Orbis Public Law
Joint Committee
Orbis Public Law is a partnership
of four local authorities working together to provide Legal
Services on behalf of Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC), East
Sussex County Council (ESCC), Surrey County Council (SCC) and West
Sussex County Council (WSCC). The Orbis
Public Law Joint Committee oversees the work of the Orbis Public Law partnership, and makes decisions
in line with the Committee’s terms of reference
below.
Terms
of Reference
Membership:
1.
The Committee shall comprise of Members appointed by
the constituent authorities. Currently
Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council,
Surrey County Council and West Sussex County Council (“the
Councils”). Each authority shall appoint one Member to the
Committee in accordance with its constitution.
2. Each Council’s Leader (or in the case
of Brighton & Hove City Council, the Council) may appoint one
substitute Member to attend meetings of the Joint Committee, should
an appointed member of the Committee be unavailable or unable to
attend a meeting of the Joint Committee. A substitute Member
attending in the absence of an appointed member will have full
voting rights.
Terms of Reference:
The Orbis Public Law Joint Committee will:
1. Oversee the delivery of the services
delivered jointly through the Orbis
Public Law partnership of the Councils (‘OPL’).
2. Recommend proposals to meet the annual
budget for OPL, set by each of the Councils.
3. Approve the OPL Business Plan and
performance measures.
4. Monitor the OPL Business Plan and
performance of OPL.
5. Make recommendations to the constituent
authorities regarding revisions to the Terms of Reference of the
Orbis Public Law Joint Committee.
Meetings of the Committee:
The Orbis Public
Law Joint Committee will meet on four occasions a year, unless a
different number of meetings is
determined by the Committee