West of England Combined Authority Committee

The West of England Combined Authority Joint Committee is chaired by the Metro Mayor, and is made up of the Leaders from the West of England councils: Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and North Somerset Council. The Joint Committee takes key decisions on matters affecting the Combined Authority, the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership and North Somerset Council.

The West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee is made up of 11 councillors drawn from across our three constituent councils. Its role is to review and scrutinise the work of the Combined Authority; it can also make reports or recommendations to the decision-taking committees. Three councillors from North Somerset Council are observers at these meetings and able to comment on matters that affect North Somerset.

The West of England Combined Authority Audit Committee comprises 14 members; 11 members from the three constituent authorities of the West of England Combined Authority, and three independent members. The role of the Audit Committee is to provide independent assurance to the West of England Combined Authority on its governance, internal control and risk management arrangements, and to oversee the statutory financial reporting process

The Employment & Appointments Committee meets as and when necessary to consider employment strategy, individual issues and to approve recruitment of Directors. The Committee comprises the members of the Main Committee (ie the Mayor and the UA Leaders). Meetings exclude members of the press and public under Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.