Committee details

Community and Wellbeing Committee

8 members

Terms of reference:

1.      To carry out the functions falling within the committee’s area of responsibility as set out below, working within the budget and policy framework approved by the Full Council, except where these functions remain reserved to the Full Council or have been delegated to another committee.

2.      To establish sub-committees to progress work of the committee.

3.      To decide on matters falling within its responsibility or delegate decision making to Directors. However, this does not prevent the committee from choosing to exercise the function itself.

Areas of responsibility:

a.      Tourism, culture, and recreational activities including the arts, sports and other leisure activities.

b.      Procuring and managing the leisure centre contract.

c.       Council venues including The Playhouse, Bourne Hall (inc. the museum), Ewell Court House, The Rainbow Centre.

d.      Services for young people.

e.      Affordable housing.

f.        Strategic housing and investment.

g.      Housing standards, homelessness, homelessness prevention and advice, housing needs assessment.

h.      Housing benefit in relation to welfare aspects.

i.        Private sector housing and administration of housing grants.

j.        Collaboration and partnerships related to the remit of this committee.

k.       Personal social services for older and disabled persons including community meals services, community alarm, day centres, community transport.

l.        Community and voluntary sector grants.

m.     Consultations on local health service provision and NHS services.

n.      Armed Forces Covenant.

o.      Voluntary Sector.

In carrying out its responsibilities the committee will:

1. Work in partnership with other policy committees and sub-committees.

2. Develop, make decisions about and keep under review the committee’s budget ensuring any decisions about spend are made within the allocated budget envelope.

3. Ensure any decisions about additional spend to the committee’s agreed budget are in accordance with the Financial Regulations (see the Council Operating Framework, Annex 5.1).

4. Have consideration to the Risk Management Strategy, key performance indicators and any action relevant to the committee’s remit.

5. Work with the voluntary sector, health partners and other agencies.

6. Have oversight of any matters of interest or concern relevant to this committee’s remit.

To make recommendations regarding:

a.     Changes to this committee’s Terms of Reference.

b.     Other matters under the committee’s jurisdiction which, by virtue of statutory provision, must be determined by Full Council.

c.      New policies or changes in policy within the remit of the committee which would require resources beyond those allocated to the committee.

To resolve:

a.      New policies or changes in policy within the remit of the committee which can be accommodated within the committee’s overall allocation of resources.