MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES AND JOINT COMMITTEES (Standing Order 4)

May 20, 2025 Council (Other) Approved View on council website
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Resolved –
 
That the membership
of Committees and the appointment of Chairs and Deputy Chairs to
the Committees (other than Area Committees) and appointments to
West Yorkshire Joint Authorities be as set out below:
 

STANDARDS COMMITTEE (10)
 

Independent Person
(1): Mohammed Shakeel

 
Parish and Town
Council Members (2):Town / Parish Councillors James
Roberts (Shipley Town Council) and Neal Cameron (Oxenhope Village
Council)
 
Councillors (7):

 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Bradford
 Independent Group

S Lal (Ch)

D Davies

N Whitaker

I Ahmed

N Azam (Dep Ch)

 

 

 

S Ferriby

 

 

 

K Hussain

 

 

 

 
 

GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (5)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

 

A Tait (Ch)

B Felstead

C Hickson

 

A Thornton (Dep Ch)

 

 

 

P Godwin

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

F Ilyas

M Pollard

N Whitaker

 

S Fricker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
STAFFING COMMITTEE (5)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Bradford Independent Group

 

S Hinchcliffe (Ch)

R Poulsen

T Sajawal

 

I Khan (Dep Ch)

 

 

 

S Lal

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

S Ferriby

D Davies

N Elahi

 

K Hussain

 

 

 

A Tait

 

 

 

 
 

CHIEF
OFFICER DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE (5)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

 

 

(Ch) S Hinchcliffe

R Poulsen

A Watson

 

 

S Duffy

 

 

 

 

I Khan

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

 

S Ferriby

D Davies

M Edwards

 

 

K Hussain

 

 

 

 

A Ross-Shaw

 

 

 

 

 
 

LICENSING COMMITTEE
(11)
 

 

 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent
Group

Green

Bradford Independent Group

Independent

Independent

Toller
Independent

S Khan
(Ch)

P
Sullivan

M
Love

D
Ward

M
Dearden

J
Lintern

A
Malik

M Hussain (Dep
Ch)

 

C
Hickson

 

 

 

 

C
Hayden

 

 

 

 

 

 

J
Dodds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
REGULATORY AND APPEALS COMMITTEE (7)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Bradford Independent
Group

S Hussain (Ch)

Russell Brown

N Whitaker

T Salam

S Lal (Dep Ch)

 

 

 

R Jamil

 

 

 

I Parsons

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

N Azam

G Barker

M Edwards

M Islam

S Choudhry

 

 

 

S Engel

 

 

 

A Mitchell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (10)
 

 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Bradford Independent Group

Liberal Democrat

N Azam (Ch)

Falak Ahmed

M Love

S Saddiq

B Stubbs

L Robinson (Dep Ch)

A Loy

 

 

 

N Mohammed

 

 

 

 

K Regan

 

 

 

 

A Walsh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

C Firth

M Pollard

K Warnes

M Islam

C Griffiths

J Dodds

D Davies

 

 

 

J O’Keefe

 

 

 

 

M Amran

 

 

 

 

A Tait

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
CHILDREN’S SERVICES OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
(9)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Bradford Independent Group

Liberal Democrat

R Berry

G Winnard (Ch)

D Ward

A Naylor

S Kauser

M Pollard (Dep Ch)

 

 

A Mitchell

 

 

 

C Thirkill

 

 

 

F Shaheen

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

T Hughes

D Davies

R Saleem

J Sunderland

J Humphreys

B Felstead

 

 

M Ilyas

 

 

 

A Zaman

 

 

 

 
VOTING CO-OPTED MEMBERS (4):
Church
Representatives (2): Joyce Simpson (CE)
and Vacancy (RC)
Parent Governor
Representatives (2): Shifa Simab and
Shazia Alam
 
 
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
(9)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Bradford Independent Group

Liberal Democrat

R Jamil (Ch)

D Davies

J Russell

I Ahmed

A Griffiths

J Humphreys (Dep Ch)

 

 

 

 

P Godwin

 

 

 

 

C Steele

 

 

 

 

R Wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

C Firth

Falak Ahmed

U Sutcliffe

I Uddin

B Stubbs

H Johnson

 

 

 

 

A Mitchell

 

 

 

 

J O’Keefe

 

 

 

 

C Thirkill

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
REGENERATION AND ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
(9)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Independent

Independent

L Rowe (Ch)

C Herd

A Watson

M Nazam

J Wheatley

A Zaman (Dep Ch)

 

 

 

 

F Ahmed

 

 

 

 

A Mitchell

 

 

 

 

M Ilyas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

 

S Choudhry

D Davies

C Whitaker

 

 

T Hughes

 

 

 

 

F Ilyas

 

 

 

 

S Kauser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
AREA
COMMITTEES(Chair and Deputy Chair
appointed by each Committee)
 
BRADFORD EAST AREA COMMITTEE (9)
(Bolton and Undercliffe,
Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor; Eccleshill, Idle and
Thackley, Little Horton)
 

Labour

Bradford Independent Group

Liberal Democrat

 

 

Z Iqbal

T Sajawal

B Stubbs

 

 

S Choudhry

I Uddin

R Ahmed

 

 

R Jamil

*T Salam

*A Naylor

 

 

I Parsons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

 

C Hayden

N Elahi

J Sunderland

 

 

J Humphreys

D Ward

A Griffiths

 

 

I Khan

 

 

 

 

M Shafiq

 

 

 

 

 
* Note:
The ninth place is divided between the Bradford
Independent Group and the Liberal Democrat Group with the Liberal
Democrat Group taking the first six months.
 
 
BRADFORD SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE (9)
(Great Horton, Queensbury,
Royds, Tong, Wibsey, Wyke)
 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Bradford Independent Group

A Walsh

*L Majkowski

M Edwards

*S Saddiq

T Hussain

 

*U Sutcliffe

 

T Hughes

 

 

 

F Ilyas

 

 

 

A Mitchell

 

 

 

R Wood

 

 

 

*R Berry

 

 

 

Alternates

 

Alternates

 

J Dodds

 

C Hickson

 

H Johnson

 

 

 

S Khan

 

 

 

A Tait

 

 

 

A Thornton

 

 

 

 
* Note:
The eighth place is divided between the Labour Group
and Green Group with the Labour Group taking the first six months.
The ninth place is
divided between the Bradford Independent Group and the Conservative
and Queensbury Independent Group with the Bradford Independent
Group taking the first 6 months.
 
 

BRADFORD
WEST AREA COMMITTEE (9)

(City, Clayton and Fairweather Green, Heaton, Manningham,
Thornton and Allerton, Toller)

 

Labour

Bradford Independent Group

Toller Independent

 

 

M Amran

R Saleem

*A Malik

 

 

S Kauser

*I Ahmed

 

 

 

N Azam

 

 

 

 

M Ilyas

 

 

 

 

B Mullaney

 

 

 

 

F Shaheen

 

 

 

 

C Thirkill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

 

 

 

S Duffy

M Islam

 

 

 

S Engel

 

 

 

 

K Hussain

 

 

 

 

S Hussain

 

 

 

 

S Lal

 

 

 

 

N Mohammed

 

 

 

 

K Regan

 

 

 

 

The ninth place is divided
between the Bradford Independent Group and the Toller Independent
with the Bradford Independent Group taking the first 6
months.
 
 

 

KEIGHLEY AND ILKLEY AREA COMMITTEE (9)

 

(Craven, Ilkley, Keighley
Central, Keighley East, Keighley West, Worth Valley)
 

 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Keighley Central Independent

Keighley West
Independent

C Firth

Russell Brown

C Whitaker

* M Nazam

* J Lintern

J O’Keefe

A Loy

Ros Brown

 

 

A Zaman

*D Nunns

 

 

 

*F Ahmed

 

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

 

P Godwin

C Herd

J Russell

 

 

L Robinson

R Poulsen

N Whitaker

 

 

M Hussain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Note:
The eighth place is divided between the Labour Group
and the Conservative Group with the Labour Group taking the first 6
months. The ninth place is divided between the two Independent
Councillors with the Keighley Central Independent (Nazam) taking
the first six months.
 

 
SHIPLEY AREA COMMITTEE (9)

(Baildon, Bingley, Bingley
Rural, Shipley, Wharfedale, Windhill and Wrose)

 

Labour

Conservative and Queensbury Independent Group

Green

Independent

 

S Fricker

F Ahmed

K Warnes

M Dearden

 

C Steele

D Davies

*M Love

 

 

*L Rowe

B Felstead

 

 

 

 

P Sullivan

 

 

 

Alternates

Alternates

Alternates

 

 

S Hinchcliffe

G Winnard

A Watson

 

 

A Ross-Shaw

G Barker

 

 

 

 

M Pollard

 

 

 

 

A Coates

 

 

 

 
* Note:
The eighth place is divided between the Labour Group
and the Green Group with the Labour Group taking the first six
months. The ninth place is divided between the two Bingley
Independent Councillors with Councillor Dearden taking the whole
year as agreed by Councillor Wheatley.
 
 

 
APPOINTMENTS/NOMINATIONS TO WEST YORKSHIRE JOINT AUTHORITIES FOR
THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 2025/26
 
YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION (YPO)
 
Resolved

 

(1)         
That Councillor Thornton (Labour Group) (alternate:
Councillor         Choudhry
(Labour Group) be appointed to the YPO Management Committee for the
2025/26 municipal year.
 

(2)         
That Councillor Thornton (Labour Group) be appointed
as a Director           to
YPO Procurement Holdings Limited.
 

(3)         
That in accordance with the Standing Orders of the
YPO this Council’s       voting rights be vested in
Councillor Thornton (Labour Group) (or the   alternate) as the representative of the largest
group on the Council.
 

(4)         
That the political balance rules which apply to the
YPO Joint Committee be waived in accordance with Section 17 of the
Local            
Government and Housing Act 1989.
 
 
WEST YORKSHIRE JOINT
SERVICES
 
Resolved –
 
That Councillor Duffy (Labour
Group) and Councillor Jamil (Labour Group) (alternates: Councillor
Lal (Labour Group) and Councillor Sabiya Khan (Labour Group) be
appointed to the West Yorkshire Joint Services
Committee.
 
 
WEST
YORKSHIRE PENSION FUND
 
Resolved

 

(1)         
That Councillor Thornton (Labour Group) and
Councillor Winnard    (Conservative
and Queensbury Independent Group) be appointed to        the WYPF Advisory
Panel.
 

(2)         
Councillor Lal (Labour Group) be appointed to the
WYPF Pension   Board.
 

 
WEST
YORKSHIRE POLICE AND CRIME PANEL
 
Resolved –
 
That Councillor Mohammed
(Labour Group), Councillor Hayden (Labour Group), and Councillor
Hickson (Green Group) be appointed to the West Yorkshire Police and
Crime Panel.
 
 
WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE
SERVICE
 
Resolved–
 
That Councillor Shaheen (Labour
Group), Councillor Wood (Labour Group), Councillor Salam (Bradford
Independent Group), Councillor Pollard (Conservative and Queensbury
Independent Group) and Councillor Sutcliffe (Green Group) be
appointed to the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
 
 
INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL AND PARISH PANEL

VACANCY

Lorraine Clarke

Christopher Ing

 
 

APPOINTMENTS TO THE WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
 
Resolved

 

(1)         
That the Leader of the Council, Councillor
Hinchcliffe (Labour Group)          be
appointed as a member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority
    and the Deputy Leader of
the Council, Councillor Imran Khan (Labour     Group) be appointed as the
substitute.
 

(2)         
That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
to jointly appoint            
with the other constituent councils of the Combined Authority
(after   consultation with relevant
group whips) three additional Members to the Combined Authority and
their substitutes, so that the eight constituent            
council members taken as a whole reflect the balance of political
     parties for the time
being among members of the Combined Authority’s   constituent councils so far as reasonably
practicable.
 

(3)         
That the appropriate portfolio holder be nominated
to the following  
committees:

Committee

Member

Climate, Energy &
Environment Committee
 

Councillor S Ferriby (Labour
Group)
Substitute: Cllr A Zaman
(Labour Group)

Culture, Heritage & Sport
Committee

Councillor S Ferriby (Labour
Group)
Substitute: Cllr S Fricker
(Labour Group)
 
 

Economy Committee

Councillor I Khan (Labour
Group)
Substitute: Cllr L Robinson
(Labour Group)

Place, Regeneration &
Housing Committee

Councillor A Ross-Shaw (Labour
Group)
Substitute: Cllr N Mohammed
(Labour Group)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(4)         
That the following Members be nominated to the
Combined Authority’s       Transport
Committee:
 

Bradford (5)

 

 

Ordinary Members:

Transport Engagement

Transport Portfolio

 

Lead:

Holder:

1. Councillor A
Zaman

1. Councillor C
Firth

1. Councillor Alex
Ross-

(Labour Group)

(Labour Group)

Shaw (Labour Group)

2. Councillor C
Steele

 

 

(Labour Group)

 

 

3. Councillor D
Davies

 

 

(Conservative & Queensbury
Independent Group)

 

 

 

(5)         
That the following Members be nominated to the
Combined Authority’s       Overview and Scrutiny
Committee:
 

 

Bradford (4 places)

Name

1.

Member
 

Councillor Ralph Berry (Labour
Group)

 

Deputy Member
 

Councillor Safina Kauser
(Labour Group)

2.

Member
 

Councillor Paul Godwin (Labour
Group)

 

Deputy Member
 

Councillor Carol Thirkill
(Labour Group)

3.

Member
 

Councillor Bob
Felstead
(Conservative & Queensbury
Ind Group)

 

Deputy Member
 

Councillor David Nunns
(Conservative & Queensbury Ind Group)

4.

Member
 

Councillor Matt Edwards (Green
Group)

 

Deputy Member
 

Councillor Anna Watson (Green
Group)

 

(6)         
That the following Members be nominated to the
Combined Authority’s       Governance and Audit
Committee:
 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Governance and Audit Committee Nominations

 

Member

Substitute

Bradford

Mohsin Hussain
(Labour Group)

Angela Tait (Labour
Group)

 

 

(7)         
Appointments to the West Yorkshire Business
Board
 
To
appoint a local authority Member (Leader of Council) and substitute
to the West Yorkshire Business Board:
 

West Yorkshire Business Board

 

Member

Substitute

Bradford

Cllr Susan
Hinchcliffe (Labour Group)

 

1.Cllr Alex Ross-Shaw (Labour
Group)
 

 
 

(8)         
That the Leader of the Council, Councillor
Hinchcliffe (Labour Group)          be
appointed as a member of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
      Board and the
Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Imran Khan        (Labour Group) be
appointed as the substitute.
 

(9)         
That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
to provide additional      nominations, or to revise
existing nominations, as required by West         
Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) in consultation with group
     
whips.
 
 
 
 
To be
actioned by: Director of Legal and Governance

Supporting Documents

Committee memberships 2025-26.pdf
Outside Bodies.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date20 May 2025