OFFICIAL
Meeting of the Eastern Branch of LLG at the offices of Suffolk CountyCouncil, Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich
Friday 1st July 2016 at 10.00am
Present:Rebecca Welham- Suffolk CC
Natasha Haddock- Suffolk CC
Beth Youngs - Suffolk CC
Jonathan Lockington- Suffolk CC
Kelly Griffiths- Suffolk CC
Kate Theobald - Suffolk CC
Jeremy Mayhew-Millard Suffolk CC
Martin Ricks- Suffolk CC
Melissa Tills- Suffolk CC
Corinne McGrath- Suffolk CC
Lisa Molander- Suffolk CC
Justine Jenkins- Suffolk CC
Brian Nicholls- Suffolk CC
Lauren Birnie- Suffolk CC
Ellie Hinton- Suffolk CC
Sally Longmate- Suffolk CC
Tim Earl - Suffolk CC
Tim Ryder - Suffolk CC
Habib Khan- Babergh & Mid Suffolk DC
Quentin Baker- LGSS Law
Nigel Innis- Suffolk CC
David Holt- Suffolk CC
Apologies:
- Apologies
- Welcome/Minutes of the meeting of Friday 22 April 2016
Nigel introduced the attendees and Quentin Baker from LGSS.
There were no minutes – 5 people attended and 3 people left after the invited speaker gave their presentation.
- Election of Branch Officers for 2016/17
- Chair
- Vice-Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
Election of Branch Chair – Nigel Inniss was proposed, seconded and elected
Election of Vice Chair – No proposal was made for Vice Chair
NI will write to all members about the vacancy and ask if anyone wantsto put themselves forward.
Secretary – David Holt was proposed, seconded and elected.
Treasurer – Quentin Baker was proposed, seconded and elected.
Business Manager post to be created –
Also proposing a young lawyer role on the board.
- Appointment to Branch SAA posts for 2016-17
Branch SAA’s (specific activity areas) – Graham Cole is the only active SAA at present.
NI has discussed with David and Quentin.
NI also discussed with Lisa Hastings. NI feels we should be sharing with PLP/creating a working arrangement with them. NI will attend next PLP meeting to discuss.
If you are interested in being an SAA (hold a training event in respect of your particular field and law updates) please let NI know.
NI would like to tie future PLP meetings with LLG meetings to increase attendance and involvement.
- Report on the LLG Board meeting of Friday 17 June 2016
DH reported back from the last Board meeting – Board composition and future governance arrangements were discussed. The current intention is to reduce the size of the board.
- Presentation on ABS from Quentin Baker of LGSS
Presentation on ABS by Quentin Baker, Director of LGSS Law, who covered the background, formation and business model involved, and took questions from the floor.
- Dates, venues and speakers for future meetings
NI will forward future dates of these meetings.
- Date of Next Meeting
To be confirmed, possibly to coincide with the next Public Law Partnership meeting in October.
David Holt
Eastern Branch Secretary
LLG 1 July 2016
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