Councillors and committees
Committees
Full Council
The full Council, consisting of 66 elected members, meets every six weeks, plus an annual meeting and a budget meeting.
Its role is to:
- Agree the policy framework, strategies and plans;
- Agree the
budget;
- Decide on the political management framework;
- Appoint the Leader for a term of four years.
Cabinet
The Cabinet is headed by the Leader of the Council. It consists of nine additional councillors who are appointed by the Leader. The Cabinet provides political leadership and direction across the whole range of council services and considers all policy issues.
Overview and Scrutiny Committees
The Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees are an integral part of the Council’s framework. They support the work of the Cabinet and Council, to whom they make recommendations. They contribute to the policy-making process by reviewing policies, scrutinising service reviews, examining issues in the Cabinet’s forward plan and reviewing information on the performance of services.
- Care, Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Committees
By law, certain decisions cannot be made by the Cabinet. These are mainly decisions relating to grating permissions or licences; hearing appeals and other certain personnel matters.
The Council has set up a number of committees to deal with these matters:
- Accounts Committee
- Appeals Committee
- Audit and Standards Committee
- Contracts Committee
- Licensing Committee
- Licensing Sub Committee
- Planning and Development Committee
- Regulatory Committee
- Rights of Way Committee
- Special Appointments Committee
Partnerships
- Gateshead Health and Wellbeing Board
- Gateshead Schools Forum
- South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership Joint Executive Committee
Joint Committees
- Gateshead Newcastle Joint Bridges Committee
- Joint OSC for the NE & North Cumbria ICS & North & Central ICPs
- Joint Transport Committee Audit Committee
- Joint Transport Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Joint Transport Committee Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee
- North East Joint Transport Committee
- Northumbria Police and Crime Panel
- Tyne and Wear Trading Standards Joint Committee