Committee details

This committee will remain in existence for the period of the DLUHC statutory direction, unless it is agreed by commissioners that there is no longer a need for it.

It is a Cabinet Committee with the following remit:

·  Monitor and review the Council’s asset disposal programme.

·  Make recommendations to Cabinet on disposals that fall within the definition of a key decision or are otherwise reserved to Cabinet.

·  Make decisions on any disposals that are not reserved to Cabinet, where officers have declined to exercise delegation due to a need for the decision to be made by elected members.

·  To consider the roles and case for continuing with each company of the Authority (except Slough Children First);

·  To ensure that the Directors appointed by the Authority are appropriately skilled in either technical or company governance matters and that each Board functions effectively under the terms of an explicit shareholder agreement and a nominated shareholder representative;

·  To approve shareholder agreements, or changes to current agreements, on behalf of the Council;

·  To receive a report on their activities and performance, at least annually and in person, from any/all of the Directors, appointed by the Council to any council company under their remit;

·  To mandate the Council’s shareholder representative to act in particular ways such as voting on resolutions;

·  To require the directors and officers of any council company to attend meetings of this Cabinet Committee to report on the current financial health and prospects of their company; and

·  To establish a plan to internalise, close or sell as appropriate any council company which it is decided not to continue in its current form.