District committees
There are 5 district committees, based on the council's five neighbourhood management areas. Below are the names of the committees and the wards that they cover:
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Alt Valley district committee, covering County, Warbreck, Fazakerley, Clubmoor, Norris Green and Croxteth wards
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City and North district committee, covering Kirkdale, Central, Riverside, Everton, Kensington and Fairfield and Picton wards
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Eastern Link district committee, covering West Derby, Yew Tree, Knotty Ash, Anfield, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Old Swan wards
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South Central district committee, covering Princes Park, Greenbank, St. Michael's, Wavertree, Childwall and Church wards
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South Liverpool district committee, covering Mossley Hill, Cressington, Speke-Garston, Allerton and Hunts Cross, Woolton and Belle Vale wards
The district committees meet three times a year and are open to the public (use the links on the left to access details, including agendas and minutes).
What do district committees do?
District committees are the 'decision-making' element of the council's neighbourhood governance arrangements. They are supported by the five thematic neighbourhood partnership working groups (use the link on the left for more information on these) and have six distinct roles (click on the roles for more information):
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improving service delivery
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contributing to, and developing, city-wide and local plans
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managing performance
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funding - agreeing the allocation of local funds and influencing the budgeting of mainstream partners
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community engagement
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improvement planning
The five district committees, along with partners and council officers will work together in each neighbourhood to improve local services and deliver the Liverpool area agreement at a local level. Neighbourhood agreements will be used to plan and monitor progress in achieving improvements to local services.
What is the membership of the committee?
All of the councillors for the six wards that make up a district serve on that district committee, along with representatives from various partners, including:
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an inspector from the Merseyside Police and a representative from the Fire Service who will help cover the safer and stronger element of the neighbourhood agreement, be held to account for safer stronger targets and the work of the safer stronger neighbourhood partnership working group
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a representative from the Primary Care Trust who will provide progress reports on the healthier communities element of neighbourhood agreements, be held to account healthier communities targets and the work of the healthier communities neighbourhood partnership working groups
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a representative from the council's Children's Service who will provide progress reports on the children and young people element of neighbourhood agreements
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an Employments Programme team or Job Centre Plus representative who will feedback progress on job/employment related targets
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registered social landlord representatives
Occasionally, depending on the subjects being discussed at meetings, other representatives, such as those from faith communities, local businesses and further education, may be invited.
And, of course, the meetings are open to the public.
The meetings will have a chair and a deputy chair who will be appointed at the first meeting each year.
Use the links on the left to find out information on each of the neighbourhood and joint neighbourhood committees.