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Dear Bettina Zietman

Re: Freedom of Information Request ref 1366363

Thank you for your email. Your request will be dealt with in line with the
Freedom of Information Act and its regulations. In accordance with the
Act, the Council aims to respond to all requests within 20 working days,
in this instance by 21^st July 2020.

If we require further information, clarification or a fee in order to
fulfil your request we will contact you again. Please quote the reference
number above in all future correspondence concerning this request.

Kind Regards

Sharon Hart

Information Management Analyst

Information Governance Team

Tel: Direct 01223 743704

        Team 01223 699137

Box No. OCT1224, Cambridgeshire County Council, Shire Hall, Cambridge, CB3
0AP

Working days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

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Dear Bettina Zietman

Freedom of Information Act request response – Ref 1366363.

Cambridgeshire County Council has now considered your request under the
Freedom of Information Act. We can confirm that we do hold the information
requested by you. Please find our response as set out below. 

Your request:

1.       Does Cambridgeshire County Council education committee include
any co-opted (non-councillor) members?

2.       If yes to Q1, do co-opted members have full privileges of
councillor members on the committee, i.e. do they have voting rights?

3.       If yes to Q1, Please provide information on the co-opted members:

a) is there a process for their being co-opted?

b) are they co-opted to represent a specific group or organisation?

c) do they have specific titles associated with their position?

Our response:

1.       At Cambridgeshire County Council it is the Children and Young
People Committee that is responsible for exercising the Council’s
functions relating to education and schools. This committee has two
co-opted members. 

2.       The two co-opted members on the Children and Young People
Committee have voting rights on those matters relating to the Council’s
education functions. They may speak but not vote on other matters.

3.       a) The two co-opted members are nominated by their respective
organisations and are then co-opted onto the committee at its next
meeting.

b) The co-opted members represent the Church of England Diocese of Ely and
the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.

c) No.

Complaints:

We hope this information is helpful but if you are unhappy with the
service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a
complaint or request a review, you should write to Information Management,
at either [1][Cambridgeshire County Council request email] or by post at Box No. OCT 1224,
Shire Hall, Cambridge CB3 0AP within 40 days of the date of this e-mail.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, or via their website: [2]https://ico.org.uk/.

Generally, the ICO will not undertake a review or make a decision on a
request until the internal review process has been completed.

Yours sincerely

Stephen Thompson

Information Management Analyst

Information Governance Team

Cambridgeshire County Council

OCT 1224, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge CB3 0AP

T: 01223 699137

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