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Agenda item

Appointments to Outside Bodies

Meeting of Policy Committee, Monday, 9th June, 2025 6.30 pm (Item 5.)

This report asks the Policy Committee to make appointments or nominations to outside bodies for the Municipal Year 2025/26, or longer where required.

(Schedule updated on 5 June 2025)

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report on the appointments or nominations to outside bodies for the Municipal Year 2025/26, or longer where required. An updated schedule of outside body appointments showing the Group Leaders’ recommendations was tabled at the meeting.

Resolved –

(1) That the Committee make appointments or nominations to outside bodies as follows:

Organisation	Nomination	Terms of Office
Associationof PublicService Excellence(APSE)	CouncillorKaren Rowland	1year
Associationof PublicService Excellence(APSE)	CouncillorPaul Gittings	1year
AWEAldermaston –Local LiaisonCommittee	CouncillorClarence Mitchell	1year
AWEAldermaston –Local LiaisonCommittee	CouncillorMark Keeping	1year
BerkshireLocal TransportBody	CouncillorJohn Ennis	1year
BerkshireMusicTrust	CouncillorRichard Davies	1year
BerkshirePension FundCommittee	CouncillorGlenn Dennis	1year
BerkshireProsperityBoard	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
BerkshireStrategic FloodRisk Partnership	CouncillorMicky Leng	1year
BrighterFutures forChildren	DarrenCarter	1 year
CavershamPark VillageAssociation	CouncillorStephen Goss	1year
Citizens’Advice ReadingTrustee Board	CouncillorMicky Leng	1year
ConservationArea AdvisoryCommittee	CouncillorDavid Stevens	1year
EarleyCharity	CouncillorLiz Terry	4years
EarleyCharity	DavidSutton	4years
FlexibleHomeImprovementsLimited	BryonyHall	1year
Homesfor ReadingLimited	CouncillorJan Gavin	3years (annualconfirmation)
Homesfor ReadingLimited	CouncillorJo Lovelock	3years (annualconfirmation)
Homesfor ReadingLimited	CouncillorAma Asare	3years (annualconfirmation)
Homesfor ReadingLimited	CouncillorRaj Singh	3years (annualconfirmation)
Homesfor ReadingLimited	EmmaGee	3years (annualconfirmation)
ImprovementandEfficiencySocialEnterprise(Non-executive Director)	CouncillorEllie Emberson	1year
Improvementand EfficiencySocial Enterprise(Shareholder representative)	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
KenavonDrive ManagementCompany	CouncillorRichard Davies	1year
LocalGovernment InformationUnit MembersAssembly (deputy)	CouncillorAlice Mpofu-Coles	1 year
LocalGovernment InformationUnit MembersAssembly	CouncillorRachel Eden	1year
Midand WestBerkshire LocalAccess Forum	CouncillorPaul Gittings	1year
QueenVictoria Institute	CouncillorKaren Rowland	untilCharity isdissolved
ReadibusBoard ofDirectors	CouncillorAndrewHornsby-Smith	1year
ReadibusBoard ofDirectors	CouncillorJacopo Lanzoni	1year
ReadibusBoard ofDirectors	CouncillorMohammedAyub	1year
ReadingClimate ChangePartnership	BenBurfoot	1year
ReadingClimate ChangePartnership	ChrisMaddocks	1year
ReadingClimate ChangePartnership	CouncillorJohn Ennis	1year
ReadingCommunity EnergySociety	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
ReadingCommunity EnergySociety	CouncillorRachel Eden	1year
ReadingCommunity WelfareRights UnitManagement Committee	CouncillorMeri O'Connell	1year
ReadingCommunity WelfareRights UnitManagement Committee	CouncillorMohammedAyub	1year
ReadingCommunity WelfareRights UnitManagement Committee	CouncillorRuth McEwan	1year
ReadingHampshirePropertyPartnership	MichaelGraham	1year
ReadingSports AidFund (Mayorex-officio)	CouncillorAlice Mpofu-Coles	1year
Reading Voluntary Action	Councillor Graeme Hoskin	1 year
REDA- Reading'sEconomy andDestination Agency	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
REDA- Reading'sEconomy andDestination Agency	JackieYates	1year
RoyalBerkshire ArchivesStanding Committee	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
RoyalBerkshire NHSFoundation Trust- Governor	CouncillorDavid Stevens	1year
SouthEastEmployers	CouncillorEllie Emberson	1year
SouthEastEmployers	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
SouthEastEnglandCouncils	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
SouthEastEnglandCouncils (substitute)	CouncillorMicky Leng	1year
SouthEastStrategicLeaders	CouncillorLiz Terry	1year
SouthEastStrategicLeaders (substitute)	CouncillorMicky Leng	1year
ThamesValley Police& CrimePanel	CouncillorKaren Rowland	1year
ThamesValley Police& CrimePanel (substitute)	CouncillorPaul Gittings	1year
TilehurstPeople's LocalCharity	CouncillorFinn McGoldrick	4years
TradingStandards South-EastLtd	IanSaville	1year
TradingStandards South-EastLtd	RobAbell	1year
Transportfor theSouth East	ChrisMaddocks	1year
Universityof ReadingCourt (Mayor)	CouncillorAlice Mpofu-Coles	1year

(2) That the appointments or nominations be made on an “or nominee” basis where the organisation in question was willing to accept this arrangement;

(3) That the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the relevant Group Leader (if applicable), be authorised to to appoint to any vacancies not appointed to at this meeting or arising mid-year;

(4) That appointed representatives be requested to report back annually to ensure that information on appointments was kept up to date and to provide reassurance that relationships with outside bodies continued to promote the Council Plan priorities and were of benefit to the external body and (if applicable) the Council.

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