Council

Cabinet

Cabinet Sub Committees

Overview and Scrutiny Committees

Regulatory and Councillor Conduct Committees

Former Committees

Council

Medway's councillors meet together six times a year to discuss the council's policy framework and budget. Certain other decisions are also reserved for the council such as making changes to Medway’s constitution, determining electoral issues and dealing with matters which are not the responsibility of the cabinet.

	Council
	Apr 1998 -

Cabinet

The cabinet is the council's executive branch, responsible for proposing the policy framework and budget to the rest of the council and for taking decisions on resources and priorities throughout the year. The cabinet delivers and implements the budget and policies decided by the council.

	Cabinet
	Oct 2001 -

Cabinet Sub-Committees

From time to time, the cabinet may establish sub-committees to direct specific areas of council policy or responsibility. The current sub-committees are:

	Kyndi Ltd Shareholder Board
	Jan 2024 -

	Medway Development Company Ltd Shareholder Board
	Jan 2024 -

	Medway Norse Ltd Shareholder Board
	Jun 2024 -

Overview and Scrutiny Committees

Overview and scrutiny is one of the most important ways in which councillors can influence council policy and champion their constituents. Councillors can ask the committees to discuss issues of local importance by asking for a members item to be added to the agenda or through the facility to raise a councillor call for action.

The committees also debate petitions presented to council where the petitioners are not satisfied with the response they have had play a key role in developing and reviewing policy and holding the cabinet to account.

	Business Support and Digital Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Jul 2023 -

	Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Dec 2010 -

	Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2008 -

	Kent and Medway NHS Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Jul 2012 -

	Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Apr 2016 -

Regulatory and Councillor Conduct Committees

These committees deal with the functions of the council that cannot be dealt with by the cabinet, for example, determination of applications for planning permission. There are also committees that must be set up under specific legislation such as the licensing committee.

	Appointments Committee
	Oct 2001 -

	Audit Committee
	Jun 2006 -

	Councillor Conduct Committee
	Jul 2012 -

	Disciplinary Appeals Committee
	Oct 2001 -

	Employment Matters Appeals Panel
	Jul 2008 -

	Employment Matters Committee
	Oct 2001 -

	Health and Wellbeing Board
	May 2013 -

	Kent and Medway Police and Crime Panel
	Nov 2012 -

	Licensing and Safety Committee
	Oct 2001 -

	Licensing Hearing Panel
	May 2005 -

	Licensing Sub-Committee
	Jun 2003 -

	Planning Committee
	Jan 2010 -

	School Transport and Curriculum Appeals Committee
	Oct 2001 -

	South Thames Gateway Building Control Joint Committee
	Nov 2007 -

Former Committees

Since its formation in 1998, Medway council has included a number of other committees which are no longer constituted. These have either been replaced by new committees, been permanently dissolved or are only constitued on an ad-hoc basis for a specific purpose. The following list only includes former committees for which historic attendance or membership data is available and is by no means exhaustive.

	Area Development Control East Committee
	Oct 2001 - May 2004

	Area Development Control West Committee
	Oct 2001 - May 2004

	Audit Sub-Committee
	Oct 2001 - Jun 2006

	Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Feb 2007 - Jul 2023

	Children and Adults Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2008 - Nov 2010

	Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Jan 2006 - Apr 2008

	Climate Change Member Advisory Group
	Jul 2019 - May 2023

	Co-ordinating Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Oct 2001 - Apr 2003

	Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Jan 2006 - May 2008

	Development Control Committee
	May 2004 - Dec 2009

	Dismissal Appeals Panel
	Jul 2002 - Jul 2008

	Education and Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2003 - Dec 2005

	Environment and Front Line Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2003 - Dec 2005

	Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Oct 2001 - Apr 2003

	Finance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

	Finance and Performance Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2003 - Dec 2005

	Health and Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2003 - Dec 2005

	Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Oct 2001 - Apr 2003

	Hearings Sub-Committee
	Oct 2001 - Jun 2012

	International Relations Committee
	Jan 2007 - May 2012

	International Twinning Committee
	Nov 2006 - Dec 2006

	Regeneration and Community Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Oct 2001 - Apr 2003

	Regeneration and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2006 - May 2008

	Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	May 2008 - Mar 2016

	Standards Committee
	Oct 2001 - Jun 2012

	Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Oct 2001 - Apr 2003

	Youth and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee
	Oct 2001 - May 2003