Committee details
West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Purpose of committee
The West of England Combined Authority’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee is made up of 11 members from across the Combined Authority region. It holds powers to review or scrutinise the work of the Combined Authority and the discharge of its functions and make reports or recommendations on these or other matters which affect inhabitants of the Combined Authority area. Where the business of the Local Enterprise Partnership relates to the discharge of functions of the Combined Authority, the Committee holds these powers also.
North Somerset Councillors sit alongside the Committee to consider West of England Joint Committee items.
WRITTEN PUBLIC QUESTIONS
1. Any member of the public can submit a maximum of two written questions to a meeting.
2. The deadline for the submission of questions is 5.00 pm, at least 3 clear working days ahead of a meeting.
3. Questions should be addressed to the Chair of the meeting and e-mailed to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk.
4. Under the direction of the Chair, wherever possible, written replies to questions will be sent to questioners by the end of the working day prior to the meeting.
5. Please note - under the committee procedures, there is no opportunity for oral supplementary questions to be asked at committee meetings.
6. Questions and replies will be circulated to committee members in advance of the meeting and published on the Combined Authority website.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
1. Any member of the public may submit a written statement (or petition) to a meeting.
2. Please note that one statement per individual is permitted.
3. Statements must be submitted in writing and received by the deadline of 12 noon on the working day before the meeting. Statements should be emailed to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk.
Membership
- Cllr Ed Plowden (Chair) Bristol City Council
- Cllr Alison Streatfeild-James (Vice-Chair) Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Cllr David Addison South Gloucestershire Council
- Cllr Mark Bradshaw Bristol City Council
- Cllr Katy Grant Bristol City Council
- Cllr Jonathan Hucker Bristol City Council
- Cllr Tim Kent Bristol City Council
- Cllr Hal MacFie Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Cllr Brenda Massey Bristol City Council
- Cllr Ayrden Pocock South Gloucestershire Council
- Cllr Ben Randles South Gloucestershire Council
Contact information
Postal address:
West of England Combined Authority
70 Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6AL
Email: democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk