Time and Task Limited Panel – Public Transport
Terms of Reference
Panel Membership
Broadland
North Norfolk
To be appointed
N Shaw
J Bracey
D Buck
P Balcombe
L Hempsall
Panel Member’s Responsibility
In order to address the issues raised by Members of the Committee, the
Panel will:
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Identify gaps in the public transport services provided (Bus, Rail,
Water, Community Transport and Private Hire)
Identify services that are under threat to continue or to be reduced.
Conduct a Rural Proofing assessment which can be presented to the
County Council as evidence to support continuing services in rural
areas and where applicable invest in them.
Review the impacts on access to the SureStart centre being set up in
Cawston, accounting for the cuts proposed to the bus services.
Investigate access to bus stops in terms of older people and disabled
people capabilities, identifying possible improvements to be made.
The Outcome
This Panel is expected to review these issues and report to Overview and
Scrutiny Committee the current situation, recommendations for improvements
to services, results of the rural proofing assessment and any other
recommendations to partners or County Council.
How will we work
Broadland District Council will work together with Councillors from North
Norfolk District Council to address the issues raised by the Committees in
relation to public transport in rural areas of Broadland and North Norfolk.
Broadland District Council will take the lead for the Time and Task Limited
Panel by hosting the meetings.
Councillors from both Local Authorities will be expected to adhere to the
Terms of Reference and contribute by seeking the information required and
collaborating to agree final recommendations which will be presented to each
respective Overview and Scrutiny Committee to agree.
Chairman
The Chairman and Vice Chairman are to be decided upon the Time and Task
Panel’s first meeting. It is expected that Broadland will take the Chair and that
North Norfolk will provide the Vice Chair.
Quorum
This Panel will consist of 8 Councillors and will require a minimum of 4
Councillors to be present in order to conduct business (2 representatives from
each Local Authority)
Voting
All Councillors appointed to the Group aforementioned in these Terms of
Reference are viable to voting; any Councillor or Officer invited to attend a
Panel meeting not aforementioned will not be able to cast vote.
Length of the Time and Task Limited Panel
The length of this review should not exceed 4 months before
recommendations are made to each Local Authority Overview and Scrutiny
Committee for agreement.
Frequency of meetings
Frequency of meetings will be agreed upon the Time and Task Panel’s first
meeting with a mind not to exceed an overall 4 months of investigation.
Secretariat
The Time and Task Limited Panel will be minuted and supported by the
Broadland District Council Committee Team, including the Overview and
Scrutiny Research Officer with some support from NNDC.