of the meetings, members of the press and public are excluded from
attending.
The Committee has 5 Members. Political composition is 3 Labour Group Members, 1
Liberal Democrat and 1 Conservative.
The Members of the Committee are:
Councillor Tony Newman (Chair) - Labour
Councillor Jimmy Mahon - Labour
Councillor Dave Hanratty - Labour
Councillor Eddie Clein - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Lesley Rennie - Conservative
Standards Committee
The Standards Committee has responsibility for overseeing the Code of Conduct for
Members and to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by elected
Members.
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The Committee meets as and when required and its meetings will be open to the
press and public except where information of an exempt or confidential nature is
likely to be disclosed.
The Committee has 9 Members including 3 non political Independent Members who are
not Councillors. The Chair of the Committee is Carole Roberts who is one of the
Independent Members. Of the six elected Members, the composition is two from
each of the three political parties represented on the Authority. The statutory
requirement for political balance on Committees does not apply to the Standards
Committee.
The Members of the Committee are:
Mrs. Carole Roberts (Chair) - Independent Member
Mr. Keith Pickup
Mrs. Linda Phillips
Councillor Ted Grannell - Labour
Councillor Dave Hanratty - Labour
Councillor Andrew Blackburn - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Steve Niblock - Liberal Democrat
Councillor Gerry Ellis - Conservative
Councillor Martyn Barber – Conservative
Consultation and Negotiation Committee
The Consultation and Negotiation Committee has been created for consideration of
industrial relations issues, brought by either Service Management or Staff-side
accredited representatives, where there is potential for a breakdown in the
normal process of consultation or negotiation. The Panel has no decision making
power but may make appropriate recommendations to the Strategic Assets Committee
or the Authority.
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The Panel which meets as and when required consists of 3 elected Members, one
from each political group, and is chaired by Councillor Linda Maloney.
The Members of the Committee are:
Councillor Linda Maloney (Chair) – Labour
Councillor Jimmy Kendrick – Liberal Democrat
Councillor Martyn Barber - Conservative
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