Report to:

 

Governance Committee

Date:

 

19 April 2022

By:

 

Assistant Chief Executive

Title of report:

 

Appointments to Outside Bodies

 

Purpose of report:

 

To receive an update in relation to appointments to outside bodies

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RECOMMENDATIONS:   The Governance Committee is recommended to appoint a Councillor as a Council representative on the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee for the period to June 2025

 

1.         Supporting Information

 

1.1       The County Council is invited to appoint Members (and in some cases non-County Councillors are eligible) to serve on a wide range of outside bodies whose role has a relationship to a function of the County Council. The appointments are a vital part of the County Council’s working in partnership with voluntary bodies, statutory agencies and the public and private sectors.

 

1.2       Since July 2020 Councillor Daniel has been appointed by the Council as its  representative on the PATROL Adjudication Joint Committee. However, Councillor Daniel has now resigned from the Joint Committee. The Council appoints a representative to the Joint Committee as the Council undertakes civil parking enforcement and there is a statutory requirement for civil enforcement authorities to make provision for independent adjudication for appeals against civil traffic penalties. This is exercised by the Council joining the PATROL Joint Committee which provides resources for the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.  The main function of the Joint Committee is to provide resources to support independent adjudicators and their staff who together comprise the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. The tribunal’s appeal streams

include:

 

1.3       PATROL also undertakes initiatives to support its member authorities

and raise awareness of the objectives of civil enforcement.

 

2.         Recommendations

 

2.1       The Committee is asked to agree to the appointment of a Councillor as a Council representative on the PATROL Adjudication Joint Committee for the period until June 2025.

 

PHILIP BAKER

Assistant Chief Executive

Contact Officer: Andy Cottell             Tel:  01273 481955

                                                            E-mail: andy.cottell@eastsussex.gov.uk

 

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