Committee Structure

The Council comprises all 49 elected members. This is the decision body for the authority and determines the overall strategy and policy of the Council.
Meets 6 times per year

The Cabinet will take decisions on service and management matters except statutory matters reserved to Council; strategy and policy; local issues delegated to Area Committees; matters of Appeal; matters delegated to officers
Meets 6 times per year

Cabinet Members

The Standards Committee deals with matters relating to the conduct and the probity of Councillors and officers. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of this Committee are independent and non-political appointments. This Committee also deals with the conduct of Parish Councillors Meets when required

Standards Committee Members

This Committee examines and reports to Cabinet on service delivery and delivery of services from other agencies and the private sector. The Committee sets its own Work Programme and deals with matters under the Council's call-in procedure
6 Meetings per year

Scrutiny Committee Members

The Committee monitors and reviews the activities of the whole Council. In particular, through fundamental service reviews and the best value performance plan. It assists the Council in the development and review of Policy and the Council's audit function
6 Meetings per year

PARC Committee Members

6
meetings per year

Baldock Area Committee Members

6
meetings per year

S Rural Area Committee Members

Area Committees
Area committees are the means by which closer links are established with the community we serve. All elected members are entitled to sit on their local Area Committee and they have the power to consider and report to Council on any matter affecting their area

Letchworth Area Committee Members

6 meetings per year

Hitchin Area Committee Members

6 meetings per year

Royston Area Committee Members

This board is responsible for making Appointments to Chief Officer posts within policy agreed by Cabinet
Meets when required
Appointments Board Members

This Committee deals with a range of matters including contentious licensing applications, certain planning decisions referred to it from area committees and other matters, which by their nature require a judicial approach to their consideration. Lastly it may consider any matters which cannot be determined by other committees due to insufficient numbers of members.
Meets when required

Licensing & Appeals Committee Members

This Committee comprises 15 elected Members, and is the body which determines planning applications submitted to the Council..
Meets 12 times per year

Planning Control Committee Members