Agenda item

The Committee considered the following report:

“1.0      Purpose of Report/Summary of Main Issues

1.1       To note the appointment of Members to the Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSP) and District Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (DPCSPs)

2.0       Recommendation

2.1       The Committee is asked to note the report and the nominations listed below.

3.0       Main Report

3.1       Key Issues

3.1.1     The Committee will be aware that the appointment of Members to the Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSP) and District Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (DPCSPs) are considered as positions of responsibility.

3.1.2     These positions had been agreed previously during selection of choices for other positions of responsibility using the d’Hondt system which was ratified at the Annual meeting of the Council.

            PCSP

3.1.3     The PCSP is appointed based on proportionality to reflect the political balance of the Council following the local government election in May.

            The representation on the PCSP as result of that exercise was as follows:

            4 Sinn Féin   2 DUP   2 Alliance   1 SDLP

            The legislation requires that, as far practicable, the position of Chair is to be held in turn by the four largest Parties represented on the Council immediately after the last local election.

3.1.4     At the meeting of the Party Group Leaders on 15th June the order of choices was as follows:

3.1.5     DPCSPs

            All DPCSPs are taken together for the allocation of places and should also reflect the political balance of the Council after the election.  There are six places on each giving a total of 24.

            This results in the following allocation: SF 10, DUP 6, All 4, SDLP 2, Green 1 and UUP 1.

3.1.6     The legislation again requires the positions of Chair to be held, as far as practicable, by each of the four largest Parties on the Council.  At the same meeting the following positions were selected:

      Chair

3.1.7     Following an exercise for the selection of places of the DPCSPs, the overall makeup of the DPCSPS for the 4-year term is as set out below:

3.2       Financial and Resource Implications

            None Associated with this report.

3.3       Equality, Good Relations and Rural Assessment Implications

            None associated with this report.”

            The Committee adopted the recommendation.